Well after ranting on about the ‘Not in My Back Yard’ Dog owners the other day, I venturing out to Cwm Idwal and was shocked at the state of the place. The main tourist path is thoroughly disgusting at the moment, it made me think what dog owners consider acceptable behaviour when it comes to their dogs doings. It seems that in Cwm Idwal the first 300 metres of the track is basically a K9 toilet. I would suggest a sign to educate these guys, however I disagree with signs in the mountains, so instead I say let the farmer get his gun out and put it to good use.
How hard is it as a dog owner to realise that when you leave the car your dog will no doubt want a shit within 300m, and taking a plastic bag to put it in is actually what people do nowadays, if you find the thought of taking a bag of shit round Cwm Idwal disgusting, then either a. don’t take the dog, b. Don’t buy a dog in the first place, c. Leave the dog at home or d. walk back and put it in a bin before continuing on.
If you won’t let your dog shit in your own back yard then please think twice before letting it shit in a place that hundreds of thousands of people like to enjoy ever year, preferably shit free. I for one don’t want to play dodge the turd on my walk in to Cwm Idwal, that looks more like an inner city dog park, than a national park at the moment.