[pct-l] Successful Thruhike with Dog

[Dan Jacobs]

On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 8:41 AM, Edward Anderson <mendoridered at yahoo.com> wrote:
> Do those with dogs dig cat holes to bury their dog's poop well away from water sources near popular camp locations? Rain will wash it into water sources. Fecal material from dogs is as rich in pathogens as is human poop - even more than cattle poop. This is not true of horse manure. Check it out.
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> MendoRider

I either carry it out if I'm on a day hike, or bury it if on a longer
trip. I have less problem handling dog feces than my own, using gloves
and plastic bags of course. I always have bags with me, and a handful
of areas near me have stations set up at trail heads providing bags
for dogs owners to carry out the dog poop. I often find these bags
used and sitting next to the trail, apparently for someone else to
carry out.

There are educated, considerate, and responsible pet owners on the
trail, and we do not like the appearance of being lumped into the
group that are not considerate and respectful of other trail users or
their animals. Folks, please keep that in mind when making these kinds
of comments (Not you, Ed, the some of the previous comments).

Dan Jacobs
Washougal
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