The council seem to stand by their mode of thinking that the pavement stencils are an adequate deterrent. I'd like to see more enforcement, and enforcement notices.

I know the problem is created by irresponsible (maybe that's too nice a word but hey, this is a nice polite website!!) owners, not the council, and I know they can't change things overnight, but a few notices about penalties and their enforcement can't be any less effective than the Banksy-style stencils.

The whole problem of irresponsible dog ownership goes wider than just fouling, though. Maybe one part of the solution would be to increase the number of dog wardens (across the country, not just Lewisham) and really tackle the issue as people are being hurt/intimidated, and then the poor dog, who has probably endured a lifetime of abuse, gets put down.