I keep finding dog turds in my front garden
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I do not have a dog. I had one until last May when we had to have her put down.
But in the last few weeks, I keep finding dog turds in the front garden. We have a low wall around the lawn, but the driveway is open to the street without a gate, so someone is walking their dog past the house regularly and letting it come in to our garden, through the driveway and behind the garden wall, to s
t. Probably off the lead, but the wall is so low it could easily be on a lead, stretching over the wall.
I am frankly livid but it must be happening when I'm out during the day or at night as obviously I haven't seen this happening. You'd think that if someone accidentally let their dog do that once, they'd be sure not to let it happen again. But it's happened 6 times now. I've got children who play in the garden and I don't want them coming in to contact with dog st or treading it through the house. Not to mention that I expect it's pissing everywhere as well.
Suggestions please for methods to catch this bd and retribution for when I collar the culprit. The human one, not the canine one, who is blameless.
fking liberty takers.
But in the last few weeks, I keep finding dog turds in the front garden. We have a low wall around the lawn, but the driveway is open to the street without a gate, so someone is walking their dog past the house regularly and letting it come in to our garden, through the driveway and behind the garden wall, to s
t. Probably off the lead, but the wall is so low it could easily be on a lead, stretching over the wall.I am frankly livid but it must be happening when I'm out during the day or at night as obviously I haven't seen this happening. You'd think that if someone accidentally let their dog do that once, they'd be sure not to let it happen again. But it's happened 6 times now. I've got children who play in the garden and I don't want them coming in to contact with dog s
t or treading it through the house. Not to mention that I expect it's pissing everywhere as well.Suggestions please for methods to catch this b
d and retribution for when I collar the culprit. The human one, not the canine one, who is blameless.f
king liberty takers.First step: get a load of rubber gloves/white gloves. Or if you're a cheapskate, go to your local petrol station and grab a load of the plastic "gloves" they give you to stop getting diesel all over your hands. These may be preferable come step 3...
Second step: Wait. In the house, but give no indication to passers by that you're in the house. Eventually, the Turding Dog Walker will pass, and you'll see them do it.
Third step: Leap into action. Leave your hiding place and run as fast as you can into your front garden, and, wearing as many pairs of glove as you can and feel comfortable with, scoop up the offending turd in your hands.
Fourth step: Run/walk quickly to catch up with dog walker. Shout something like "Excuse me!" or "Hey, wait a sec!" - to catch their attention. "I think you dropped something!" and do that look which lets them know not to worry - you're a friendly neighbour type who has picked up their thing and are returning it. They'll start checking their pockets with their hands so won't be looking at what is in yours
Fifth step: But you're NOT a friendly neighbour type. You lost that when you repeatedly found dog turds on your lawn. Give them the poo. Hopefully they aren't wearing gloves to walk the dog.
Sixth step: Run away.
Second step: Wait. In the house, but give no indication to passers by that you're in the house. Eventually, the Turding Dog Walker will pass, and you'll see them do it.
Third step: Leap into action. Leave your hiding place and run as fast as you can into your front garden, and, wearing as many pairs of glove as you can and feel comfortable with, scoop up the offending turd in your hands.
Fourth step: Run/walk quickly to catch up with dog walker. Shout something like "Excuse me!" or "Hey, wait a sec!" - to catch their attention. "I think you dropped something!" and do that look which lets them know not to worry - you're a friendly neighbour type who has picked up their thing and are returning it. They'll start checking their pockets with their hands so won't be looking at what is in yours
Fifth step: But you're NOT a friendly neighbour type. You lost that when you repeatedly found dog turds on your lawn. Give them the poo. Hopefully they aren't wearing gloves to walk the dog.
Sixth step: Run away.
Go out and collect the fresh turds when you see the dog and owner in question, follow them home at a safe distance, obligatory diving into gardens and back out again pretending your a spy will liven up the pursuit. Hopefully they dont live too far away.
Leave the dog turds resting against the windscreen wipers of their car, bottom of the passenger side wiper so they dont notice it getting into the car. When it rains hopefully the auto wipers will kick in smearing the st all over his windscreen.
Or if you have big bks, depsot poo right through their letterbox shouting “YOU GOT MAIL MOTHER-fkERS and run off giggling like a school girl.
Leave the dog turds resting against the windscreen wipers of their car, bottom of the passenger side wiper so they dont notice it getting into the car. When it rains hopefully the auto wipers will kick in smearing the s
t all over his windscreen.Or if you have big b
ks, depsot poo right through their letterbox shouting “YOU GOT MAIL MOTHER-fkERS and run off giggling like a school girl.Op - I had a similar problem, both with cats and dogs. Some suggestions from other PHers seem to have worked (for the moment at least).
The neighbour's cat was poo'ing under the hedge around the edges of the lawn. Liberal amounts of chilli powder seem to have encouraged it to go elsewhere.
Dogs were pooing on either side of the gates at the end of the drive. Washing the area down with a good dose of bleach seems to have deterred them. It needs to be fairly thick bleach so that it leaves a residue.
The neighbour's cat was poo'ing under the hedge around the edges of the lawn. Liberal amounts of chilli powder seem to have encouraged it to go elsewhere.
Dogs were pooing on either side of the gates at the end of the drive. Washing the area down with a good dose of bleach seems to have deterred them. It needs to be fairly thick bleach so that it leaves a residue.
Shakermaker said:
First step: get a load of rubber gloves/white gloves. Or if you're a cheapskate, go to your local petrol station and grab a load of the plastic "gloves" they give you to stop getting diesel all over your hands. These may be preferable come step 3...
Second step: Wait. In the house, but give no indication to passers by that you're in the house. Eventually, the Turding Dog Walker will pass, and you'll see them do it.
Third step: Leap into action. Leave your hiding place and run as fast as you can into your front garden, and, wearing as many pairs of glove as you can and feel comfortable with, scoop up the offending turd in your hands.
Fourth step: Run/walk quickly to catch up with dog walker. Shout something like "Excuse me!" or "Hey, wait a sec!" - to catch their attention. "I think you dropped something!" and do that look which lets them know not to worry - you're a friendly neighbour type who has picked up their thing and are returning it. They'll start checking their pockets with their hands so won't be looking at what is in yours
Fifth step: But you're NOT a friendly neighbour type. You lost that when you repeatedly found dog turds on your lawn. Give them the poo. Hopefully they aren't wearing gloves to walk the dog.
Sixth step: Run away.
Second step: Wait. In the house, but give no indication to passers by that you're in the house. Eventually, the Turding Dog Walker will pass, and you'll see them do it.
Third step: Leap into action. Leave your hiding place and run as fast as you can into your front garden, and, wearing as many pairs of glove as you can and feel comfortable with, scoop up the offending turd in your hands.
Fourth step: Run/walk quickly to catch up with dog walker. Shout something like "Excuse me!" or "Hey, wait a sec!" - to catch their attention. "I think you dropped something!" and do that look which lets them know not to worry - you're a friendly neighbour type who has picked up their thing and are returning it. They'll start checking their pockets with their hands so won't be looking at what is in yours
Fifth step: But you're NOT a friendly neighbour type. You lost that when you repeatedly found dog turds on your lawn. Give them the poo. Hopefully they aren't wearing gloves to walk the dog.
Sixth step: Run away.
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