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Anyone successfully stopped a dog from fouling outside your property

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Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:12

Im desperate. There is a dog that is repeatedly fouling outside our bins. I have no way of finding out whose dog it is. The problem is it’s a lane at the back of us but it’s a cul de sac - so the dog belongs to a neighbour . Ive tried vinegar and put up notices but it continues. Any ideas gratefully recieved!

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HoskinsChoice · 02/09/2025 22:09

Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:19

No local WhatsApp group. We already have signs up saying no fouling but obviously the owners dont care. What will raisins do?? I dont want to make the dog ill as its not the dogs fault

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You're getting some awful and dangerous advice here. Raisins can kill a dog. Similarly throwing bleach around is also dangerous. Cameras and finding out who it is your best bet.

QuickFawn · 02/09/2025 21:44

Attach a wireless camera to the wall so you can see
or get a dummy one, that might be enough of a deterrent

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Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:43

2dogsandabudgie · 02/09/2025 21:42

Could it be fox poo?

I doubt it..theres a lot

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2dogsandabudgie · 02/09/2025 21:42

Could it be fox poo?

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Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:39

XenoBitch · 02/09/2025 21:36

Do you know for sure it is a dog?
I remember a post on here where someone was infuriated about a dog shitting on their driveway so they set up a camera. It was a badger.

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Well it looks like dog shit but Im no expert…

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Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:38

You cant see the path where it happens from our window ledge so I dont think a camera would catch it

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Hankunamatata · 02/09/2025 21:37

Bleach every time

MissHollysDolly · 02/09/2025 21:37

We have one of those ring cameras that we can talk to. Is that an option? You can then be One Of Those People who then post the evidence on local Facebook groups.

XenoBitch · 02/09/2025 21:36

Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:35

How do I find out? Set up camp on the pavement? Hire a private detective?? I KNOW its the owners fault

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Do you know for sure it is a dog?
I remember a post on here where someone was infuriated about a dog shitting on their driveway so they set up a camera. It was a badger.

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Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:35

XenoBitch · 02/09/2025 21:34

Yes but the owner is responsible for this. So you need to find out who they are.
They are the one letting a dog shit outside your property.

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How do I find out? Set up camp on the pavement? Hire a private detective?? I KNOW its the owners fault

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XenoBitch · 02/09/2025 21:34

Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:31

And you need to learn how to read. I DONT KNOW WHO THE OWNER IS!

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Yes but the owner is responsible for this. So you need to find out who they are.
They are the one letting a dog shit outside your property.

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Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:32

Theres no point people saying confront the owner… I dont know who it is!

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Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:31

XenoBitch · 02/09/2025 21:30

Yes so you need to address the owner about leaving dog shit there, and not put the blame and responsibility on the dog.

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And you need to learn how to read. I DONT KNOW WHO THE OWNER IS!

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momager1 · 02/09/2025 21:30

NuovaPilbeam · 02/09/2025 21:17

Do you have a local whatsapp group etc?

Leave a message on it (and put up signs next to the bins) saying you will sprinkle raisins all around the bins. Wait a couple of days then do it.

No... do not do this, it could kill the dog, not dogs fault it has an idiot owner. Find the owner and let him know to watch his dog and pick up his poop, or you will have to go to council and report

OverlyFragrant · 02/09/2025 21:30

Zoflora is toxic to dogs. Don't leave it down unless you want to poison the animal.
The only way of sorting this is to confront the owner and/or return the shit.

XenoBitch · 02/09/2025 21:30

Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:29

Well I know that… I actually said that

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Yes so you need to address the owner about leaving dog shit there, and not put the blame and responsibility on the dog.

WearyAuldWumman · 02/09/2025 21:30

Dancingintherain11 · 02/09/2025 21:27

This happened to me on quite a few occasions, and my family and I were sick of treading in dog shit outside my driveway.
I eventually caught the owner as I saw him with the dog having a crap (the dog not the owner 😁) in the usual spot when I looked out of my window one day,

I confronted the owner and he actually denied it was his dog, even though I'd just seen it happen! But it did stop for a couple of weeks, and I thought that was the end of it.
However, a while later I saw the dog out there again doing his business, and I was livid.
This time I followed the owner secretly to his house around the corner and went back and scooped the crap up and went and dumped it outside his front door, I only had to do this once more until it stopped completely. Giving them a taste of their own medicine usually works!

My late uncle actually dumped a doggy deposit on the owner's doorstep, knocked and said "I believe that this is yours."

Mind you, Uncle was a police sergeant at the time...

Hellohah · 02/09/2025 21:30

Many many years ago, I had a neighbour who let their dog shit in front of my gate daily. My son was just a baby, so pram in and out of the house.

I reported it to the council.

They sent a dog warden who put up stickers on the lamp posts and caught them doing it. I had a knock on my door saying they'd been fined a considerable amount. Never did it's business there again.

Not sure if they have dog wardens these days though. The amount of dog poo on the streets is absolutely appalling.

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Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:29

XenoBitch · 02/09/2025 21:28

The dog is not at fault here. It is the owner.
It is a human problem, not a dog one.

Well I know that… I actually said that

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Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:28

Dancingintherain11 · 02/09/2025 21:27

This happened to me on quite a few occasions, and my family and I were sick of treading in dog shit outside my driveway.
I eventually caught the owner as I saw him with the dog having a crap (the dog not the owner 😁) in the usual spot when I looked out of my window one day,

I confronted the owner and he actually denied it was his dog, even though I'd just seen it happen! But it did stop for a couple of weeks, and I thought that was the end of it.
However, a while later I saw the dog out there again doing his business, and I was livid.
This time I followed the owner secretly to his house around the corner and went back and scooped the crap up and went and dumped it outside his front door, I only had to do this once more until it stopped completely. Giving them a taste of their own medicine usually works!

Yes I can imagine! But we dont know who it is

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XenoBitch · 02/09/2025 21:28

The dog is not at fault here. It is the owner.
It is a human problem, not a dog one.

WearyAuldWumman · 02/09/2025 21:28

Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:27

@WearyAuldWumman Its worth a try!

The only problem is that you have to keep using it. If I forget, then I'll get dog piddles or poo.

Dancingintherain11 · 02/09/2025 21:27

This happened to me on quite a few occasions, and my family and I were sick of treading in dog shit outside my driveway.
I eventually caught the owner as I saw him with the dog having a crap (the dog not the owner 😁) in the usual spot when I looked out of my window one day,

I confronted the owner and he actually denied it was his dog, even though I'd just seen it happen! But it did stop for a couple of weeks, and I thought that was the end of it.
However, a while later I saw the dog out there again doing his business, and I was livid.
This time I followed the owner secretly to his house around the corner and went back and scooped the crap up and went and dumped it outside his front door, I only had to do this once more until it stopped completely. Giving them a taste of their own medicine usually works!

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Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:27

@WearyAuldWumman Its worth a try!

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WearyAuldWumman · 02/09/2025 21:26

Sidebeforeself · 02/09/2025 21:25

It’s not peeing though ..did you mean poo?

I did mean pee, but I also have used it to clean up poo.

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