Doggy Do Don't

One of the things I love best about Japan is the rampant use of characters and cartoons to sell messages and products. So you can be sure I caught on quite early to repetitive themes. For example, dog poop. The whole doggy doo doo thing is a don't don't here in Japan. Below are just a few of the example signs I have come across during my stay...






I assure you I'm not obsessed with poop (albeit this is the second posting where "toire" ideas are shared), but let me share one more observation: the disposal process. I see grown men and women catching their dogs duds in a bag. And these are small dogs by majority, too, so the space between a crouching butt and pavement is limited. Fascinating. This does save humans the scraping/pick-up step, so I will give them points for efficiency.

Meanwhile in unrelated news, thousands of Japanese dogs have a complex associated with pooping while humans standy near by - researchers are still investigating.