Shoveling Dog Poop at Daybreak  

I know it really is fun cleaning up doggie poop.......NOT! I cleaned up our puppy poop last night. Did you use a scooper or just a plastic bag? I use a plastic bag turned inside out then turn it right side out to close the bag up.

alot of the time i have to start my day cleaning poop or pee up off the floor. not cool. but, to be fair, my dog is nineteen years old, slightly incontinent, too dumb to bark when he needs to go outside, won't stay outside for longer than five minutes after he's done his business.. it's not nice! can't really blame him though, he's so old. even a litter tray or something wouldn't help - for one thing, he's half blind, and for another thing he's too dumb to learn how to use it! we haven't had him nineteen years though, we've had him for four or five years, so we've never trained him to do anything like that. i guess he's too old to learn new tricks!

I don't have to shovel the poop that early in the morning, but I usually get up to "mouse" poop from my mini Dachshunds. I have a pen for them to stay in at night so that I don't have piddle and poop on the carpet.

I will say that I have had to clean up big piles first thing in the morning when Abby poops in the work room. I don't do well with cleaning up dog poop....I gag big time!

Isn't it nice having your peace back? I am torn about Abby. She's a pit/lab mix that has been living with me for nearly two years while my adoptive sister is trying to straighten out her marriage. (It is heading towards divorce) It is costing me a lot to feed a big dog. Abby eats three to one in comparison to the mini's. So a forty pound bag of dog food lasts me about a month. But, I do have to say she is a God send when it comes to protection. None of my neighbors are brave enough to come in the house. When I was going through the law suit with the crazy lady up the street I felt safe because they wouldn't come in the house with Abby here.

I do have to add that it is a bit easier for me to dispose of the poop. Since I live way out in the country all I have to do is pick it up on the shovel and fling it over the back fence. It also helps keep the deer away.

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so sorry. but that lets me know you at least got to see him. no, i started my day with coco begging for a treat on Sundays, i usually go out back with rubber gloves and a couple of plastic small grocer bags and clean up after coco. not to bad. luckily since shes a little thing and only a lone doggy. because monday, today, is trash pick up.

I awoke to the sounds of various people mowing their lawns. (It's a holiday here today.)

Every morning it's either my husband, my son or I who would clean the poop of our two dogs which are normally assigned at the front gate. Whoever sees first will certainly do the job. I hate the smell and the sight but what can I do. Those dogs are faithful watch dog anyway and we could not do away with them. Cleaning the pooh is just the most hated part of keeping dogs at home. They also do bark at anyone who comes close to our gate whether a friend or stranger or be it day or night. Sometimes I hate them for being so loud and scandalous and would wish they are not around but when I consider how faithfully they've served us I feel quite ashamed of my short patience. There were some times we've negligently leave either the front or back door open all day while we were all out for work and these dogs were the ones who vigilantly watched the open door so that nobody could intrude.

Hi Anti jo.. Awww. my favorite thing to do.. NOT!!! We have to get out there in the yard and pick up poop every day or two.. yuck.. no one wants to step in that..

Hi ANTIQUELADY

we have a small dog and every morning around 7:00am he needs to go out and my dear sweet husband is right behind him with the Poorer scooper. I'm usually still in bed.

Take care
Snow

No, I sure didn't, lol. Bless your heart! I'm just glad my dog is housebroken and she only does that outside. She barks quite a bit but not as much as some dogs, I don't think. I used to have an Alaskan Malamute that hardly ever barked. You would probably prefer that kind, I bet. I've had to do worse than you, though. I've had to clean stalls and pick up horse stuff, lol. I don't mind it that much.

Funnily enough that is exactly how I started my day! I scooped up kitty poop out of two litters first, then went outside and scooped up the dog’s poop, changed her water etc and that was before my morning coffee at the crack of dawn! I did a lot of other boring household chores as well but the poop job was the most fun (NOT!)Enjoy your new found freedom!