How Often Do You Poop-Scoop Your Yard

[Pam]

take a pitcher of warm water with you & pour it on the little piles & dark spots where it's under the snow... In just a minute they are "scoopable". HaHaHa, I wonder if I should send this tip into Helouise?

LOL! LOL! I don't think I have ever read any tip that even remotely comes close to that in Helouise!

During the summer months I usually do it every other day. I make sure I do it right before hubby mows. In the winter no one walks in the yard other than the dogs so I slack off A LOT! Bella usually goes along the back part of the yard so there aren't so many *mines* of hers to accidentally walk through. Ripley goes everywhere but his poopies are pretty tiny. I did a long overdue pooper scoop last week and let's just say it was probably comparable to cleaning up after a couple of elephants.

[mruffruff]

I'm really bad about this!

I scoop rarely, mostly when I need to mow. Once or twice between November and March.
My yard is divided into a dog area and 'my' area, so I don't have to avoid the mess. The dogs have decided to use the back part of 'their' yard so it makes it easier to clean. Nice of them.

Two weeks worth of dog scooping is equal to on day's worth of cat scooping.

[Ramble On Rose]

Depends on the weather:

In semi coldish weather when we arn't hanging out out side much, once a week, the day before garbage pick-up. In winter, maybe once a month if we get a nice day and there's not a lot in snow. In the nicest months, twice a week.

[k9krazee]

We're like Angie, we mow the lawn once a week and it's done before that. Or on the rare occasion that we're having company, I'm bored or if we want to play hide-and-seek I'll scoop it. Once we stop mowing the lawn...I wouldn't walk in the yard. :P

[shepgirl]

Everyday, summer or winter. I hate to see my dogs digging in the snow for poopsicles so it gets picked up even during a snowstorm...I need the fresh air anyway...hubby and I actually share the chore...whoever happens to be outside when they go or if we see some. You get used to freezing cold and snow and don't get bothered by it.

[lizbud]

I usually like to play fetch with the pups on any good day, so it helps
a lot not to have to watch where I step. They both go on the same
side of the yard, & it only takes a few minutes. I would think it was healthy
for the dogs too.

[cali]

every day or 2 in the summer. whever possable in the winter. I womnt go outside when its 40 below to poop scoop lol, but we get random warm days throughout the winter where things will start to melt for a day..those day I will go out and pick up what I can..the next day its usually 40 below and snowing again lol. its finally springtime and the snow is melting so we have been out every other day or so picking up what we can get at. there IS a $500 fine for not cleaning your yard here, so we try to clean up whatever is visable.

[ChrisH]

When I lived in a house with a garden once a day. Now I'm living in the end bungalow of four and without fences between us in the long back yard/garden I have to take Bob out on the lead to do his business, and make sure he does so on our 'patch'. As I'm out there anyway I clean it up right away.