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every few days I find a new dog poop on my lawn. I'm guessing that someone in the neighbourhood takes their dog for a walk in the early morning, and the dog relieves itself as necessary... But is there any sort of "dog repellent" I can use to prevent this from happening? I don't really want to have to build a huge fence and gate, so would be interested to hear of any other mechanisms which would make a dog much less likely to use my lawn for its toilet. Thanks, Peter |
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"Peter K" wrote in message ... Hi every few days I find a new dog poop on my lawn. I'm guessing that someone in the neighbourhood takes their dog for a walk in the early morning, and the dog relieves itself as necessary... But is there any sort of "dog repellent" I can use to prevent this from happening? I don't really want to have to build a huge fence and gate, so would be interested to hear of any other mechanisms which would make a dog much less likely to use my lawn for its toilet. Thanks, Peter Stand outside with a shotgun? Put a thousand mousetraps on the grass? Seriously, you're blaming the dog for the fact that the owners don't clean up after it. Forget about dog repellant, you need a stupid person repellant. Post some large signs that say "PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR DOG". Point a webcam at your lawn, catch the offender in the act, and chuck their dog feces on their lawn. |
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"dejablues" wrote in message
... "Peter K" wrote in message ... Hi every few days I find a new dog poop on my lawn. I'm guessing that someone in the neighbourhood takes their dog for a walk in the early morning, and the dog relieves itself as necessary... But is there any sort of "dog repellent" I can use to prevent this from happening? I don't really want to have to build a huge fence and gate, so would be interested to hear of any other mechanisms which would make a dog much less likely to use my lawn for its toilet. Thanks, Peter Stand outside with a shotgun? Put a thousand mousetraps on the grass? Seriously, you're blaming the dog for the fact that the owners don't clean up after it. Forget about dog repellant, you need a stupid person repellant. Post some large signs that say "PLEASE CLEAN UP AFTER YOUR DOG". Point a webcam at your lawn, catch the offender in the act, and chuck their dog feces on their lawn. OK, shotgun - thanks, good idea - I'll look into that! |
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The shotgun may be a little overkill, but signs are probably a good idea. I had a neighbor that purposely walked his dog in my yard every day. When I confronted him about it he said he didn't think I would have a problem with it since I had a dog too. I threatened to walk my dog in his yard. He must have gotten the message cause he is walking his dog somewhere else now.
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Peter K wrote:
OK, shotgun - thanks, good idea - I'll look into that! Use the shotgun on the owner not the dog. It is not the fault of the dog that the owner is stupid. Seriously you need to catch them in the act. Try and keep your head. This bottles of water on the lawn (apart from the fact it is uglier than the poop) DOES NOT WORK. Buy a scooper - You are not going to win them all. |
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"Avid Fan" wrote in message ... Peter K wrote: OK, shotgun - thanks, good idea - I'll look into that! Use the shotgun on the owner not the dog. It is not the fault of the dog that the owner is stupid. You might load the shotgun with the dog's poop... Paul and Muttley www.muttleydog.com |
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"Paul E. Schoen" wrote in message ... "Avid Fan" wrote in message ... Peter K wrote: OK, shotgun - thanks, good idea - I'll look into that! Use the shotgun on the owner not the dog. It is not the fault of the dog that the owner is stupid. You might load the shotgun with the dog's poop... :-) Ok - shotgun was never really an option. I've put up a "no poop please" sign, and I've heard that urinating around the edges of your property can deter dogs... well, I don't know if that's correct or not. But there's been a week now since the last visit. The local council has told me if I see a loose dog on my property I am entitled to apprehend it (if I dare). Or I can take a photo, or try to identify the dog and owner by other means. But, more than that (besides building a big fence) there really is no way to control such owners. |
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Peter K wrote:
"Paul E. Schoen" wrote in message ... "Avid Fan" wrote in message ... Peter K wrote: OK, shotgun - thanks, good idea - I'll look into that! Use the shotgun on the owner not the dog. It is not the fault of the dog that the owner is stupid. You might load the shotgun with the dog's poop... :-) Ok - shotgun was never really an option. I've put up a "no poop please" sign, and I've heard that urinating around the edges of your property can deter dogs... well, I don't know if that's correct or not. But there's been a week now since the last visit. The local council has told me if I see a loose dog on my property I am entitled to apprehend it (if I dare). Or I can take a photo, or try to identify the dog and owner by other means. But, more than that (besides building a big fence) there really is no way to control such owners. I bet if you just put a sign for a few weeks. "Please pick up after your dog" the problem would go away. I can't imagine how this could happen in the first place. |
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Paul E. Schoen wrote:
You might load the shotgun with the dog's poop... EHEHHEHEHHE! Paul and Muttley www.muttleydog.com Muttley is a great dog. Give him a treat & a pat from me. |
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On Feb 24, 3:49*pm, "Peter K" wrote:
Hi every few days I find a new dog poop on my lawn. I'm guessing that someone in the neighbourhood takes their dog for a walk in the early morning, and the dog relieves itself as necessary... But is there any sort of "dog repellent" I can use to prevent this from happening? I don't really want to have to build a huge fence and gate, so would be interested to hear of any other mechanisms which would make a dog much less likely to use my lawn for its toilet. Thanks, Peter I've heard that placing a 5 gallon water bottle (full) in the yard deters dogs.... don't know why. There are animal repellents available at hardware stores. Some have had luck with sprinkling moth balls down. I had a neighbor who stopped picking up the poop for one week. It got gross. but the owner got the message ... |
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