Be a SCOOPER HERO! Garth's TOP TEN Reasons to #ScoopThatPoop

What's a Scooper Hero? A dog parent who scoops up and properly disposes of their dog's poop.

Be A SCOOPER HERO  

Garth's Top Ten Reasons to Scoop That Poop

1. Nobody likes to step in poo (ick)

2. Nobody wants their dog eating poo (double ick per momma)

3. Keep it Clean - Picking up after your dog keeps our trails, sidewalks, streets, and neighborhoods clean for other users to enjoy

4. Keep it Dog-Friendly - More places would be dog friendly if more people picked up after their dogs (a lot of beaches, parks, & other places are closed to dogs for this reason)

5. We all need clean water for drinking & swimming - Dog poop affects our drinking water & the water quality of our streams, rivers, oceans, lakes, bays, canals, etc. (see my mom's post Dog Poop and Drinking Water for more information)

6. Poo smells bad and attracts flies (ick)

7. Disease - Dog poop contains parasites and LOTS of bacteria (way more than other types of poop), and can spread diseases to people and other dogs

8. Be Green - Picking up poop is good for the environment; dog poop is NOT natural and doesn't degrade quickly

9. Dog poop is NOT fertilizer; composting doesn't get poop hot enough to kill the bacteria

10. Picking up after your dog is part of being a good neighbor and a responsible pet parent

It's easy to be a Scooper Hero . . . 

When your dog does this:

You do this:

. . . and then dispose of it in a trash can.  

(Don't forget this very important part.)

Today is our second Scoop That Poop day, hosted by Sugar the Golden Retriever/Golden Woofs, Oz the Terrier, Gizmo's Terrier Torrent, My GBGV Life, Boingy Dog, and me.  Scoop That Poop was created by our friends at Golden Woofs to raise awareness of the importance of
ALWAYS picking up after your dog.

*SUPER SCOOPER Exciting News*

Dogster has joined our Scoop That Poop campaign.  They created this cool infographic, which is an excellent summary of the most important reasons to scoop that poop (great minds think alike, right?):

We encourage everyone to copy the infographic and share it on Twitter, FB, G+, Pinterest, etc.

(To copy the infographic, click on 
the image and save on your desktop.)

When sharing, use the hashtag #ScoopThatPoop.

Be sure to check out Golden Woofs and Dogster on a Mission to Scoop That Poop and the Scoop That Poop campaign website, and follow Scoop That Poop on Twitter at @Scoop_That_Poop.