Banners calling on people in Argyll and Bute to pick up after their dogs lack impact, a councillor has said.

Councillor Lorna Douglas wants more eye-catching, colourful banners to drive home the message that dog fouling is unacceptable.

She told the Advertiser this week: "West Dunbartonshire is running a campaign with fantastic banners which get the message across very effectively.

"You need something with vivid colours and they need to be straight to the point and not too wordy.

"Argyll and Bute a has banner but the graphics is not good enough. It's not punchy enough and needs revamped with bright colours."

The councillor, who raised the issue at Helenbsurgh and Lomond area Committee last week, said the any banners should not be restricted to one place but should be taken round every area.

She added that some dog owners just seemed unwilling to pick up after their dogs while others did not dispose of poo bags properly.

"You have a situation where poo bags are being left hanging on hedges and tree branches."

Councillor Douglas said this was a problem in Duchess Wood, where she was chair of its conservation Trust.

She also highlighted an area at the Craigendoran end of town near the railway bridge where old tree stumps had been draped with "shameful" numbers of dog poo bags.

"There is no excuse for this as it causes a dreadful eyesore."

"The problem with dog fouling is it is difficult to regulate as you have to see them doing it before action can be taken."

At the area committee meeting, chairwoman Ellen Morton said the hanging of poo bags on trees or pushing them into hedges was a common problem which had been raised with her on a number of occasions in different parts of the town.

She added: "It's really anti social."

Cllr Morton said in the past bags had blocked drains and gullies.

"It might still be happening but we don't become aware of it till it blocks the drain and we get flooding."

Awaiting council comments.