VIDEO: 3 water messages you won't hear from @BarackObama at @TheCityClub but should.

It's another amazing Cleveland day as President Barack Obama will be speaking at the City Club later this afternoon.

But it's unlikely he'll talk about his dog Bo's poop.

No worries! Since he's in Cleveland, we asked him* for his official polices on three key platforms. Here's what he had to say.

Obama says #DontFlushWipes



Obama says #DogsCantFlush



Obama says #PitchThosePills



Thanks to our own Wastewater Plant Operator Ryan Melton for his talents. Nice suit, too.

NEWS: Puppy with a badge, new K-9 officer Storm will train for safety, outreach

The Sewer District has begun training a canine officer for work in our Security department, for infrastructure safety and community outreach.

Storm, a two-month-old German Shepherd pup, was brought on board December 15. He will be trained this year as an explosive-detection and human-tracking dog, for security, and emergency-recovery purposes at the District and throughout the region.

Besides infrastructure and employee safety—and the potential for regional collaboration with other K-9 units—Storm will be a unique addition to our outreach efforts, helping promote our PUP program and customer engagement at community events.

WEIRD: Calif. mayor resigns after caught on video flinging dog poop on neighbor's lawn

Mud-slinging is common in politics, but this slinging cost a mayor his job.

A California mayor recently resigned after being caught on camera flinging a bad of his dog's feces on his neighbor's lawn.

According to Newschannel 5 and Newsy:

The Los Angeles Times reports about 100 people attended an hourslong city council meeting June 11 where several residents called for [Mayor Dennis] Kneier's resignation in what they creatively dubbed the "poopgate" incident.

While we applaud the former mayor's initiative picking up after his pup, heading for the trash rather than the grass would have prevented both pollution and this unfortunate scandal.

Perhaps most unfortunate is the loss of so many creative campaign commercials Kneier's challengers could have come up with next election season.

#DogsCantFlush: Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus, but no, Santa Cruz, there is no poop fairy.

We're partial to our #DogsCantFlush campaign encouraging dog owners to pick up poop, but we tip our hat to the city of Santa Cruz for the creativity behind theirs.

Photo by mobileranger. Read the full post at Santa Cruz Waves.

Thanks to Adam for sharing the link.

PUP: Dogs tend to poop in alignment with Earth's magnetic field, study finds

If you thought your dog was picky when it came to him finding the perfect spot for his business, a new study suggests he might have an excuse.

Researchers in Prague have concluded dogs have a tendency to poop along a north-south axis that lines up with the Earth's magnetic field.

Lest you think this is just some baseless claim, this team did their homework, examining 70 dogs, 37 breeds, 5,582 urinations, and almost 2,000 defecations over a two-year period.

Scientists said the research opens new doors into understanding "organisms' use of magnetic fields for direction, as well as magnetic fields produced by living organisms."

It's interesting to us because we want dog-owners to be responsible and pick up after their pets. It's polite and protects water quality. Maybe this new report will help homeowners know where to place the signs on their tree lawns.

#DogsCantFlush sweepstakes: PUP Stuff prize pack up for grabs, enter by 5/13

Let your friends know that picking up doo is the right thing to do.

We're supporting the Q104/Cleveland Animal Protective League Pledge For Pets Radiothon this Friday, and we want to share the love of our Pick Up Poop! (PUP) campaign with you.

Just subscribe to our email list below and you'll be entered to win a PUP Stuff Prize Pack, including some of our most popular PUP items, along with a limited-edition T-shirt shown here, and two keychain pet-waste bag dispensers. PLEASE NOTE: THIS SWEEPSTAKES HAS CONCLUDED :( BUT YOU CAN STILL JOIN OUR MAIL LIST :)

Our PUP program promotes water quality and common courtesy. You can request some of our PUP materials on our official dogscantflush.org page.

The contest has ended, but you can still join the mail list!

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