If you have dogs and little kids

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's ideal if you can walk the dog to poop, but this isn't always an option. It's not like dogs poop on command -- a walk to the corner isn't necessarily going to produce a poop.

Everyone else doesn't have "perfect pet and kid lives." Our dog poops in our yard, and it's hard to see. For some reason, he likes pooping on top of plants, which is nice because you are less likely to step in it but irritating because it's easy to miss when picking up. Someone frequently steps in it -- usually me.

Maybe keep an eye on your dog when you let him/her out right before the kids go out to play? Or make it a game to go around slowly and look for poop? My DS loves picking up poop (and usually uses a plastic bag or shovel unless I am too slow to get there first -- that a whole other issue!).

If you feed your dog on a regular schedule, walk him/her on a regular schedule, watch his/her body cues, and employ incentives to train him/her, you can come to an agreeable routine regarding where and when he will poop.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We trained our dog to go in one area of the yard, away from foot traffic.

Great idea. Us too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:We live in a townhouse no yard. Dog walks to poo.

Us too.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We clean up the poop and the kids play in the yard. WHY, does either the dog do a fresh poop or we miss a poop and the kids (who are to little to look out for it) step in poop EVERY TIME?! Is it just me? Why does everyone else have perfect pet and kid lives?

Here's a "perfect" kid/pet story for ya:

We have a ten year old English Bulldog that was dh's "baby" before he had actual babies. I am literally waiting with baited breath for the thing to die. After being spoiled for years, he cannot be away from us ever. We can't put him outside, he will bark non-stop for hours. He humps EVERYTHING. He has no tail so unless you wipe his butt after he poos he will lay against a wall and streak a big line of poo against it. He picks fights with our other dog and then loses, so they must be kept separate 24/7. Bulldogs aren't even suppose to live past 8, but he's as spunky as a puppy. At this point I think he is just carrying on to spite me.

Stepping in his poop is the least of my worries. I'm too busy scraping it off the walls and furniture.

I am ROFLMAO. Thank you so much for this story. My DH wants a bull dog. Not even sure I want one, they are so cute when a puppy, then they just get downright ugly as sin.

[Anonymous]

We walk our dog. No way in hell is my dog defecating where my children play! Gross!