Town Hall Topic - Poop Patrol - Page 2

**Colorado Dobes** · 07-12-2007, 10:44 PM

What is your preferred method of poop pick-up? (pooper scooper, glove and bag, etc)

*SCOOPER, BABY! The best invention ever. If it cost $200, I'd still buy one.

Who is the designated pooper picker upper? (You, designated spouse, children, third-party vendor)

*Me and my husband.

How often do you pick-up poop? (daily, weekly, monthly) What is the weight per volume do you estimate you remove?

*We have a pretty big yard, so we pick up maybe once every month or two. When I lived in the south, I NEVER had to pick it up. It was humid. I guess poop dissolves when there is moisture in the air, because I hardly ever saw any in the yard. :-)

Do you inspect the poop for proper digestion of food or other reasons?

*Yeah, I take a peek at the fresh ones.

Does your dog only use one specific area or is the whole yard used?

*There are some corners that they seem to be fond of, but we find it in all parts of the yard.

What technique or methods do you use to prevent lawn damage?

*None. :-(

Do your local ordinances specify specific requirements to dispose of the dog waste?

*Not that I know of.

Tinyfxds · 07-13-2007, 02:49 AM

[*]What is your preferred method of poop pick-up? (pooper scooper, glove and bag, etc)

We have a scooper for around the yard and a doggie dispenser on the leash for walks
[*]Who is the designated pooper picker upper? (You, designated spouse, children, third-party vendor)

We take turns picking up around the house but however walks the dogs picks up after them
[*]How often do you pick-up poop? (daily, weekly, monthly) What is the weight per volume do you estimate you remove?

Daily poop patrol
[*]Do you inspect the poop for proper digestion of food or other reasons?

Yes at least once a day
[*]Does your dog only use one specific area or is the whole yard used?

We have a small yard so they use every inch
[*]What technique or methods do you use to prevent lawn damage?

I buy lawn gaurd treats from "Doctors Foster & Smith" online[*]Do your local ordinances specify specific requirements to dispose of the dog waste?

Not that I know of. There is a 200 dollar fine for having your dog in a city park though

**Burns** · 07-14-2007, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Kratty

[*]What is your preferred method of poop pick-up? (pooper scooper, glove and bag, etc)

Pooper scooper.

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Originally Posted by Kratty

[*]Who is the designated pooper picker upper? (You, designated spouse, children, third-party vendor)

My hubby

He does it while he's mowing the lawn.

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[*]How often do you pick-up poop? (daily, weekly, monthly) What is the weight per volume do you estimate you remove?

About once a week when he mows the lawn. Not sure how much in weight though.

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Originally Posted by Kratty

[*]Do you inspect the poop for proper digestion of food or other reasons?

I don't pick it up, but I see it in the yard, and yes, I do inspect it for proper digestion and foreign bodies.

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Originally Posted by Kratty

[*]Does your dog only use one specific area or is the whole yard used?

The whole back half of the backyard is used, where the treeline starts. Which is great so we don't have to worry about stepping it close to the house.

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Originally Posted by Kratty

[*]What technique or methods do you use to prevent lawn damage?

None.

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Originally Posted by Kratty

[*]Do your local ordinances specify specific requirements to dispose of the dog waste?

Not sure, we dump it in the corner of our lot and let it decompose there.

Okie-dobie · 07-14-2007, 01:20 PM

I use pooper scooper bags made specifically for this purpose. I buy them at the dollar store for yes you guessed it $1 for 50 bags.
I am the only one who picks up the poop.
I pick up poop daily in the summer and normally let it freeze first in the winter before I pick it up..lol
Most times I do not inspect it.
They have their favorite places, but will not go in the spot if there is any poop in a 10 ft radius.
I don't use any methods to keep the lawn from being burned...I gave up a long time ago.
No there are no local ordinances but apparently it is in the works.

**Lexus** · 07-14-2007, 09:25 PM

What is your preferred method of poop pick-up? (pooper scooper, glove and bag, etc)
Pooper Scooper

Who is the designated pooper picker upper? (You, designated spouse, children, third-party vendor)
Child and myself share responsibility
How often do you pick-up poop? (daily, weekly, monthly) What is the weight per volume do you estimate you remove?
Daily, usually twice a day actually. I have three large dogs, so the volume is moderate! Although I've never stopped to weight it! Maybe about 6 piles daily altogether (two per dog for the math impared)

Do you inspect the poop for proper digestion of food or other reasons?
Yup, no hand sifting, but a quick visual for anything unusual on the way to the can.
Does your dog only use one specific area or is the whole yard used?
We have a smaller fenced in area that is totally graveled with small gravel. It is the designated poo area.

What technique or methods do you use to prevent lawn damage?
N/A--- potty on graveled area, no lawn to damage

Do your local ordinances specify specific requirements to dispose of the dog waste?
Never considered this... We keep a garbage can in the dog area used specifically for waste. The bag is tied shut and thrown away in our regular large can weekly. Sometimes we change the bag twice a week in the hot summer b/c it gets totally stinky!

Interesting topic Kratty

I imagine your poo patrol has increased with your newest poo maker

dobes4us · 07-15-2007, 11:00 AM

What is your preferred method of poop pick-up? (pooper scooper, glove and bag, etc)
Pooper Scooper

Who is the designated pooper picker upper? (You, designated spouse, children, third-party vendor)
Me and only me....

How often do you pick-up poop? (daily, weekly, monthly) What is the weight per volume do you estimate you remove?
Daily

Do you inspect the poop for proper digestion of food or other reasons?
I do inspect to make sure the stools are formed.

Does your dog only use one specific area or is the whole yard used?
We have a pea gravel pen for them to eliminate

What technique or methods do you use to prevent lawn damage?
no damage due to the pen.

Do your local ordinances specify specific requirements to dispose of the dog waste?
Not that I know of, but I hate to be my garbage collectors on the hot days...

Codysmom · 07-15-2007, 07:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Kratty

I know this is a topic everyone faces, but really have not seen any discussions on this. So in the spirit of being a well rounded forum, I decided to address this topic here.

What is your preferred method of poop pick-up? (pooper scooper, glove and bag, etc)

Plastic bags or latex gloves ( the glosves skeeve out the kids)
Who is the designated pooper picker upper? (You, designated spouse, children, third-party vendor)
my two teen agers (and yes they get send out for poop duty when they act like smart @$$es)
How often do you pick-up poop? (daily, weekly, monthly) What is the weight per volume do you estimate you remove?
try to do it weekly. Clueless as to weight, by little Molly is impressive on walks so it could be quite a bit.
Do you inspect the poop for proper digestion of food or other reasons?
only if we think somethin is up
Does your dog only use one specific area or is the whole yard used?
they like to share the wealth
What technique or methods do you use to prevent lawn damage?

we just try to keep the front lawn nice - have pretty much given up on the back
Do your local ordinances specify specific requirements to dispose of the dog waste?

not that I know of

**Luvbirds59** · 07-17-2007, 06:32 AM

Since Petey going on RAW....99.9% of the time he only goes while we are on our daily hike...I guess the running gets his insides moving. No need to pick it up, we are up in the woods. On the odd day he goes at home, I just leave it, the raw diet makes for tiny poops that just fade away quickly!

Carol & Petey!
ox

RedHotDobe · 07-18-2007, 12:36 PM

What is your preferred method of poop pick-up? (pooper scooper, glove and bag, etc)
For backyard pick-up, I use a claw-like pooper scooper.

Who is the designated pooper picker upper? (You, designated spouse, children, third-party vendor)
I am.

How often do you pick-up poop? (daily, weekly, monthly) What is the weight per volume do you estimate you remove?
If I'm not in a hurry, I try to do it every time she poops.

Do you inspect the poop for proper digestion of food or other reasons?
Not really, no.

Does your dog only use one specific area or is the whole yard used?
Whole yard.

What technique or methods do you use to prevent lawn damage?
None.

Do your local ordinances specify specific requirements to dispose of the dog waste?
I don't really know. I just throw it into the woods.

adajane1 · 07-18-2007, 06:44 PM

I pick up using a poop bag over my hand.

I am most definitely the designated poop picker upper!

I pick up every day.

I give her poop a 'quick once over' to check there's nothing nasty there.

Tia could poop anywhere in the garden - she's not fussy!

At the moment we don't have a lawn - we are in the process of renovating and this, as yet, is not a problem Will be looking for advice when we have the garden finished!

Not sure - there are special bins in parks etc and we have a special 'poop bin' in our garden that we then transfer to our normal bin once a week for it to be taken away - ewwww sounds awful doesn't it?!!