01/11/2023
Picking up p**p can be a stinky job, but not doing it can have its consequences. “It’s too much work,” “it’s only in my yard”, “the p**p will break down on it’s own”, “my dog is small” are common reasons why people don’t pick up the pet waste. Both humans and canines can acquire certain diseases from dog p**p. In humans, diseases transmitted between species are known as zoonoses.
Roundworms, hookworms, and whipworms are commonly known gastrointestinal parasites that shed eggs in dog f***s. Human activities such as gardening, walking barefoot in the yard, or playing sports increase the risk of encountering those parasite eggs and subsequent larvae.
Young children with less than stellar hygiene often go right from the sandbox to the lunchbox, where microscopic eggs can be consumed along with soil on the hands resulting in those diseases from dog p**p. Likewise, your dog, who by nature greets new playmates with a nose to rear acknowledgement, can acquire a new infection from a contaminated yard or surface. To spell it out plainly, dogs eat p**p. Other protozoal parasites often found in dog waste are cryptosporidia and giardia.
