LPiA Nov25

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Dog park etiquette for the solitary:
greet the dogs with kindness
and the owners with wariness.
Ask the name of the dog, the age,
the breed, and move on.
Keep an eye on your dog
watching for the tell tale squat
and when it comes, fix the position,
and hunt down the feces.
If you cannot find your dog’s droppings,
make amends by finding a neglected pile,
and pick it up in your doggy bag.
Disposal of the bag is up to you;
some carry it like a badge
that says they’ve achieved beneficence
by following the most important rule:
pick up your dog’s poop.

That accomplished, all else is a matter
of keeping the peace between the dogs.
If you must talk to the humans
and they bring up politics or religion
look for an excuse to wander away:
the dogs don’t care, but humans lose
their concentration in controversy,
and then the dogs are free to defecate
unobserved and the ultimate rule
is undermined and defused.

Avoid where humans cluster,
there the dogs will also gather
and chaos is soon to follow.

When it’s time to depart, 
a general blessing on those left behind, 
dogs and all, is recommended.