PORTLAND PRESS HERALD • November 7, 2025
As a keeper of eight dogs, I found the Oct. 28 op-ed (“Maine dog owners need to curb the unwanted baggage“) hilarious and objectionable. Hilarious mostly because of the photo that accompanied it. Upon searching the photo for evidence of dog owner irresponsibility, all I saw were discarded fast food containers. Human waste? Not dog waste. I am fed up with people who think that dog poop is a natural fertilizer to be left behind in nature. I regularly remind clueless dog people that what our dogs leave behind has no environmental value whatsoever. ~ Lisa Lane, Waldoboro