As a keeper of eight dogs, I found the Oct. 28 op-ed (“Maine dog owners need to curb the unwanted baggage“) hilarious and objectionable. Hilarious mostly because of the photo that accompanied it. Upon searching the photo for evidence of dog owner irresponsibility, all I saw were discarded fast food containers. Human waste? Not dog waste. Meanwhile, the tiny footprint of a dog clean-up station sat “innocently” by.

If a trash bin is overflowing with Dunkin’ cups and Doritos bags, yes, I am inclined to keep that random bag of poop on the outside of my vehicle until I find a more receptive receptacle.

I am fed up with people who think that dog poop is a natural fertilizer to be left behind in nature. I regularly remind clueless dog people that what our dogs leave behind has no environmental value whatsoever. 

I’m not sure who the collective “you” is at the end of the op-ed, but the photo published suggests that “you” would indeed leave an empty bag of Doritos and a dirty diaper at the beach and elsewhere. “You” shouldn’t, but “you” always do.

Lisa Lane
Waldoboro