How to deal with a phantom lawn pooper?

sheramber

A firiend who had a similar problem got a garden sign in the shape of a rabbit holding a notice which said 'this my dinner please do not poop on it'.

Since then no poop.

Wouldn't be any good for a flower bed but maybe one saying 'please do not poop in my flowers'.

There are various poster available

http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/dog-poo-fairy/72/20/1/1005/13

http://www.keepbritaintidy.org/don-t-leave-it-bag-it-tie-it-bin-it/73/20/1/1005/13

davetrousers

Cuilean wrote: »

By chance today, I saw the lady who walks a small dog for a new couple across the road walking merrily across our front lawns with said small dog,

Tell her not to walk on your front lawn too!

Slinky

Arthog wrote: »

The lady with the dog shouldn't be walking across your private lawns!

^^^ This. Our neighbour had the same problem with somebody regularly walking their dogs down our street and letting it crap on his lawn. When challenged the dog owner claimed it was OK for the dog to go there as the land was owned by 'the carncil' which is a load of rubbish as they're all privately owned and have never been council houses. Even if they were it's still rubbish. Just because they don't have walls or hedges he seemed to think the council owned everything up to our front house wall. The neighbour sent him off with a flea in his ear and fortunately we've never seen him walking his dogs in our street since.

I can lend you my neighbour if you like?

tesuhoha

I have the same problem. I have watched out for the culprit quite a few times and as soon as I stop looking out then it happens, a large deposit on my front drive.

I also have dustbins outside the front that I bought to make waste disposal easier and in the last few days someone has put a carrier bag full of dog poo into one of them. I would pick it up and put it in a bin bag but have to psyche myself up to do it as there is a lot of poo on the outside of the bag too.

m1kjm

I tried putting some signs up around the edge of my property and as I'm on a corner there's a lot of perimeter to poop on, but every single one of the signs was removed within hours, by someone with a guilty conscience no doubt.

elsien

There's some mucky beggar round my way who's letting his dog mess on the pavement every morning - from the amount of mess it's not a small dog. If I can catch whoever it is, I'll be having a word and reporting to the dog warden or whoever is responsible for pointing out the error of their ways to people.
Whoever is doing it must be able to see that it's getting trodden everywhere - what makes them think it's ok?

Johnny_Dangerously

What I don't understand, is why people wouldn't be picking it up at this time of year.

Free pocket warmers!

Carmen

There are a lot of irresponsible dog owners around :mad:
There is a lovely walk nearby dedicated to dogs and most of the owners pick up after their dogs and dispose of it in the bins provided But, it seems that some of the owners of large dogs(huge mounds) feel it's beneath them to do this, bl00dy oik's :mad:
It must be a bigger problem than even I realise because in the parish mag this month there is a warning of £80 fine IF caught and a 'don't poop in my garden' sticker to put in the window!

Carmen

Johnny_Dangerously wrote: »

What I don't understand, is why people wouldn't be picking it up at this time of year.

Free pocket warmers!

:rotfl::rotfl:

TBagpuss

if you see this woman again, speak to her about walking on, or letting her gdog walk on, your gardens. It's a lot easier to spot someone tresspassing than to catch the dog in the act of crapping on your lawn.