Sunday, May 27, 2012

A Dog's Life


"I'll have the Filet"
Waiting for the bus!
Parisians love their dogs!  They go everywhere - in restaurants, stores, trains, metros, bicycle baskets - dogs are part of life. They are well-behaved - usually more so than their human companions. The ubiquitous "piles" on the street are the result of the two-legged animals being thoughtless!

When Jacques Chirac was Mayor of Paris, he deployed an army of "motto-crottes" - city employees on motor scooters with vacuums to clean up the mess.  More recently Paris Mayors have turned to fines with an army of enforcers - up to 200 Euros.  they "say" this has worked! City Hall recently declared that Paris was "No Longer the Dog Mess Capital of the World!"  Now there's a slogan for a City!  

It may be my imagination but I think the problem is less than in the past.  BUT - watch where you walk in Paris!

Helping at the Cake and Bread stall at the Farmers' Market

METRO DOG!

Helping with the Shopping!

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