What do you do about your dog poo?

[Macbeth8]

Recently have got a lovely cocker spaniel. Have had a labrador before but he only pooped on his daily walk.
Cocker spaniel just seems to poo when shes let out in the garden even if
Its becoming a nightmare. We have a lovely garden, loads of grass but now kids are ending up coming in with dog muck on their shoes. Its weird cos she is doing poo around different areas of grass. When its seen its easy to just scoop it up but its when shes done it randomly n weve had no idea.
The consistency is always mushy-ish meaning not easy to scoop up and the grass just gets ruined.
AIBU to think this is difficult to manage with? Is there some other option that people do with their dogs?

Why? Raw food is by far the best and healthiest option for most dogs. It should always be about the dogs best interest no the humans!

@Macbeth8 go back to the seller and ask them what elimination training they used with your dog, and what surface she was asked to use; then try to replicate that situation in your garden.

Some dogs prefer a specific surface or need other conditions to eliminate on command, but reward based training is usually easy enough that even adult dogs can learn to use one spot.