Dog walker and scoop - broadening / slight shift

[Dan Goncharoff]

I would call using a pooper scooper scooping.
DanG

On Sun, Oct 31, 2010 at 5:51 PM, Benjamin Barrett <gogaku at ix.netcom.com>wrote:

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> In Seattle, the term "dog walker" is employed for a person who exercises
> dogs at the off-leash areas (known colloquially as "dog parks").
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> AFAIK, nobody refers to watching the dogs, scooping up their poop,
> disciplining them and letting them exercise as "walking."
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> 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."
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> Benjamin Barrett
> Seattle, WA
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