Proper dog poop etiquette: Axios Phoenix readers weigh in

State of play: The overwhelming majority of respondents said you should take the poop home with you, unless there's a public trash can available.

What they're saying: "I find it extremely discourteous and presumptuous for someone to think they can throw it in our trash can," one reader said.

• Putting the poop in someone else's trash can is "basically declaring war on common decency," Glen L. said. "It's trespassing, it's gross, and it's just plain rude."

Between the lines: In areas where garbage collectors pull trash bags out of the bins, some people noted that the poop bags can fall underneath the larger bag, or people will dispose of the doody in a can where the bag has already been removed, forcing the resident to clean it up.

Yes, but: Some people said there are circumstances when it's appropriate to put your dog's poop in someone else's bin, primarily when it's garbage day and the trash hasn't been picked up yet.

• And several people said larger trash cans in alleys that serve multiple households are fair game.

A few folks saw no problem with dropping the poop bag in a neighbor's bin.

• "It's not like they're wheeling their bin back into their kitchen," Nelson B. said.