MaryAndDobes

I use a scooper. Sometimes daily, sometimes every other day. Sometimes twice a day if it's nice and I feel like being outside.

I wouldn't say I inspect it but it's pretty hard not to notice extraordinary things like blue blanket fuzz or red pieces of a Kong.

I have 7 dogs currently. They all seem to have their own "areas" that they prefer. However, in the winter, I have a small greenhouse (8' X 10') on my patio. I put down a bag or two of cedar shavings and all new dogs are being taught to poop in there for easy pick-up. I can't exactly pick up poops that are 200 yards from the house in 3 feet of snow and I don't enjoy the giant spring clean-up if you get my drift. I've got 3 dogs that will poop in the greenhouse on shavings and it makes my life a little better!

Lawn damage is a fact of life. My summer hobby is growing grass. I put up ex-pens and reseed certain areas every year.

There are local rules about how much a bag can weigh, there is one that says "manure" is not to be put out but then another that says it can't be wet, there's also something about it not being visible. I guess they don't want it in clear recycling-type bags. All in all, my township sends out a very mixed message on the disposal of poop.