Having a dog of my own, I do notice that certain lamposts are corroding quite badly. How about a rain-water collection system that feeds in to a small tank in the base of the lampost. A sensory pad is wrapped around the post and the acidic effluent of the aforesaid dog triggers a hefty squirt in the opposite direction, thus deterring the dog from continuing its business. The dog being a smart animal will remember this and take its leak in a more bio-friendly area in future.
-- Jacob Marley, Nov 08 2005

I need to repost one of my old ideas.
-- DrCurry, Nov 08 2005


Simplify: Collect rain water in a dish that encircles the base of the lamp post.

Problem solved. Dogs won't piss where there's drinkable water.

Later, thoughtfully: In many ways dogs are smarter than us.
-- Texticle, Nov 09 2005


Oh they are not, unless you measure smartness in some unusually different way than I do.
-- bristolz, Nov 09 2005


[bristolz], I started with the assertion that pissing into one or other's drinkable water is not smart, and worked backwards from there.

How do you measure smartness?
-- Texticle, Nov 09 2005


these instant sensory pads are pretty amazing.
-- po, Nov 09 2005


I say zap him next time!
-- dogzapper, Nov 09 2005


You would say that, wouldn't you [dogzapper]?
-- Texticle, Nov 09 2005


But he wouldn't do it again though [UnaBubba]
-- Jacob Marley, Nov 10 2005



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