A few weeks ago, we talked about 5 reasons why you should scoop your dog’s poop. It seems we all know we should be doing it, but we’re not so good at putting it into practice.
Take a look at the awesome infographic below. It addresses some specific laws in effect in Dallas – are there poop scooping laws in your area? If you’re a dog owner who isn’t diligent about cleaning up after your pet, you’d best find out what the law expects of you. Otherwise, you could end up being fined.
(And ew, can you imagine that the average dog produces 274 pounds of poop per year! Yikes!)
Yes, you can hire a professional company to come out and clean up all the dog poop on your property, but what about when you walk your dog through the neighborhood? Or when you visit a park? Let’s face it, there are just going to be times when it’s up to you: be a responsible dog owner and clean up after your pet.
I’m very excited to be partnering with Sugar The Golden Retriever, as well as Oz the Terrier, Emma,MYGBGV, Pawsitively Pets, and According To Garth Riley to raise awareness about the importance of cleaning up after your pet.
This month we’re giving 2 readers a chance to win some handy supplies that will make clean-up even easier: biodegradable dog poop bags and Frost Finger gloves from Earth Rated. We really want to make it as easy as possible for you to scoop that poop, and these awesome prizes should help!
To enter the giveaway, simply follow the instructions in the Rafflecopter widget below. Just be sure to do it before the giveaway ends next Monday, February 24th! Good luck – I hope you win!
Tootsie says
February 17, 2014 at 4:45 amGreat post!
Keep on scooping,
Tootsie
Oz the Terrier says
February 17, 2014 at 8:46 amThat is a great infographic! We have poop-scooping rules here in our gated community but you know there are people who just refuse to scoop! It’s why we made our own signs (out of wooden bbq skewers) and stick them in the unscooped poop! Unfortunately, they haven’t made a huge impact…yet!
Glad to be a Scooper with you!
Oz
Kristin says
February 17, 2014 at 9:09 amI always pick up after my dogs. It’s hard to find biodegradable bags though. I’d love to try these!
Golden Woofs: Sugar says
February 17, 2014 at 10:41 amPAWsome infographic, Golden Thanks for sharing. We don’t use a service, jut pick it up right away … I think it is the proper way to do. Leaving poops on the ground for days is not safe. #ScoopThatPoop
barleecreations says
February 17, 2014 at 11:23 amYES I would love to be entered in this giveaway!
M. K. Clinton says
February 17, 2014 at 11:30 amVery interesting infographic. It is hard to believe that there are that many people who would refuse to scoop their dog’s poop! That is nuts. Thanks for the great post. I entered the contest!
Linda Szymoniak says
February 17, 2014 at 12:08 pmI have five Treeing Walker Coonhounds, so you can imagine how much poop we have to deal with. I typically do two daily pick-ups in our yard, and I always keep a roll of poop bags with me when I want them or take them anywhere. I drive rescue transports and we make sure to always pick up after the dogs on the hand-off locations.
Lindsay says
February 17, 2014 at 12:56 pmThe most common excuse I hear is “It’s natural and it will just decompose on its own.” That may be the case, I don’t know. But in urban areas with so many dogs around, obviously that would be a lot of poop lying around waiting to decompose. Yuck!
I’m thankful the people in my area seem to be pretty responsible. The only time they may not be so diligent is at night if the street is not well lit. There is one road by my apartment with no street lights, and there is noticeably more poop over there. Yuck. When I lived in Fargo, I noticed a lot more poop around in the winter. I think that is related to the cold and people being too lazy to pick up the poop while wearing gloves/mittens and also because the snow would just cover it up until spring.
Jen K says
February 17, 2014 at 2:08 pmAt home, we do pay for a scooping service in the back yard and it is money well spent! But I always keep 3 bags in my pocket on walks to take care of anything there.
Garth Riley says
February 17, 2014 at 7:31 pmI LOVE that infographic!
Emma says
February 17, 2014 at 9:54 pmI saw that infographic when I was looking for a theme for today. I like it a lot.
Bethany says
February 18, 2014 at 3:53 amI have to admit that until I had three dogs I was not as diligent about cleaning up my yard as I am now. But cleaning up in public has always been a no-brainer! A ticket, the mess and (worst of all) if a neighbor saw me leave poop behind! There aren’t any times in my life that I care about what other people think of me but I do not want to be known as the neighbor who doesn’t scoop that poop!
Helena says
February 18, 2014 at 10:42 amI would love to be entered into the giveaway. We can always use more poop bags. We live in an apartment complex and always pick up after our dogs. I just wish our neighbors all did the same!