Dog walker and scoop - broadening / slight shift

[Benjamin Barrett]

In Seattle, the term "dog walker" is employed for a person who exercises dogs at the off-leash areas (known colloquially as "dog parks").

AFAIK, nobody refers to watching the dogs, scooping up their poop, disciplining them and letting them exercise as "walking."

Also, the word "scoop" is clearly used to mean "pick up poop with a (plastic) bag inverted around the hand." My recollection is that going around the park with a bucket and a shovel to clean up the poop is called "picking up poop" not "scooping."

Benjamin Barrett
Seattle, WA

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