How to catch a dirty dog owner

[ManOpener]

Over the last few weeks, we've had a problem on my (terraced) street with a dog owner or dog owners who are letting their pets crap in front of the houses, including on people's actual doorsteps, without cleaning it up. I'm fed up with clearing up the st some low-life ahole can't be bothered to pick up, so I wonder if the PH masses can give any suggestions of ways of either dissuading the dogs from leaving their business there, or publicly shaming the owner.

So far I've done exactly nothing other than removing all the weeds and vegitation growing at the front of my house (it backs directly onto the footpath, as does everyone elses). What would your "next step" be? Will the council care about such a thing? I'm tempted to get a cheap miniature camera of some kind and hide it away somewhere on the frontage of the house to see if I can catch the culprit.

[anothernameitist]

Council might be intrested, most will habve abye law about dog fowling, depends on their resources on if they can help.

Camera seems the best way.

[simoid]

Do you want to catch them, or stop them, or both? Camera should do both if turned on I would think, hopefully one if a dummy camera.

[anonymous-user]

I doubt a dog would walk up to your front door and lay one down, they're gong to be on paths where they're being walked.

If they're on your doorstep/doormat that's more likely cats or foxes.

[Hooli]

el stovey said:

I doubt a dog would walk up to your front door and lay one down, they're gong to be on paths where they're being walked.

If they're on your doorstep/doormat that's more likely cats or foxes.

I used to have a dog that liked to st on things like steps. No idea why but he'd often find something like that, or stand in the road & poo on the kerb.

[whoami]

el stovey said:

I doubt a dog would walk up to your front door and lay one down, they're gong to be on paths where they're being walked.

If they're on your doorstep/doormat that's more likely cats or foxes.

What a load of st.

[TwistingMyMelon]

Could be a dog, one of mine will st anywhere and he then likes doing it routine!

Although could be foxes

I would get a camera if poss

[maxdb]

I would invest in some CCTV and a paintball gun.

[ManFromDelmonte]

You can get products to dissuade foxes from coming into your garden, could work on other canidae.

e.g.

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Scoot-50g-Repellent-Sachet...

[Axionknight]

VBRJ, duh

[Galsia]

Get a camera and when you know who it is post it through his/her letterbox.