Reader wants dog owners to be responsible

Once again I am reminded of how many irresponsible dog owners reside in Ephrata. On my morning hike I still encounter numerous piles of dog feces left for others to step in. I am treated with hostility when I bring up the subject of (their) dogs pile left behind with comments like "it's not my dog's (even after witnessing their dog doing it's "dooty") or "it's the country, it's allowed". What has happened to society that allows these self-entitled dog owners to do this? Ephrata has a leash law and a "pick-up" law concerning dogs. Guess what Ephrata... Beezley Hill is in Ephrata city limits. I suggest re-naming the hill "dog toilet hill" so people will expect to run into land mines generated by these dogs, along with a dedication ceremony attended by dog owners exercising their "rights". Just sign me off as an angry old man who is tired of collecting dog crap on the bottom of my shoes so I can take it home as a souviner of Ephrata's finest citizens .... and their dogs. Come on Ephrata, show some pride in your community and respect for others that use the hill for exercise.

Scott Macdonald

Ephrata