your dog pick its s**t up!

balletshoes

OP this may not be suitable for you, but have you tried putting any dog repellant pellets etc down on your area of the grass?

I have a cat, but he doesn't poo outside (he's always used his litter tray for this). We do however have 2 or 3 neighbourhood cats who like to think of my garden as their toilet. I've just put some cat/dog garlic repellant granules down in the toilet area of the garden 2 days ago, and so far its working - no poop to clear up and my cat doesn't seem fazed by the smell (as he's not lingering there to poop).

unholyangel

pimento wrote: »

People moan about cats but dogs are as bad and perhaps even worse because although you can't control a cat, you can control a dog.

Not if they decide they're going for a poo you can't! :rotfl:

I try to make sure my dogs stay out of other peoples gardens (they all understand the phrase "out of there") but there have been a few times (3 to be precise) they've went in and squatted straight away . I was mortified. Would never dream of walking away and leaving it though!

As for cats, gardeners may want to beware. My mother nearly lost her sight last year due to rubbing her eye after gardening. Hospital tests came back saying it was down to cat faeces, so even if wearing gloves....take care where you put your hands.

z.n

Bag it up and put it on their doorstep-as many times as necessary for them to get the message. There are signs up near me that say the local wardens will dna test any abandoned piles with a view to prosecution- no idea how that works in practice but what more can they do?

Rugby match with umteen parent spectators had to be delayed for 30 mins when DS did a flying tackle and -you guessed it- found a big one right in the middle of the pitch. It had been checked the evening before but this was obviously freshly done that morning and was missed on the final sweep. He was covered and had to shower for 20 mins before he felt able to go back to the game. He then had two baths when he got home. Revolting!!!! Everyone waited for him though which was lovely.

meritaten

z.n wrote: »

Bag it up and put it on their doorstep-as many times as necessary for them to get the message. There are signs up near me that say the local wardens will dna test any abandoned piles with a view to prosecution- no idea how that works in practice but what more can they do?

Rugby match with umteen parent spectators had to be delayed for 30 mins when DS did a flying tackle and -you guessed it- found a big one right in the middle of the pitch. It had been checked the evening before but this was obviously freshly done that morning and was missed on the final sweep. He was covered and had to shower for 20 mins before he felt able to go back to the game. He then had two baths when he got home. Revolting!!!! Everyone waited for him though which was lovely.

I wouldn't even bag it up! it would be returned in the same condition it was left on my lawn in! and a note would be put through the letter box telling them that it would be returned every single time their dog !!!!!! on my lawn!

mumcoll

meritaten wrote: »

report them. environmental health. or just pick the poo up and put it on their doorstep. don't just take the !!!!!!. if they don't like it then tough. why worry about their 'feelings' when they allow their dog to create a health hazard? and if they complain - then you are just returning their property.
You are not over reacting. responsible dog owners clean up after their pets. and by law you are required to.

I did this when I had the same problem. I took it back on a shovel and left it in their porch, then knocked the door to tell them. The bloke told me he'd 'have me for assault' so I told him if he'd dropped a tenner in my garden he'd want it back.

adouglasmhor

Cyclamen

This infuriates me too...

I have a dog and my hand bags, coat pockets, husbands pockets always have poo bags in them.

We have a problem round here with someone not picking up an di worry the nighbousr will think it is our dog (we seem to have the only dog at this end of the street) as after all it is our front lawn. We are not allowed to fence the front its in the deeds.

However I am getting fed up with someone not picking up.. we have taken on the strip of council grass by our fence in the hopes that keeping it short would encourage owners to pick up.. it hasn't.

For paths and door ways .. jeyes fluid works as a deterrent but I haven't found an equivalent for using on grass.

I also have the regular battle of cat poo on the front lawn to contend with..

It's just sheer laziness on the owners part.

I have a good friend who is a dog walker and regularly offers other owners a 'poo bag if theyve forgotten theirs' but she also regularly gets swornat.. I am not brave enough for that.