Someone's Dog Keeps Pooping on Our Council Nature Strip!

Lbzart01 on 29/04/2022 - 16:59
Last edited 01/05/2022 - 13:20

Edit: I am going to consider deterring the dog with vinegar / other strong smells. I am waiting for Sydney to stop raining all the time as I don't want the smells to wash away. Thanks for your suggestions! I no longer feel vengeful and will be more proactive instead :)

I've thought about putting a big sign saying something like STOP SH*TTING ON OUR LAWN but I feel like this would make them do it more. Or maybe even make other people join in.

So I think I should install an outdoor security camera to catch them. Any recommendations please?

Also if you have an alternative solution, I'd like to hear it :)

Thanks!

Home & Garden

Comments

  • sss333 on 29/04/2022 - 17:03
    +1

    See here for similar but not the same, it helped that they knew the dog in that one.

    • bzart01 on 29/04/2022 - 17:43
      +1

      Yeah I saw this post. I feel like it might be someone doing it out of spite for some reason because a few times I've seen ciggie butts or other rubbish near it???

  • spackbace on 29/04/2022 - 17:06
    +62

    Amber Heard is back in Australia?

    • DashCam AKA Rolts on 29/04/2022 - 20:58
      +1

      You're sh1ttin' me, sure not with Barnaby Joyce still here.

    • DarkOz on 30/04/2022 - 10:40
      +2

      Amber has the answer!

    • ConsumerAffairs on 30/04/2022 - 15:35
      +1

      She'll just tell you a human did it

      • Hangryuman on 02/05/2022 - 13:28
        +1

        it's her sovereign right as a human female !

    • seeknsearch on 01/05/2022 - 13:20
      +1

      Heard Amber is back in Australia.

    • dudebargain on 01/05/2022 - 21:51

      Yes. She is known to drop 10 inch, 5 kilo logs.

  • Xistn on 29/04/2022 - 17:10
    +12

    Never blame the dog, blame the @r$ehat owner.

    Yes get a camera with motion detection.

    • bzart01 on 29/04/2022 - 17:36

      Yeah I totally agree! Wanna get the bloody human's face on camera.

      • WhyAmICommenting on 30/04/2022 - 19:12

        If they’ve got bloody stools they should see a doctor and/or vet.

    • Peck on 30/04/2022 - 11:52
      +3

      Would the motion detection, detect the 'bowel movement'?

  • Daabido on 29/04/2022 - 17:15
    +2

    Rub the owner's nose in it.

  • jv on 29/04/2022 - 17:19
    +1

    security camera to catch them. Any recommendations please?

    https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/697385

    • whatwasherproblem on 29/04/2022 - 17:24
      +1

      That link doesn't go anywhere jv (or I guess I don't have janny privileges to see it or something)

      • bzart01 on 29/04/2022 - 17:34

        The link seems broken for me too

      • Jimothy Wongingtons on 29/04/2022 - 18:06
        +2

        It was for Imou looc but I asked to delist as it was a mistaken price

        • bzart01 on 29/04/2022 - 20:43

          Cheers :)

  • jv on 29/04/2022 - 17:20

    Also if you have an alternative solution

    DNA test the poo.

  • Drakesy on 29/04/2022 - 17:32
    +5

    Definitely a dog's?

    • bzart01 on 29/04/2022 - 17:37

      LOL. Well the poo looks relatively small… So would be a small dog I think.

      • Drakesy on 29/04/2022 - 17:37
        +1

        Or a small human…?

        • bzart01 on 29/04/2022 - 17:39
          +1

          They'd have to be leprechaun sized 🤔

    • Lurk Hartog on 30/04/2022 - 10:06
      +1

      The photo of the poo jogger caught mid-log on the trail cam is one of my all time favourite photos on the internet.

      • SlickMick on 30/04/2022 - 12:40

        omg I did not know this was a thing. (I didn't find your trail jogger - but there is plenty out there on street poo joggers. What is wrong with people?

        • Lurk Hartog on 02/05/2022 - 09:55
          +1

          I'm referring to the Brisbane based executive, who's photo I'm sure you saw if you googled. They used a trail cam to catch him brown handed.

      • OneJay on 30/04/2022 - 18:07
        +4

        I remember one of the headlines for that was “Public Enemy No. 2”

  • Timtamdoritos on 29/04/2022 - 17:40
    +14

    Take small Takeaway sauce type containers.Fill them with vinegar and keep them around the lawn at different locations..Dogs hate the strong smell and don’t come back to poop. Recommending containers as spraying on grass will damage the grass.. I have tried it and it has worked.

    • bzart01 on 29/04/2022 - 17:44

      Worth considering, thanks!

      • Stewardo on 29/04/2022 - 20:34
        +2

        Also chopped citrus peel works

        • cookie2 on 30/04/2022 - 21:33

          I've done this for cats and it seemed to work. Had to put a good amount but it did it.

  • CheapskateQueen on 29/04/2022 - 17:49
    +5

    how do you know it's just one dog? now that I have a dog and one that likes to eat poop I realise there's plenty of douche bags not picking up poo

    • RecklessMonkeys on 30/04/2022 - 10:20
      +14

      Your poop-eating dog sounds like part of the solution.

  • MS Paint on 29/04/2022 - 17:49
    +22

    I've thought about putting a big sign saying something like STOP SH*TTING ON OUR LAWN

    Just making sure you are aware that dogs can't read

    • SF3 on 29/04/2022 - 18:26
      +8

      Unless dog name is Brian Griffin.

  • o53djz7qTPY4der on 29/04/2022 - 18:41
    +6

    Put a sign up that says "poisonous chemicals recently laid".

    Most decent owners will keep their dog/s away.

    • John Kimble on 30/04/2022 - 00:51
      +19

      Most decent owners would clean up after their dog in the first place.

  • Nutrino on 29/04/2022 - 19:14
    +1

    Almost went postal on a home owner walking my dog. My dog did her business, owner comes running shouting

    "did you dog shit on my lawn?"
    Me "yes, i pick it up"
    Motion for bag out of my pocket…
    He starts f bombing…
    I held my tongue. Picked up and moved on.

    Ive walked 1000+ times down the same street.

    Ive encounter too many of these types of home owners. Tell the ones that are doing the wrong thing. Not every dog walker does the wrong thing.

    • bzart01 on 29/04/2022 - 19:25

      That sucks

      I have two dogs myself who I take out of walks so I am not generalising that all dog owners are bad / don't pick up after their dogs. I am assuming most do.

      But this mystery stealthy person does not!!

    • Peck on 30/04/2022 - 11:56
      -1

      "a home owner walking my dog", then it was 'his' fault.

    • Dan_ on 01/05/2022 - 12:16

      The lawn on his property or the nature strip?

    • buckster on 01/05/2022 - 15:34
      +1

      After the poop was in the bag you should've swung it like a flail and chased them chanting a battle cry

  • chrisn26 on 29/04/2022 - 19:44

    Unfortunately you're fighting a losing battle. Just hose it down and go on with your life. Unfortunately dog poo is everywhere. In fact, the only public place that I can consistently not find dog poo is where dogs are banned. Maybe find a place to live where dogs are banned? Here's an example: https://www.savethekoala.com/our-work/koala-beach-housing-de…

  • SmiTTy on 29/04/2022 - 19:53
    +2

    Buy a bag of cheap chilli powder and sprinkle some all over the area. I've done something similar, bought from an Indian grocery shop. Relatively cheap

    Disclaimer…. for me, it wasn't grass. So I don't know how it will affect your soil/grass patch there. It [probably] won't kill the grass , but im sure it's not beneficial

  • poboy on 29/04/2022 - 21:32
    +16

    I once secured a possum cage beside my nature strip tree as I was determined to catch the dirty dog.

    It only took a day, but I nabbed him. At dusk I had a quick look around, then when the coast was clear laid a smelly log over the top of the dog.

    I'm not proud. But it gave me closure.

    • lachhelix on 30/04/2022 - 02:24

      😂

    • [Deactivated] on 30/04/2022 - 08:41
      +5

      Poboy? Should be Pooboy. 🤣

    • RecklessMonkeys on 30/04/2022 - 10:23

      Imagine the headlines

    • Kangal on 30/04/2022 - 15:55

      I did the same, but on those annoying birds who wait for me to wash the car. So now their cars are full of shiit, and these birds are either driving a Peugeot or Falcon.

  • Some Human on 29/04/2022 - 21:55
    +1

    I would take a dump on your lawn if I saw a sign telling me not to.

    • bzart01 on 29/04/2022 - 23:40
      +4

      Lol see, I knew it would encourage some people.

    • Jugganautx on 30/04/2022 - 00:00
      +2

      its the council's not theirs.

      • Some Human on 30/04/2022 - 03:05

        Op’s theoretical sign specifically says not to shit on their lawn

  • lachhelix on 30/04/2022 - 02:23
    +10

    I had the same thing happening to me - got really annoyed thinking someone was letting their dog go and not picking up after it…

    I set up a camera and after the 3rd night I spotted an industrial sized white fluffy cat come over and take a shit, and casually wander back home 3 doors down.

    Sprayed it with the hose the next night, it ran off and it's never been back since 😁

  • The tiger on 30/04/2022 - 07:40
    -1

    Bad luck, you got a bad and inconsiderate neighbour. A popular saying is : you can choose your friends but not your neighbours. I got similar case. Nothing much I could do even I returned the fucxxxx poos to them. Lucky me I suffered for a few years only as that fucxxxx dog died from cancer due to that inconsiderable neighbour was unwilling to fork out the expensive medical fees to the vet.

    • tonka on 30/04/2022 - 18:32
      +1

      Their vet could cure cancer?

    • cookie2 on 30/04/2022 - 21:36
      +2

      Possibly could've avoided or treated with proper animal care.

  • whatthecrappin on 30/04/2022 - 08:16
    +16

    had the same problem. 1st time I picked it up. 2nd time I went door knocking. couldnt find them and ended up puting a photo of the person just watching their dog taking a dump. was an older lady. who could run surprisingly fast (had a video of her running to take her pic down off the tree)! never happened again. although she was super angry and yelled at me once for taking pics of her. I just yelled back - I wouldnt do it if you didnt leave your shit behind LOL

    • bzart01 on 30/04/2022 - 21:27

      Hmmm so I should do a stakeout!

    • cookie2 on 30/04/2022 - 21:37

      Awesome!

    • john_conner on 01/05/2022 - 16:20

      User name checks out

    • GourmetFoodie on 12/05/2022 - 20:54

      You are my hero.

  • reactor-au on 30/04/2022 - 09:34

    I have the same, last time was actually on my front lawn next to the walkway.
    Inconsiderate twats, I'd throw it back at them if I could

  • 82norm on 30/04/2022 - 09:59

    You can get a cheap Arlec Grid Connect wireless camera and run it off a USB Power bank for about 8hrs. Around $40.00. @ Bunnings. Hide it in the bushes or mount it on a tree. Multiple settings to view via iPhone and alarm notifications.

  • kolorijo on 30/04/2022 - 10:46

    I had some cat doing it in my backyard, what would be the options to deter them?

    • deepdag on 30/04/2022 - 17:37
      +1

      You can get some sprays at the vet shops. Spray around that area few times, cats won't come back.

    • cookie2 on 30/04/2022 - 21:46
      +2

      I put lots of chopped up lemons n limes around. Also they love nice soft soil for their paws so make it uncomfortable for them for a while. I used some chicken wire over some areas. Also plant things if you can. Just get rid of free soil space, wherever possible.

    • smartazz104 on 30/04/2022 - 18:24

      You'd pick up someone else's dog's shit? No you wouldn't.

    • bzart01 on 30/04/2022 - 21:33
      +2

      Lol don't worry, not obsessing over it :)

  • oz2882 on 30/04/2022 - 12:02

    Once my hubby caught someone didn’t pick up after her dog and she said she had forgotten to bring a bag. My hubby handed her a bag and she picked up and left but this doesn’t stop her to do the same thing again.

  • the Unforgiven on 30/04/2022 - 12:43

    Slug gun or sling shot

  • windale on 30/04/2022 - 14:46

    Install a stake with some dog poo bags attached as a public service. More than likely a stray dog though or trained not to shit in its own yard.

  • Kamsi on 30/04/2022 - 15:05

    I hope someone can invent a dog owner abuse camera slash instant fine for allowing it dog to poo on someone land :)

  • OzHunterNSW on 30/04/2022 - 15:13

    Sit out front out of sight - and keep an eye out for the culprit… typically in the evenings they strike.

    Once you establish who it is - accumulate all the DS and (I am not advocating this - just a tic Tok suggestion) toss at their front door.

  • lysp on 30/04/2022 - 15:52

    Here's a photo I took of someone's response to dog crap on the lawn.

    From the looks of it, they were quite irritated.

    https://i.imgur.com/82AEqYe.jpg

    • tonka on 30/04/2022 - 18:30
      +3

      Gee, he may as well have pooped on top of it to show the dog his dominance. His problem certainly wasn't that he takes pride in keeping the lawn looking nice.

    • cenakhoa on 01/05/2022 - 23:21

      Print their face out on a wooden stick flag and stick it on top of the dog shit

  • lonewolf on 30/04/2022 - 16:37

    Isnt that nature strip technically not your property? I once saw a guy bring his dog into our front yard( we have a fence and gate, so he had to open the gate and come in and let the dog do his business on the front yard then left. I didnt quite get why as we didnt know this person so its not like there was some conflict. Then again this was ages ago and we encountered some not very nice behaviour to us when we first moved into the neighbourhood.

    • bzart01 on 01/05/2022 - 01:10
      +3

      Technically not our property but, side note, funny cos we once we got a letter from council saying if we don't maintain it we can be fined.

      I wish the council would come a pick up the poop…maybe I should mail it to them.

      • lonewolf on 02/05/2022 - 00:54

        I presume each council is different as I have seen councils doing the front nature strip in some suburbs.

      • airtime on 02/05/2022 - 08:44

        Which Sydney council sent you a letter advising they'd fine you if you didn't maintain the nature strip?

        While owned by council the nature strip is the adjacent landowner's responsibility to maintain. But I've never heard of anyone being threatened a fine for not 'maintaining' it. I wonder what standard or threshold they use to determine whether the strip is maintained or not. They would have to advise you of that as well.

        Cameras are unlikely to help. You would need them close to your property boundary to capture at sufficient quality to identify the owner(s) of the offending animals. Once you have a good enough image or video, your options are still limited and perhaps not very effective in stopping the behaviour. They might however act as a deterrent if they are visible enough. Spraying vinegar on grass or around trees is also likely to kill the grass and affect a tree's health. I would avoid that.

        I would just keep an eye out when home and walk outside when you see someone pause there with a dog. That is likely good enough to send the message they should pickup their dogs droppings or (more likely) let their dog crap elsewhere.

  • Duckie2hh on 30/04/2022 - 17:07
    -7

    It's not your land. Get over it Kevin.

  • tonka on 30/04/2022 - 18:22

    If the dog's in your neighborhood reads signs and can take vengeance if they don't like what they read………………….just cope with the extra poop and don't pee them off I reckon. They're not really dogs.

  • LFO on 30/04/2022 - 19:00
    +2

    Vinegar ! !

    Good quality household food grade vinegar sprayed all over the lawn seem to deter dogs and cats.
    Not all of them but the vast majority and almost instantly.

    Perseverance paid off at the end and virtually all animals are NOT using that public footpath as a toilette now.

    Worth to try, lawn seems greener even after the first spray.

  • Wasabi Ninja on 30/04/2022 - 20:11
    +2

    Buy chilli flakes from the local Indian grocery store. Spread liberally, no more poop.

    • Quantumcat on 30/04/2022 - 23:09
      +2

      Username checks out

    • gimli on 01/05/2022 - 17:52

      coles now sells carolina reapers.
      Might be even better. :D

  • acersaurus on 30/04/2022 - 20:42

    Put some suspenders on, then sit on a rocking chair out front with a shot gun in hand for a week or so.

    That or wrote them a letter titled "to the pooper" and attach it to your nature strip with tent pegs.

  • kaleidoscope on 01/05/2022 - 01:18

    Have seen this on internet and a past ozb post, do post back the results please :) …

    Save your bacon grease, then pour warm bacon grease on the poop by using a zip lock sandwich bag (like icing a cupcake). I did this after repeatedly (and politely) asking my neighbour to stop his dog from pooping on my yard. Neighbour repeatedly stated "wasn't my dog" so I "treated" the dog poop. The dog gleefully recycled the new bacon treats and magically poop disappeared from my lawn!. source

    • McFly on 01/05/2022 - 09:06
      +1

      Something about this doesn't sound kosher.

  • drfuzzy on 01/05/2022 - 11:39
    -8

    My guess is you are either unemployed, underemployed, or retired to worry about such things.
    Life has so many more problems than where a dog poops.

    • bzart01 on 01/05/2022 - 13:17
      +2

      Actually I'm in my late 20s and working :D If I was retired I would probably be able to catch the person as I sit on the porch in a rocking chair all day.

      Yes I agree life has many other problems, and this is one of many.

      I hope you are not considering a career in fortune telling :(

      • drfuzzy on 01/05/2022 - 13:46

        Crystal ball needing repairs :)

  • [Deactivated] on 01/05/2022 - 12:27
    +7

    This happened to me previously when I moved into a new home.

    My car has parking dashcam, so it was easy to find out who it was by parking my car all day outside. The person had a regular dog-walking schedule, so I waited and followed them to their home.

    Once I found out where they lived, I saved up the poop for about 5 days, then "delivered" it to their driveway.

    Never happened to me again.

    Pass aggressiveness at it finest, I didn't even have to confront the person. It was one of the most satisfying moments of my life lol

    • bzart01 on 01/05/2022 - 13:24
      +1

      A dashcam is actually a fantastic idea

    • GourmetFoodie on 12/05/2022 - 20:56

      Hero!

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