Nine-year-old's savage note left for 'idiot' dog owners who ruin his walks 6 May, 2021 02:39 AM 3 minutes to read Many people supported the author's message. Photo / 123rf NZ Herald If you own a dog, you should know to pick up your dog's mess when you're out and about for a walk. But unfortunately, some dog owners don't. One nine-year-old wants dog owners to know that doing so makes you a "lazy idiot" - and if he's responsible enough to clean up after his dog, you should be too. One day a walker in the United Kingdom spotted a laminated warning note stapled to a wooden post and it was clearly left by someone who was fed up.