It's a Team's Life
Responsible Pet Owners
The truck stops have the right to ban all pets. When looking around at the mess left by pets whose owners do not clean up after them I have to wonder why the truck stops allow people to continue to walk their dogs. Big dogs leave big messes and usually, these are easy to avoid when out walking, little dogs leave small messes and that is usually what we step in.
We have a big dog, Texas, our German Shepard and she does leave a big mess which is easy to clean up as the mess does not hide in the grass. I order cleanup bags
Some trucks stops have started providing little kiosks with bags to clean up after pets but that still does not seem to be getting the message across. Then I wonder why does a truck stop need to provide the little bags when they do not own the pets? There are facilities that we go into that have started banning pets over this issue and it hurts those that do clean up the messes.
The little bags can be bought at most retail stores or use grocery bags or even use baggies if you have to. If you are going to have a pet clean up after them. Often, we see drivers get out of their truck with multiple dogs, sometimes on a leash sometimes not, but we very seldom see them carrying any bags to clean up after their pets.
Think about how many trucks have pets, how often they go to the bathroom and then imagine none of this being cleaned up? We complain about drivers going to the bathroom in the parking lot but say nothing about drivers not cleaning up after their dogs and that is just as nasty.
Before truck stops finally throw up their hands and say no more pets why don’t we as responsible pet owners help to keep the grass clean enough for people to walk across without worrying what they will step in?
Bob & Linda Caffee
TeamCaffee
Saint Louis MO
Expediters since January 2005
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