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Do you let your dog piss up someone else’s bin?

218 replies

peonysinthesunshine · 11/05/2026 22:30

Every week when we put the bin out ready for collection, our ring doorbell picks up the same neighbour who lives round the corner, let their big ass dog piss up our bin. Would this bother you and would you say something?

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Harhar · 12/05/2026 12:21

rwalker · 12/05/2026 12:10

Not letting dogs piss on people’s things will stop it too

Well it may stop it smelling of dog pee but it’ll still stink.

I said on my first post I wouldn’t let my dog do this. Just don’t understand the levels of anger from some. It’s a bin.

Nearly50omg · 12/05/2026 12:15

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 12/05/2026 11:30

What's wrong with mongrels? I have a pedigree Bichon but he doesn't realise there's a dog hierarchy and wees everywhere. Even on your car wheels when you're not looking.

Designer dogs are also mongrels jwuy more expensive now 😂 labradoodles, cockapoos etc - mongrels! I wouldn’t pay
££ for any of these dogs! A decent breed that isn’t mixed with other things that cause genetic issues or a genuine mongrel don’t have half as many health issues and surgeries

rwalker · 12/05/2026 12:10

Harhar · 12/05/2026 12:07

Bins stink too. Unless you wash them
and if you wash them you won’t smell dog piss.

Not letting dogs piss on people’s things will stop it too

Harhar · 12/05/2026 12:07

Bins stink too. Unless you wash them
and if you wash them you won’t smell dog piss.

Aliceinmunsnetland · 12/05/2026 11:54

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 12/05/2026 11:37

If you just calmed down and didn't keep looking out of your window, you'd be none the wiser. I see lots of dogs seeing on the bushes next to my front gate and there's never any smell.

It's a fact of life dog piss does stink, when it builds up in a regular area, perhaps you have a cold or sinus problems or are just nose blind to it.
Others will notice it by your gate if it's a regular pee area for dogs.

vodkaredbullgirl · 12/05/2026 11:54

Aliceinmunsnetland · 12/05/2026 11:46

Really ? I use bin liners [doesn't everyone]? and while my bin never smells of roses it doesn't stink and attract flies. I don't wash it out either, no need.

Not in a wheelie bin I don't, have a kitchen bin with bin bags. I've probably washed the outside bin once or twice a year.

Sweetpeasaremadeforbees · 12/05/2026 11:53

The problem is that once one dog pisses, others will do it in the same place.

I went to the Malvern spring festival last week and now dogs are only allowed on the Sunday (last day). I did wonder whether it was to stop dogs pissing on all the plants that people will be buying.

Presumably on the Sunday people with dogs won't mind buying plants that stink of dog piss!

Cheese55 · 12/05/2026 11:52

Fukinell · 11/05/2026 22:54

I don't let my dog no but it wouldn't bother me if one did on mine I give it a wash every couple of weeks same as the corner of my garden wall. I spent ages teaching my dog what's ok and I'm sure ring bells have me saying 'off the grass you don't live there' 😂

Do you mean you clean a wheelie bin? Why?

Scarlettpixie · 12/05/2026 11:49

I am sure dogs pee on our bin as we live on the main road through an estate and it's doggy central!

The bin lives outside and gets rained on and well it's a bin so I haven't given it much thought tbh.

Aliceinmunsnetland · 12/05/2026 11:46

vodkaredbullgirl · 11/05/2026 22:43

Bins stink in general.

Really ? I use bin liners [doesn't everyone]? and while my bin never smells of roses it doesn't stink and attract flies. I don't wash it out either, no need.

SpanielsGalore · 12/05/2026 11:45

I wouldn't allow my dogs to do it and it annoys me that other people do.

I was at dog training last week. It's held in a large area of grass, trees and bushes. Yet someone in the following class let their dog piss all over my car wheel and tyre. It's bloody disgusting.

Sweetpeasaremadeforbees · 12/05/2026 11:43

Harhar · 12/05/2026 11:15

Do some of you get upset by dirty bins? It’s hard to tell.

Well judging by the apparently thriving bin cleaning businesses around my area I'd say that a lot of people like to have a clean bin!

Personally my dh just jet washes the inside when he cleans the drive once a year.

AEIOYOU · 12/05/2026 11:41

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 12/05/2026 11:30

What's wrong with mongrels? I have a pedigree Bichon but he doesn't realise there's a dog hierarchy and wees everywhere. Even on your car wheels when you're not looking.

So you're one of THOSE owners. Understood.

AEIOYOU · 12/05/2026 11:40

OneZanyPoet · 12/05/2026 00:46

Trying to work out how I would know a dog had pissed on my bin. Perhaps when I crouch down to admire its fragrant aroma after dropping off a bag of used tissues, vacuum cleaner dust and raw chicken packaging?

If you can't tell the signs of a dog pissing on your bin you need to get your eyes tested.

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 12/05/2026 11:37

Zov · 12/05/2026 11:33

I have to agree here. Mongrels are just as worthy as 'pedigree.' I don't dislike dogs - honestly! I just dislike BAD DOG OWENRS!

If you just calmed down and didn't keep looking out of your window, you'd be none the wiser. I see lots of dogs seeing on the bushes next to my front gate and there's never any smell.

rwalker · 12/05/2026 11:37

It’s just rude as fuck but the problem is entitled dog owner don’t give a fuck

the top of my drive stink of dog piss where dogs cock there leg in my gate post

I j drench the area in neat bleach got shouted out by dog walker told her keep your dog out of my garden and it won’t be a problem

Zov · 12/05/2026 11:33

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 12/05/2026 11:30

What's wrong with mongrels? I have a pedigree Bichon but he doesn't realise there's a dog hierarchy and wees everywhere. Even on your car wheels when you're not looking.

I have to agree here. Mongrels are just as worthy as 'pedigree.' I don't dislike dogs - honestly! I just dislike BAD DOG OWENRS!

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 12/05/2026 11:30

AEIOYOU · 12/05/2026 11:19

Well perhaps her fellow humans could behave like responsible people and not absolute mongrels.

What's wrong with mongrels? I have a pedigree Bichon but he doesn't realise there's a dog hierarchy and wees everywhere. Even on your car wheels when you're not looking.

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 12/05/2026 11:26

Zov · 12/05/2026 11:07

Exactly. I don't have a dog because I don't want dog mess, piss, smell, shit and fur and general fucking dog dander all over my house and garden. I don't want some other person's dog's shite all over my property.

And no, they're not the council's bins, they're MINE. No-one else uses them, they're in my garden, I use them, and I clean them, so they are MINE. I pay for them via my council tax, and an extra £60 a year to have the green bin emptied!

I even see people (when they think I'm not looking) let the dog piss up my gate post and fence! Keep your dog AWAY - go and let him piss all over YOUR property!

And don't even get me STARTED on the amount of times I walk around the village and the surrounding country lanes and see DOGSHIT all over the place! Seriously, you should have to do a 3 year degree course at University to own a dog!

!

Edited

Should the degree be dog-specific? Because I do have a psychology degree but that obviously didn't work because I still let my dog wee wherever he likes. Please could you advise me on a degree that includes a module on dog walking etiquette? Thanks.

AEIOYOU · 12/05/2026 11:22

Itiswhysofew · 12/05/2026 10:45

No, I dont allow that. I'm aware that some people & shopkeepers might have to take their bins through their property. I actually don't like dogs peeing in the street at all.

In some countries, dog walkers have to bring a cleaning solution with them to spray where the dog has peed.

This bottle of spray is such a good idea. I've seen this either in France or Spain. So civilised and it stops other dogs smelling the piss and then marking it with their own.

I wish it were the law here. I hate to see dogs pissing all over property.

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 12/05/2026 11:21

I always pick up poo (even if it's just in a field) but I can't say I've ever given wee much thought. Male dogs wee everywhere and it's never occurred to me that some lunatic would be watching from behind their curtains waiting to pounce!

Noodge · 12/05/2026 11:21

I have a female dog but I used to have a male and once they decide they're going there's not much you can do about it. But having said that, I honestly could not give less of a bother if someone's dog weed up my bin. Do you bring your bin into your living area? Or enjoy sniffing it? 😯

PawMaw · 12/05/2026 11:21

It's vile, I don't allow mine to pee on bins, fences or cars but I have witnessed other dog owners allowing it. Fair enough if they were distracted (well not really as you train them not to at all) but actively watching them do it!

Dearg · 12/05/2026 11:20

I don’t let my dogs pee on bins, it’s just manners really. It’s pretty easy to tell which bins have been pee’d on - you can see the streaks.

If my bin has been pee’d on I rinse it with a bleach solution, that seems to deter them.

But for all the female dog owners saying their dogs can’t do this - trust me, my female labrador can contort herself into positions where she over-marks a male. She’s very agile 🙄

AEIOYOU · 12/05/2026 11:19

MrFluffyDogIsMyBestFriend · 12/05/2026 11:17

What a delightful person you are! Full of warmth and kindness towards your fellow humans.

Well perhaps her fellow humans could behave like responsible people and not absolute mongrels.