The Vélez-Málaga Town Hall has brought out a secret weapon against defecating quadrupeds; little bottles to be filled with water and vinegar. They supply the bottle and you supply the contents.

The idea is that you take your dog out and where ever it cocks its leg, you strike back with a well aimed squirt at the urinated patch. Your dog might raise an eyebrow in surprise and shake its head sadly at the erratic behaviour of humans, but the uric message will be eliminated. Other dogs will think that your mutt is being fed on a very strange diet, but it will probably think twice about adding his own “signature to the canine blog.”

The first Town Hall to come up with such a scheme was the Algarrobo one, which started issuing bottles in March, but it’s not only about deterring your dog’s urinary habits attracting those from others, but also, it’s about washing away the smell.

So, not only are you to carry plastic bags to pick up the dog-burgers left by your chummy canine, but you should also carry around a plastic bottle filled with water, vinegar and detergent.

There is another option, which is to sell the dog and buy a cat, but any man who does not need a box of Kleenex to watch a chick-flick would rebel at the thought. Your dog might be a rogue and pay not the slightest attention to its boss, but that is precisely what you wife puts up from you, now, isn’t it?

(News: Velez-Malaga, Axarquia, Costa del Sol, Malaga, Andalucia)