Left-behind dog poop is annoying. But it’s also a sign of anti-sociality. Spotting unidentified poop outside is an unfortunate and unavoidable part of being alive, but in some cities, there’s a scourge being left behind by some people’s four-legged friends. <a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1004889801/manuela-lopez-restrepo"target="_blank" >Manuela L</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1004889801/manuela-lopez-restrepo"target="_blank" >ó</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/people/1004889801/manuela-lopez-restrepo"target="_blank" >pez-Restrepo</a>, writer and producer at All Things Considered, couldn’t stop noticing it – and she wondered if it might be a sign of something deeper going on. Paired with dogs popping up in places they maybe shouldn’t be – she wondered: can dogs be a vector for anti-social behavior? And what would it look like for people – and their pets – to share space more harmoniously?  Manuela shares her reporting with Brittany and they get deeper into the story of the dookie.  For more episodes about culture and how we share public space, check out:<a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/25/1256217320/coldplay-kiss-cam-surveillance"target="_blank" >The Coldplay kiss cam & moral surveillance</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/11/19/nx-s1-5612631/searching-for-safety-in-an-unsafe-world"target="_blank" >Crime is down. Why don't people feel safe?</a><a href="https://www.npr.org/2025/07/21/1263527179/its-been-a-minute-dining-out-gay-restaurants"target="_blank" >In search of a safe place to cry...</a> Support Public Media.<a href="https://plus.npr.org/"target="_blank" > Join NPR Plus.</a> Follow Brittany on Instagram:<a href="https://www.instagram.com/bmluse/?hl=en"target="_blank" > @bmluse</a> For handpicked podcast recommendations every week, subscribe to NPR’s Pod Club newsletter at<a href="http://npr.org/podclub"target="_blank" > npr.org/podclub</a>. See <a href="https://pcm.adswizz.com">pcm.adswizz.com</a> for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. <a href="https://www.npr.org/about-npr/179878450/privacy-policy">NPR Privacy Policy</a>

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