Keep The Dog Poop Or Flush It?

One of the less appealing duties of dog owners is picking up poop.?Of course once you pick it up you have to put it someplace.?Where?

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One thing is for certain if you are a dog owner. You will, at one time or another, be picking up poop. You will do this because your neighbor gets really upset when your dog poops on his newly mowed lawn. You will do this because your neighborhood association has spies who report you leaving poop on the common areas. You will do this because you live in New York City.

It doesn't matter why you do it. You might even do it because you don't want your own yard to be covered in smelly dog poop. Whatever the reason, rest assured that if you have a dog, you will be picking up poop.

Now maybe you've got a fancy pooper scooper or maybe you just take the plastic bags from the grocery store and pick it up. However you pick up poop, once you have picked it up, you have to put it somewhere.

What are the options? Like many of us you might bring home the plastic bag and toss it in the big garbage can in the garage. Maybe you put it in somebody else's garbage can. Truthfully I don't know what the people in New York City do. Having smelly poop in your kitchen garbage can isn't very appealing.

Assuming you are not going to be able to teach your do to use the potty, what is the next best thing to do with the poop? Well maybe flushing it is a good solution. But of course you cannot flush those plastic bags from the grocery store.

Putting dog poop in the garbage can has two major problems. The first is that it really stinks up the can, no matter how tight you tie the bag. The second is the bag itself. It is plastic. It will be in the landfill for many many years.

Wait, I've got it. How about doggie bags that are strong enough to pick up the poop and yet flushable? Yes, once you put them in the water the bag softens and becomes flushable in a regular toilet. No stinky garbage cans and no plastic to the land fill.

We all love our dogs and most of us hate it when they cause problems for our neighbors. Picking up poop is the price we pay for owning a dog. Having the ability to flush that poop can make our lives as pet owners a bit easier.