WE have had dogs in the past and trained them to 'do-do' in our own garden, so we could then put it wrapped in the bin.

If the worst happened outdoors, we took the animal into the gutter, where it could be washed away and not trampled into someone's carpet. (This was before poop scoops).

But we have noticed that since bins and fines for dog fouling were publicised, more 'problem piles' than ever appear in all areas.

And we are pleased that some fines have acually been made and reported in the Lancashire Evening Telegraph, but they are not the £1,000 promised on the warning posters. I hope at least to prick the conscience of the young woman whose dog left unbelievable excrescence almost inside our garden and thought she had got away with it - again.

What is really needed is a temporary closed-circuit TV camera at trouble spots and a 'campaign of shame' on the BBC or ITV evening news programmes.

It seems so trivial, but along with litter, is so important. Compulsory dog training should be an integral condition of ownership.

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