IRRESPONSIBLE dog owners are urged to pick up after their pets as a rise in dog faeces has been highlighted in Dalton. The Dalton Community Action group urged people not to walk at night due to the risk of stepping in dog dirt. This is what The Mail s readers had to say: Dawn McCabe said: Yep it is disgraceful we are a dog owner ourselves but when I see what other people have left it angers me so much why get a dog if there not picking up after themselves we are having a lot of dog poo lately in our area never seen so much lately.