In the actual dog pens I have I scoop atleast 2x a day, actually pretty much anytime I am outside in the pens if they need scooped I do it because I HATE having poop filled pens, I can't stand it, especially since a lot of the fenced area I have is concret pavers, which get hosed, scrubbed down and bleached atleast once a week.... but even the gravel pens I HAVE to keep them clean!....whether we have rain, snow, to cold, to hot etc.. whatever...

Now In my actual yard where my dogs run loose and are out of the pens, VERY rarely do I scoop it because the dogs usually go to the edge of the yard or even in the woods to use the bathroom, rather than just going in the middle of my yard.... which is actually pretty small because most of my property is all woods and rocky hillside (about 17 acres)... if they do happen to go closer to the house or my steps I will scoop it then.

Janna