We drove through Rhinebeck a couple of days ago, and while we were debating whether to eat there or in nearby Poughkeepsie, I saw this sign:
What can its designer have been thinking? Is that a fireplace tool? A cattle prod?… Read the rest
Last year at about this time I posted a picture of Seattle’s scoop law sign, with its impressive bucket. As you may know, Bellevue, on the “East Side” (of Lake Washington), is transforming from a satellite of Seattle into an increasingly desirable and sophisticated competitor.… Read the rest
Remember Sophie, the adorable Cavalier puppy featured in a recent post about the Bellevue Sheraton? Jen and Troy, her owners, sent me a clutch of photos to share with you from a day spent romping around the Bellingham area. Bellingham is a pretty town about 90 miles north of Seattle — it’s a fun place to spend an afternoon or a weekend, and its shops and restaurants are reputed to be very dog-friendly.… Read the rest
Actually, I’ve got two scoop law signs for you from our recent trip to Vancouver, B.C. The first is from a city park in downtown Vancouver, and although it gets around the problem of depicting dog poop too realistically, I think it goes too far in the other direction:
The other sign is one that I saw frequently during the course of the afternoon.… Read the rest
In the past, I’ve posted scoop law signs from Paris and Seattle — and now I bring you New York City (specifically, Brooklyn, in the Clinton Hill neighborhood):
It cracks me up, partly because the dog looks so noble, and so completely disconnected from the pile of poop, and partly because I cannot figure out what his owner is using to clean up the mess.… Read the rest
Back in October 2010, I posted this picture of a scoop law sign we saw in Paris, and laughed about the elegant shovel carried by the good Parisian citizen:
How happy I was to see this sign yesterday in Seattle:
Granted, it’s a bigger dog — but doesn’t the bucket seem like overkill?!… Read the rest
I finally thought of taking a picture of one of these Parisian scoop law signs on our way back from dinner last night (there was wine, yes, which explains the blurry). “I love my neighborhood,” it says, “[so therefore] I scoop.”… Read the rest
