Dog poo and children!

[limitedscreentime]

I keep finding new and wonderful things I never knew existed so wondering......

After you pick up dog poo (thinking about the garden with young children), do you clean the grass with anything to clean residue?! If it’s a lot I’ll hose it, but otherwise I don’t do anything - not sure if I should!

[BiteyShark]

I use a watering can so we just wash the area a bit with water.

I don't have children to worry about but I figure there isn't a lot more you can do to clean it.

[ErrolTheDragon]

When our DD was young we kept an area fenced off (just some trellis panels tied together, easily moved for mowing) for the dog to use.

The next dog liked royal canin, there's rarely any 'residue' - if your dog tends to be loose you might want to adjust his diet.

And (obviously!) worm regularly.

[limitedscreentime]

Thanks! The dog is new so getting used to a new diet but seems to have settled down tummy wise. The toddler has taken to pooing on the grass instead (also having to wash that down). Lawn will be good this year at least!

[Lonecatwithkitten]

There is a recent study that shows that if you worm the dog monthly you reduce the risk of toxocara transmission in your home environment to zero. This is due the fact that you break the lifecycle completely.