On Thu, 16 Feb 1995, Dennis Paulson wrote:

> MIke Smith wrote:
> >
> >Every dog owner I know is very responsible, cleaning up after their dogs
> >always. The large majority of dog owners are responsible about this;

> Wow, Mike, how often do you go to Magnuson Park? Would you like to back up
> your claim with the offer to scoop up all the piles I could show you on a
> nice Sunday afternoon? And, even better, stand between me and the dog
> owners who I ask nicely to clean up after their dog? I don't do that any

I'm going to leave this alone after this post. I can see this thread is
getting a tad too touchy. But just to answer your questions Dennis, I
only visit Magnusson about every day, since I live about 30 feet from it
(down on 65th Ave - Sand Point). And if you read my note *carefully*,
you'll see I said every dog owner *I* know, not every one that exists. I
was merely trying to make a case that many dog owners are responsible.
You want a list of names? I never said there weren't irresponsible dog
owners, I was merely saying there are MANY responsible ones. I have
asked people if they were going to clean up after their dogs, and I still
have all my teeth, and haven't needed surgery since my 3rd grade
tonsillectomy. 'Nuff said...

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Mike Smith
Univ. of Washington, Seattle
whimbrel at u.washington.edu
http://salmo.cqs.washington.edu/~wagap/mike.html