If you have dogs and little kids

[Anonymous]

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?

[Anonymous]

walk the dog down the block to poop and bag it. at least it won't be in your yard where the kids play

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I think a no shoes in the house rule is a good way to keep this from being a huge problem.

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Anonymous wrote:walk the dog down the block to poop and bag it. at least it won't be in your yard where the kids play

Dogs like to go on walks.

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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!).

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

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We walk the dog to poop. She never goes in the yard.

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Luckily, our dog likes to poop in the far back corner of the yard and our kids rarely go back there... inevitably, my son steps in poop every month or so. Such is life with dogs and kids.

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Anonymous wrote:We walk the dog to poop. She never goes in the yard.

Mine too...but it's obnoxious when it's raining or 2 degrees outside, or the baby is asleep and I can't take doggy for a walk.

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Anonymous wrote:We walk the dog to poop. She never goes in the yard.

Mine too...but it's obnoxious when it's raining or 2 degrees outside, or the baby is asleep and I can't take doggy for a walk.

I hear ya. my backyard is a mud pit when it rains and she would stay out forever in any weather so it's extra incentive for me to walk her even when it's miserable out just so I can get her back in!

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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.

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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.

When one of my children was young he said he only liked dogs with nice tails. He was referring to his view of a relative's Dobermann's but hole. They all stated they didn't like dogs with that...not a nice view. DH wanted an English Bulldog and we discussed the breed many times. Too many issues plus vet input indicated that they are a high medical maintenance breed.

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

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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.

Omg i'm dying. Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Be thankful your dog poops in the backyard!! When ours was a puppy, it was wintertime and our deck was icy, so we got accustomed to taking him out to the front yard, thinking we'd just switch it later. Nope. Dog only poops I the front yard, though will pee anywhere. As a result, we clean the yard duly and hope he goes during a walk.