Dogs Pooping in Yard
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Jan 2003
Does anyone know the best way (or a few ways) to keep
unleashed dogs from pooping on our lawn strip, other than
putting up a fence? It/they prefer one spot on the grass
near the telephone pole. Thanks-
ty
Perhaps you'd like to try a product called Scarecrow. It
is a motion activated sprinkler that attaches to a hose.
Consumer Reports gave it a good review for preventing deer
damage. I have not used the product, but from the
description, I would think you need a good quality hose
that can withstand long term pressure from the water line.
J12
I'm interested to hear the answers!
The Scarecrow may work if your lawn is a regular shape where
you can aim it to cover well, but then if you go onto the
lawn you'll get doused yourself! Also, I don't know of any
hose that will hold up under constant pressure- you'd need to
turn it off some of the time.
What I'm going to try in lieu of keeping them (2 females, 1
male) off is to program my sprinklers to go on very briefly-
1 or 2 minutes- twice a day to wash the urine through. Urine
is much more damaging than feces. Once a week I'll give my
lawn a good deep watering to keep the roots from staying too
shallow. Worth a try.
I'm also in the process of putting together some attempts at
quasi-ornamental barriers to deal with kfire hydrant syndrome
on plants in the rest of the garden.
Cfl
Feb 2001
I've read the archives about how to stop cats pooping in the yard, but
I have a DOG problem. Some errant dog owner allows their dog to
poop in our front yard. I can't find the culprit, I can't build a fence
since I do not own the house, and my children can never play in the
front yard because of this. Is there any solution (a nontoxic spray?) to
keep the dog[s] out of our yard?
Carrie
It may be impossible to re-train HUMAN BEINGS WHO ALLOW THEIR DOG
TO POOP IN YOUR YARD, but I have seen some houses where a bag full of
plastic bags is left in a prominent spot so that dog owners who have a degree of
social responsibility will also have the means to deal with the problem when it
occurs.
Letitia
I have heard that sprinkling red pepper in your yard (maybe just on the
perimeter?) will make dogs not poop in it. Haven't tried it myself.
Lee
You can buy a motion-activated sprinkler that will shoot a jet of water at the
offending dog and, hopefully, its disrespectful owner as well. I suppose you could
set it up on a timer so it turned on at times when you think the pooping is
occurring; for example, on in the evening and off at a time of day when your kids
wouldn't be likely to wander onto the lawn and get sprayed. I've seen this in a
garden or home catalog that I can't recall, but I bet if you called around to some
nurseries they would either have something like this or could refer you. I was
planning on getting this to protect our lawn from raccoons who like to tear up the
grass looking for grubs.
Christina
I have been the unfortunate recipient at times, unfortunately, to a sprinkler that
goes on if someone gets too close to it...it is designed to keep animals such as dogs
and racoons away. It works for people
too by the way. I don't know many more details than that. It sweeps around like
a lawn sprinkler, and that might be very effective at keeping dogs away from
your yard and from pooping there.
hilary
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