Why can't your dog poop on your own lawn?

[Anonymous]

There isn't always yard/green space in front, around or behind the homes, but if you have that sort of space (your condo's green space for example) and also have a dog,
why can't you train your dog to poop on your lawn instead of going on a walk to poop on someone else's? The walk is for other reasons too but dogs will typically poop when on a walk.

[Anonymous]

I clean it up, stop complaining.

[Anonymous]

Totally agree. It kills a patch of grass on my lawn. So entitled, so irresponsible.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree. It kills a patch of grass on my lawn. So entitled, so irresponsible.

Wait it kills the grass? That explains my problem corner, the dogs love it

[Anonymous]

I taught my dog to pee on command, so she pees on my lawn at the start of our walk. But she needs to walk to get the bowels moving, sorry. I bet you don't poop on command either.

I have never noticed our lawn damaged by dog poop or pee, across multiple dogs. I know there are people who have this problem but honestly I think it's their weak grass. Plant something more robust.

[Anonymous]

My dog will not poop in my backyard. So he gets 2 to 3 walks a day, every day. We don't allow him to poop on anyone's lawn, and we always pick it up.

[Anonymous]

I keep my dog to the tree box.

[Anonymous]

My dog cannot just go outside and drop a load. He needs some exercise to get things going and that's going to happen on the walk. Some humans are the same in that they have to go after running or working out. How would you like it if someone told you to go in a particular place at a particular time?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I clean it up, stop complaining.

Some people don’t. There’s one lady in particular that lets her dog dig up my yard. I can’t wait until I catch her. I don’t know why people think it’s ok to let their dogs pee on my landscaping or dig up my grass. It’s insanely rude.

[Anonymous]

He does. But he likes to poop on yours too!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dog cannot just go outside and drop a load. He needs some exercise to get things going and that's going to happen on the walk. Some humans are the same in that they have to go after running or working out. How would you like it if someone told you to go in a particular place at a particular time?

This. She needs to get the legs and the sniffer going before there's any action.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Totally agree. It kills a patch of grass on my lawn. So entitled, so irresponsible.

Wait it kills the grass? That explains my problem corner, the dogs love it

Depends on what they are fed. Many additives in dog food will definitely kill grass.

[Anonymous]

OP make sure you never use a public or friend’s or family’s toilet. Why can’t you train youself to exclusively poop and pee at your own house?

[Anonymous]

My dog’s pee can kill the grass in our backyard (generally only when we don’t get any precipitation for a while), but his poop doesn’t hurt the grass because we pick it up immediately. He’s a big boy (79 lbs), so he’s got a big bladder. Maybe really small dogs are less likely to kill grass?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP make sure you never use a public or friend’s or family’s toilet. Why can’t you train youself to exclusively poop and pee at your own house?

Wow. Barring emergencies or extended stays, most of us do.