Dear editor:

My parents live in NOTL, we visit often, and consequently, I frequent the Commons to walk the furry granddaughter. It is, as your readers know, a beautiful place.

However I have to say I am truly bewildered by something that I encounter every time I visit — discarded and abandoned bags of dog poop lying by (and occasionally on) the path.

I’m not sure what the thinking that creates this issue is.

Perhaps it’s that the perpetrators feel that their dog’s download is just too heavy to carry, all four ounces of it, or that somehow, a minion of some kind will come, tug their forelock and gratefully carry it to the bin, glad to be of service to their lord or ladyships, or it’s that they feel that other dog walkers need the excitement of trying not to step in the little biological landmines that are being left behind.

Who knows?

Anyway, if you are one of the people who do this, you should know that, like face-melting halitosis or chronic body odour, your friends are not going to say anything, but they are not enjoying your company.

Please take a second to understand that it is inconsiderate, selfish and lazy.

Julian Goss (and Lila the dog)
Toronto/NOTL