In case anyone else is interested, I did some quick googling and found this article: http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/the-messy-history-of-poop-scooping

In case anyone else is interested, I did some quick googling and found this article: http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/the-messy-history-of-poop-scooping http://www.vetstreet.com/our-pet-experts/the-messy-history-o... Apparently picking up your dog's poop (at least in New York City) was not a well known concept until the 1970's.