dog poo signs
Dog do-do in Japan is rarely seen, apart from when it's actually coming out of the dog's bottom - if you happen to be glancing that way when it happens.
Owners are usually pretty good at picking up the do-do, and by that I don't mean they do it with grace or finesse, though often they do; I mean, more often than not, they do pick up the do-do.
This is good news all round, for it means pedestrians don't have to worry about doing what Paul Simon once wrote a song about - Slip Slidin' Away.
What you do notice in Japan is the large number of do-do signs that gently warn, cajole, encourage and persuade owners to get the trowel out and start scooping and scraping. And by golly they do it with gusto.
Once I saw an elderly lady actually wiping her dog's bottom (with toilet tissue) after he'd done his business. I know Japan is famous the world over for its outstanding service, but that seemed to be taking things a little bit far.
Here is a selection of do-do signs:
Colourful. And the message is clear.
This sign seems to be covered in do-do.
It's not a sign. It's just a lazy dog that appears to have plopped out a little cartoon character.
"Do not do do-do here."
Cor blimey, that do-do is almost half the size of the dog!
A dog that looks like a small hippo.
The best dogs are the ones that clear it up by themselves....
And just to add an international dimension to proceedings, here's a sign from the UK. Less cartoony, a threat of legal action and the man appears to be using a plunger to get it off the ground....
British dogs - a far more stubborn kind of do-do.
Owners are usually pretty good at picking up the do-do, and by that I don't mean they do it with grace or finesse, though often they do; I mean, more often than not, they do pick up the do-do.
This is good news all round, for it means pedestrians don't have to worry about doing what Paul Simon once wrote a song about - Slip Slidin' Away.
What you do notice in Japan is the large number of do-do signs that gently warn, cajole, encourage and persuade owners to get the trowel out and start scooping and scraping. And by golly they do it with gusto.
Once I saw an elderly lady actually wiping her dog's bottom (with toilet tissue) after he'd done his business. I know Japan is famous the world over for its outstanding service, but that seemed to be taking things a little bit far.
Here is a selection of do-do signs:
Colourful. And the message is clear.
This sign seems to be covered in do-do.
It's not a sign. It's just a lazy dog that appears to have plopped out a little cartoon character.
"Do not do do-do here."
Cor blimey, that do-do is almost half the size of the dog!
A dog that looks like a small hippo.
The best dogs are the ones that clear it up by themselves....
And just to add an international dimension to proceedings, here's a sign from the UK. Less cartoony, a threat of legal action and the man appears to be using a plunger to get it off the ground....
British dogs - a far more stubborn kind of do-do.
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On Sunday, 12 April, 2009,
Michael said:
Maybe Japan needs to adopt the bilingual style of North Vancouver's signage.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/hansol/82654761/
On Sunday, 12 April, 2009,
Scotty.VOR said:
Japan - cute posters of embarrassed dogs/impressive turds; last time stepped in one: never.
Meh.
On Tuesday, 14 April, 2009,
owenandbenjamin said:
On Wednesday, 15 April, 2009,
Céline said:
je suis une fan de votre blog !
On Saturday, 18 April, 2009,
Amy said:
This has all made me grateful to be a cat person.
On Monday, 20 April, 2009,
Sarah said:
2. I can't think of any road sign that is photographed as much...
On Thursday, 23 April, 2009,
Paulie said:
I can't remember if there were any such signs in Argentina but I was so impressed with their dogs I don't think they need any at all. Dogs in Buenos Aires seemed to walk themselves, using the cross walk, waiting for green lights, and avoiding cafes!
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On Tuesday, 28 April, 2009,
Unknown said:
That's clever, to turn it back on us.
On Tuesday, 01 February, 2011,
Anonymous said:
http://www.japansugoi.com/wordpress/japanese-dog-poo-signs/
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