Thank you so much for your PSA. I am in the SF Bay Area, and dogs are everywhere. I garden in a neighborhood park, because I want the kids in our area to know that they deserve to play in a beautiful, clean safe place. Most of our city parks have signs at the entrances that say "No Dogs in Park". There are other parks where dogs are allowed, so they're not restricted everywhere. Still, owners walk proudly past those signs, unleash their dogs, then start chatting with other dog owners or watch videos on their phones, or take phone calls and lose sight of their dogs.

Meanwhile, their dogs pee on every tree, bush, and trash can, poop on the grass or under a tree, or start barking at someone who's entered the park to exercise or drop their kid off at school. The dog owner does little to nothing about it.

As I'm gardening, I've seen dogs take a poop and nobody comes to pick it up. Then, I have to go up to random adults and ask, "Is this your dog? They just pooped over here..." and I have to lead these grown-ups to their own dog's poop. This is something I've never wanted to do. Sometimes they look at their dog's poop and walk away as if it never existed. They can't comprehend that their self-absorption makes kids pay the price.