Dog pooping on lawn

[Littlemouse123]

Getting sick of this. I've got a cat scarer in the garden but that's not stopping a small dog or cat pooping on my front lawn. Can't see them on my cctv either. I have someone walking a really small dog recently round the estate. What are my rights if I catch the culprit.

Or is it a fox maybe?

Unlikely a person who is walking a dog on a lead allows it onto your garden to poo.

It's much more likely to be a fox or cat than someone letting their dog shit on your lawn and not pick it up.

Cat and dog poo are very different.

Cat and fox poo are more similar. So if you think it's cat or something, the something is likely to be fox.

Don't cats generally bury their poop?

How dark is it? If very dark then that’s fox.

What sort of scarer have you got - has it still got batteries in ok? Is it worth trying a water spray one? Eg

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Not my experience.

That said, after blaming anonymous dog owners for little presents on our lawns, it did turn out (almost typed turd out) to be a fox. Or foxes. Something a sprinkling of snow and trace of footprints revealed.

Weirdly, once we knew what it was, it stopped ?

No, they don't!

Could be a hedgehog? Their poo looks quite similar to a small dog's and is generally quite dark. Fox poo tends to be quite 'chunky' as it can contain bones, hair and other indigestible bits. We have a large hedgehog in our garden and he leaves massive poos behind for what is a smallish animal.

Probably a fox. Poo tends to be smaller and denser, smoother. I know because there are lots of foxes round here.

The poop is dark no bones. The cat scarer still has batteries in and hasn't stopped it

@Littlemouse123
In that case, I would definitely say it's a hedgehog. It's probably looking for slugs and worms in your grass and they tend to follow the same routes at night. It's fabulous to have one in your garden as they keep plant eating pests under control. We hardly ever have slug and snail issues during summer and we think that ours nests under our shed. We dispose of the poo in our bin as you would with cat/dog poop - we see it as a small inconvenience in exchange for its excellent pest removal services