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Filthy dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:50:14 GMT

Ok, so here i am in belle Plagne right now and i am disgusted by the locals that bring there dogs to resort.

We have accomadation right on the piste and each morning sit and watch them walk and allow their animals to s**t on the piste. They make no effort to clear up as we all now see as normal in the uk.

all along the edges and sometimes in the middle there are patches of yellow snow and lumps of brown. Surely they should be given a designated area or simply not bring their filthy beasts!!!!

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 07:53:33 GMT

Ooh that's not nice.

Apart from the fact that it's unpleasant, it's a health hazard. Imagine falling in the 'wrong' place and getting a nice fresh one all over your snazzy sallos and jacket. You can go blind after coming into contact with dog do doos y'know :shock:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:09:15 GMT

Uch a fi :|

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:11:51 GMT

EmmaEvs wrote:Uch a fi :|

I don't speaky Welshy :wink:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:20:14 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

EmmaEvs wrote:Uch a fi :|

I don't speaky Welshy :wink:

Neither do I, but I know what that means, because I've heard it before, here in Wales, especially with adults talking to kids. I don't know what the official translation is, but it means something like 'that's disgusting/dirty!'.

And, back on topic, I like seeing dogs in French ski resorts - but I haven't seen any on the piste. In fact, I'd sort of assumed they weren't allowed, both because of the hygiene aspect and for safety reasons (I find it hard enough to ski at the best of times without trying to dodge a dog running about at top speed!).

Ally

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:24:11 GMT

Aww paed y becsor (don't worry) it just means uuurrrrgggghhh! or eeeeeewww! :lol:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 08:58:55 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:I tell you what that is the down side of the French ...... don't always see it in ski resorts though.

Yeh cos otherwise they're a lovely lot :lol:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:05:10 GMT

Disgusting, disgusting......
I've know they don't have the same attitude to dogs and dog sh*t as us in UK, but surely they can't see that as anything but totally revolting.

How's the skiing?

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:14:13 GMT

I agree, we have just been on our usual ski trip to Megeve and the dogs poop everywhere. Plus, a dog stood on the bench i was sitting on in a Creparie restaurant when my pancake came and the owner made no attempt to pull the dog off. . .so i gently pushed the dog away. . . A dog in a restaurant ????? . . ..Begging, , ,dam cheek !

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:25:48 GMT

Awww maaaan :(

Everyone is saying that it's common. F has just slipped back down my list now. I don't wanna get pooped on when I'm skiing :cry: As for begging - it annoys me enough when my parents dogs try it. In public to complete strangers... :evil:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:31:27 GMT

My experience of dog poo in France is mainly in the south, have not come across any poo in the Alps,
what you have to remember it was Megeve :wink:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 09:37:16 GMT

I saw a lot of dog owners taking their dogs for a sh1t on the ski slope at Place Caron in Val Thorens. There were small children sledging and playing in the snow in this area, which runs through the centre of the resort. Other highlights of my stay were the sight of condoms left to dry on balconies, and piles of human excrement and vomit outside the doors to apartment blocks. This was in 2005, perhaps the resort attracts a better class of tourist these days, you have to hope so.

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 10:51:24 GMT

:cry: Thanks Bandit I haven't had breakfast yet :cry:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:03:04 GMT

EmmaEvs wrote: :cry: Thanks Bandit I haven't had breakfast yet :cry:

You want to get your self out of bed a bit earlier :D

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:06:48 GMT

Other highlights of my stay were the sight of condoms left to dry on balconies, and piles of human excrement and vomit outside the doors to apartment blocks. Quote from Bandit>

This sounds like a typical Geordie night out! Recently I saw so much vomit int the town, but diarrhoa cascading down the steps really turned my stomach. I must be getting old!

On the plus side the pistes in Austria have always been clean and very rarely do I see any dogs on them. I totally agree that the dogs should not be allowed up there from both a hygiene and safety point of view. It would put me off any resort if dogs were a problem.

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:24:06 GMT

At least during the season, the cr*p will freeze and be buried under new snowfalls. However, I have often wondered what the slopes around the villages must be like when the snow melts and all the detritus is left behind - it doesn't really bear thinking about it too long!!!

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 11:45:08 GMT

other than that its a lovely day here in la plagne.
Great skiing, soft powder up top, no poo!

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:05:50 GMT

Reading this you'd wonder why anyone ever goes skiing in France and why this has never been raised before.

I know that they don't care about cleaning up after their dogs like we allegedly do (there's some pretty irresponsible people over here too) but it's not a case of dodging-the-do really.

I personally have been lucky and haven't seen it on the slopes. It might be because I've not stayed slopeside except in Les Saisies where the other people were mostly Belgian, so presumably didn't bring dogs because of the distance.
Don't let it put you off altogether Emma.

I can't believe you can get accommodation that allows dogs to be honest.... Perhaps if it belongs to you you can do what you like.

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:26:38 GMT

Ian Wickham wrote:

EmmaEvs wrote: :cry: Thanks Bandit I haven't had breakfast yet :cry:

You want to get your self out of bed a bit earlier :D

:roll: I was up at 7 just too busy for brekky. :D

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 12:34:45 GMT

I've never been skiing in France (yet) but if it's as bad as some say, I simply won't go there again.

They'll soon sort the problem if people stop skiing.

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 15:35:08 GMT

Its not that bad. There are some nice places in France to ski but I have to confess I have seen dogs weing on the slopes in France. I used to think it was just boarders who did that.

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 16:52:22 GMT

Dids1 wrote:
Don't let it put you off altogether Emma.

I can't believe you can get accommodation that allows dogs to be honest.... Perhaps if it belongs to you you can do what you like.

we are staying in the P&V apartments in belle and when we checked in they asked if i had any dogs, cats or other pets! Even though they knew we had booked via crystal and flew in!!
WEIRD

anyway i am pleased to say that the poo has now been suitably mushed into the snow.....until tomorrow!!

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:04:08 GMT

Snapzzz wrote:

Dids1 wrote:
Don't let it put you off altogether Emma.

I can't believe you can get accommodation that allows dogs to be honest.... Perhaps if it belongs to you you can do what you like.

we are staying in the P&V apartments in belle and when we checked in they asked if i had any dogs, cats or other pets! Even though they knew we had booked via crystal and flew in!!
WEIRD

anyway i am pleased to say that the poo has now been suitably mushed into the snow.....until tomorrow!!

Avoid face planting whilst yelling in surprise :mrgreen:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:08:20 GMT

bandit wrote:

Avoid face planting whilst yelling in surprise :mrgreen:

Bandit you have a foul mind.

Ha geddit?! :lol:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:15:40 GMT

EmmaEvs wrote:

bandit wrote:

Avoid face planting whilst yelling in surprise :mrgreen:

Bandit you have a foul mind.

Ha geddit?! :lol:

That may be true, or not depending on your outlook on life. I see my suggestion as common sense :D Better still avoid French resorts and it becomes less of a problem!

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 17:40:34 GMT

bandit wrote:

Snapzzz wrote:

Dids1 wrote:
Don't let it put you off altogether Emma.

I can't believe you can get accommodation that allows dogs to be honest.... Perhaps if it belongs to you you can do what you like.

we are staying in the P&V apartments in belle and when we checked in they asked if i had any dogs, cats or other pets! Even though they knew we had booked via crystal and flew in!!
WEIRD

anyway i am pleased to say that the poo has now been suitably mushed into the snow.....until tomorrow!!

Avoid face planting whilst yelling in surprise :mrgreen:

Ah ha, now I understand where the term Sh1t faced comes from :lol:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:03:14 GMT

From what I have observed, the French are pretty careful with their money, so I suppose they see it as free fertiliser for the summer grass, and at least it's biodegradable - unlike the plastic bags, gloves, ski poles etc. that skiers drop all over the place :lol:

Ally

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 19:35:13 GMT

Next time your in the Mountains make sure your feasting on one of these

and not a Turdlerone :wink:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:06:17 GMT

AllyG wrote:From what I have observed, the French are pretty careful with their money, so I suppose they see it as free fertiliser for the summer grass, and at least it's biodegradable - unlike the plastic bags, gloves, ski poles etc. that skiers drop all over the place :lol:

Ally

Dog Faeces carry a risk, particularly to children.

Toxocariasis

Toxocariasis is an infection of the round worm Toxocara canis5. It is a zoonotic6 disease that is spread via unwashed vegetables and dog faeces. Young children in particular are at risk due to their weaker immune systems and because they are more likely to expose themselves by ingesting the eggs. A puppy can pass as many as 15,000 eggs per gram of faeces, and they are a major source of environmental contamination.

Each T. canis female can lay up to 700 eggs a day. These are passed out when the dog defecates and can survive for up to three years in soil. After two to three weeks of warm weather the eggs develop into an embryo state, containing larva - this is when they become infective to dogs and people.

The larvae try to migrate through the human body as they would in a dog's, but the human body treats them as foreign material, which causes a reaction and tissue damage.

There are two types of toxocariasis: visceral larva migrans (VLM) and ocular larva migrans (OLM).

In VLM, the larvae reach the liver, causing inflammation and symptoms such as abdominal pain and pyrexia. Most people recover spontaneously.

OLM occurs when a migrating larva reaches the eye. It causes a granuloma to form on the retina, causing significant visual impairment and in severe cases even blindness.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A3116684

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 20:48:57 GMT

Wanderer wrote:At least during the season, the cr*p will freeze and be buried under new snowfalls. However, I have often wondered what the slopes around the villages must be like when the snow melts and all the detritus is left behind - it doesn't really bear thinking about it too long!!!

You could help shovel out my dogs run in early April. It's amazing what four/five months of dog poop looks like (it's all been perfectly preserved).

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 21:47:05 GMT

Do you have photos Trencher?

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 22:15:18 GMT

AllyG wrote:From what I have observed, the French are pretty careful with their money, so I suppose they see it as free fertiliser for the summer grass, and at least it's biodegradable - unlike the plastic bags, gloves, ski poles etc. that skiers drop all over the place :lol:

Ally

:roll:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 10 Jan 2011 23:43:13 GMT

AlistairS wrote:Next time your in the Mountains make sure your feasting on one of these

and not a Turdlerone :wink:

Are the light spots the larva or the eggs :?: :lol:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Tue, 11 Jan 2011 18:04:25 GMT

brooksy wrote:

AlistairS wrote:Next time your in the Mountains make sure your feasting on one of these

and not a Turdlerone :wink:

Are the light spots the larva or the eggs :?: :lol:

:shock: I was wondering about that - Thats why my ski goggles resemble the bottom of two wine bottles :roll:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 11:23:39 GMT

Just got back from La Thuile - on Saturday, I saw some guy coming down a black run, being dragged along by a sprinting Golden Retriever on a lead. They both then got straight onto the chairlift, the dog sat there quite happily, and did the same thing again.

Didn't see the dog sh1t anywhere, although I guess it probably will have had to at some point...

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:05:33 GMT

Normally if you see a dog on the mountain, it's a search, and rescue dog. Not all the handlers may wear uniform.

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:10:55 GMT

Trencher wrote:Normally if you see a dog on the mountain, it's a search, and rescue dog. Not all the handlers may wear uniform.

Do you know that didn't even occur to me. I've seen a number of dogs pulling skiers down the mountains in Austria. They seem really well behaved, surprisingly focused and their owners are clearly very competent skiers. That makes a lot of sense.

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 14:44:23 GMT

There used to be a very large black hairy dog in Les Arcs that had a wonderful time! It's human was a lifty and it would go up the chair with him and spend all day fooling around in the snow before thundering down the piste when it's human finished work.
When bored it would bark at skiers hoping to have snowballs thrown to chase.
:lol:

Re:Filthy french dog owners

Mon, 17 Jan 2011 20:42:56 GMT

Trencher wrote:Normally if you see a dog on the mountain, it's a search, and rescue dog. Not all the handlers may wear uniform.

Trencher, it is now an alternative sport. Not too many, but in general, they aren't rescue dogs, just dogs and ski-owners having fun. There is a regular in Niederau. Mostly flats and downhills, but I have seen the dog pul the ski-owner up the length of the draglift. My OH and I are dog trainers, and we don't see an issue.
The search and rescue dogs are terrific to see in action.