For those with dogs, and a yard. Please answer this. ETA PIP

[Elsa]

lollll no

we don't pick it up as often as we should. In fact that is probably something we should do this weekend.

[jlt19]

Um, I haven't picked up dog poop for a couple of months. I am not going out there in 0 degree weather to do so. I have a 6 ft privacy fence though, so no one knows. And it doesn't smell because again, cold.

[Elsa]

Feb 6, 2015 15:41:07 GMT -5 @tambcat said:

I never do. I assume my yard is covered in poop.

lol thank God.

I was feeling embarrassed on how little we do this.

I'm glad I'm not alone.

I mean it breaks down right? Its like fertilizer?

[Champagne Supernova]

WTF?

It's your yard.

Your neighbours need a hobby besides being the neighbourhood poop watch

[dexteroni]

Every time? Of course not. And omg to calling the authorities repeatedly. They must not have much else to do.

[stellas]

Lol. NO.

However, with a fence that the neighbors can see through, I'd be shamed into picking it up once a day or so.

[CloudBee]

Nope. Every day or two my husband goes out and pooper scoops.

[McGavin]

Good lord people have a lot of time on their hands.

[AHappierHour]

No, we have a doggie door and they go outside whenever they want. We pick up the poop once a week, usually the day before trash day.

[indianchica]

One of our dogs goes in her area of the yard that is separate and poops there. We don't pick it up regularly. The other won't do that and is so tiny we think she could escape under one area of the fence so we take her on leash and pick up with baggie every time.

[jlt19]

Feb 6, 2015 15:43:50 GMT -5 mp said:

Feb 6, 2015 15:42:16 GMT -5 jlt19 said:

Um, I haven't picked up dog poop for a couple of months. I am not going out there in 0 degree weather to do so. I have a 6 ft privacy fence though, so no one knows. And it doesn't smell because again, cold.

They called Saturday - and then again today. I've picked up once in that time. They're saying I haven't picked up in weeks, and they're complaining of health issues due to the poop in my yard. SRSLY.

What kind of health issues? We've done it this way for years, and it's gone from 3 to 2 to now 1 dog, and no one has ever gotten sick. Even in the warmer months I only do it once a week the night before trash pickup b/c I don't want the stench stinking up my garage (where we keep the trash cans).

Oh, and they are insane.

[thebuddhagouda]

We have a large yard and a little dog that only poops in one spot. Nope.

[bluetopaz]

Granted, we have small dogs and their poop pretty much disintegrates within a couple days, but I don't think I've ever gone out in our own backyard to collect poo.

Your neighbors need something real to worry about.

[orangeblossom]

No. Your neighbors are being ridiculous.

[coribelle26]

They're assholes. I don't know a single dog owner who picks up poop immediately from their own yard.

[jlt19]

Feb 6, 2015 15:48:40 GMT -5 kevin arnold said:

Do they follow around chipmunks and squirrels in their yard with little plastic mini-poop baggies?

I wish I could with rabbits. We have an area roped off where the kids playset is so the dogs can't poop there and sure as shit there are little piles of poop pellets everywhere. And I know they aren't from my great dane. You can see his poop from space.

[dirtyred]

That's the whole point of having a fenced yard--you can kick them out to do their business without having to go outside yourself.

[oliveyou]

No way! What jerks!

[birdistheword]

Uh...I have never once picked up poop out of my back yard. It's not covered in poop either. I mean, poop is biodegradable.

[floridakat]

We scoop pretty regularly for our one dog (OMG, it's insane how much that dog can poop), but we don't throw it away. We have landscaping in the far corner of the yard, and we toss it in there. We affectionately call it "Poo Corner". The plants are ginormous in there, LOL.

We live where it's hot and rainy most of the year, and there's never been a smell or sanitation issue.

Your neighbors are whacked.

[tracita]

Your neighbors are insane. It's your private property and unless it's stinking up the whole neighborhood, your dogs poop in your own yard is none of their business.

I have two dogs and am lucky if I get out there weekly to scoop some poop! None of my neighbors have complained, because IT'S MY YARD!!!

[rachers]

Whaaaaa? That's one of the best benefits of having a fenced in yard.

So my answer obviously is no - I would feel awkward following Moose around.

I will go out and spot check if we're having people over and plan on being outside but even then sometimes not. (huh)

[mnirishgirl]

We just pick up once a week before mowing the lawn (spring-fall). In the winter, we never pick up... way too cold.

[CrazyLucky]

No way! In the morning, we're in a mad rush to get out the door and in the evening it's dark and cold. I make every effort to pick it up once a week during the non-mowing times of the year. DH picks it up before he mows.
Sometimes if the weather is bad, it's much longer. I would be tempted to start cleaning it up but leaving the pooper scooper as near to his house as possible, with a little poop left in it.

[pixy0stix]

Our yard is hazardous right now with all the poop. Once it really gets to be spring we'll go out and clean it up, but for now we're letting the shit fall where it may.

[mich1]

I pick up when the mutt poops in public places or other yards. For the most part, little dog = little poops and with the rain we've had recently, pretty much everything has disintegrated.

[pandorica]

This is weird. No. H has a scooper thing he uses occasionally to throw it in the woods.

[So_Fetch]

Your neighbors are crazy. We pick up every week.

[roxysoxy]

I pick up once a week before the gardeners come. Your neighbors sound crazy.

[LLL]

we don't let our dogs out in the backyard.