I don't care that much, but am just curious. Dog-owners - what do you do with dog-poo if your dog poos in the garden?

[Caligula]

Do you throw it in the bin?

I ask because my neighbour told me that's what she does and I was a bit startled. I don't know why really, I guess I thought you went to special dog-poo bins. All the people I know who have dogs, the dogs won't poo in their gardens, so they're always out and about and the poo gets thrown into one of those bins. Have never heard of dogs poo-ing in their own gardens before this.

Have a sad boring life, so am pondering on the mysteries of poo and thought I might as well ponder on mumsnet - someone's bound to join me!

[tenbygirl]

Its illegal 'cos the water companies say so - not sure why. They probably don't want to have to pay extra to have to treat more sewage and are under no obligation to treat it.

[Caligula]

I missed the bin men today so the rubbish is there for another week and there is a dog turd in it.

[HEIFER]

We put ours (2 dogs so much poo) into a bin liner which is in a spare bin outside.. and then put out with the rest of the rubbish at the last minute...

[Gingerbear]

Caligula, I think I share your poo obsession.

[Gingerbear]

Aunty Mabel flushes Pippin's turd down the toilet.

Then they go off to the sewage works to see it's progress.

[Gingerbear]

we lift the manhole cover and stick it in the cess pit

[TwoIfBySea]

Jessajam, we used to put our dog on a lead and take him to the area we wanted him to use. He was a puppy when we started but it should work with all ages.

Eventually he got the idea and if I saw him starting to squat elsewhere I'd just clap my hands which let him know he was up to something wrong. He would shuffle over to the correct spot. He doesn't poo in the garden much now, only twice this past winter, and we have a red poo bin at the top of our street which is handy!

[Caligula]

LOL Cam. Am still wondering about the sewage...

[CAMy]

Thanks for starting this thread Caligula, you've just reminded me as to why I could never have a dog

[Jessajam]

How do you train a dog to use a specific area in the garden?

I have heard of this and want to try it, but no idea how. Do you have to start when they are pups or can I teach old dog a new trick?

[boredwithwaitingforminiMOSSY]

I don't have a garden; I have a back yard. I pick the poo up in plastic bags and put it in a separate bin bag to the normal rubbish; I use one of the free council bin bags as they're much thicker than the usual ones.

We don't have wheelie bins you see, and I wouldn't want some poor refuse disposal person getting my dogs' poo on their hands.

Every day I hose down the yard because of the dog wee, and once a week I then bleach down the yard.

[Sugarmagnolia]

ditto nappy sacks and wheelie bin

[Whoooosh]

Nappy sacks and into the wheelie bin.

[Caligula]

Why is it illegal to put dog-poo in the sewer? Isn't that where human poo goes?

I'm beginning to wonder if I'm not developing an unhealthy poo obsession.

[Joanie]

We have a dog loo. Our dog is quite large and does about 3 large poos a day (TMI?)

Loo gets full up after a while in these circs, though I think you can get some chemical to help. So perhaps only worth it if you dog is small?

Also needs to be buried in the ground with hardcore underneath for drainage - a long and heavy job.

We have trained her to go in certain area of garden, but now need to make that area smaller cos of DCs I find it imp to pick up all traces. Suppose could take her for more walks first thing in am and last thing at night !

[tenbygirl]

My mum pts her dog's poo in the bin.

My neighbours put their dog's poo down the manhole in their garden, so into the sewer. However this is illegal and if the local water board catch them (never going to happen), then they would be in trouble.

[happystory]

Nice subject for teatime, eh?!

[happystory]

It did work (better in warm weather!)and you couldn't smell it cos of the lid. But if 'things' were going a bit slow, dh did sometimes have to bale it out....

[SparklyGothKat]

does it work?? (the dog loo)and does it smell?? Am thinking about getting one for our garden.

[happystory]

You can buy a dog toilet!!! like a bucket that you sink into a hole in a corner of the garden . You fill it up (has a lid)as you clean up the garden and over time it eeerm... composts into the ground (think it has holes in bottom) Ours was near our back fence and we always hoped if anyone tried to sneak over the fence they would step in it

[Oati]

defra

[Oati]

official advice from DEFRA:

GOING AT HOME

If you've got a garden, then why not screen off a small area where you can train your dog to go. You can then bury the mess in the garden or pick it up using a poop scoop. Your council should tell you if they have special arrangements for disposal of poop scoops. Otherwise, wrap up the used poop scoop in a plastic bag and dispose of it with your normal household waste.

If you don't have a garden and your dog is not too large, try training your dog to use a litter tray. Dispose of the contents of the litter tray by double wrapping it in plastic bags and dispose of it with your normal household waste.

[gscrym]

I use my vast stock of DS's old scented nappy sacks.

[Piffle]

our bins only get emptied once a fortnight the stench esp in warmer weather would be evil

[Piffle]

flush it down our loo or take it to the dog bin down the road.