Author Topic: dealing with dog poo (Read 2387 times)

VEG · « **on:** April 19, 2014, 06:53:10 pm »

How do you get rid of it?
Just bought some land with some kennels on and have a chap with 6 foxhounds in residence. Does anyone use one of those dog poo decomposing things? would it deal with the crap from this many dogs?

darkbrowneggs · « **Reply #1 on:** April 19, 2014, 07:16:35 pm »

I have a feeling there is a long thread on this somewhere,. but basically after a lot of research I bought a large strong lidded dustbin. Put some brash (it woody twiggy stuff) in the bottom then a shovel full of garden soil and a kilo of good big dendrobaena worms, you can buy online or from a fishing shop.
Then just fill up with poo.

When full - which will take much longer than you think as the worms will be eating it and turning it into soil, leave for a year then use somewhere you wont be handling it, ie not on veg or pleasure gardens - really thats just to be on the safe side. It will look and smell exactly like normal earth

jaykay · « **Reply #2 on:** April 19, 2014, 09:42:07 pm »

I just put it down the manhole cover. I decided those 'dog poo' things were just a poor septic tank and that it might as well go into the properly designed one.

doganjo · « **Reply #3 on:** April 19, 2014, 11:03:35 pm »

We tried one of those when we only had three small dogs (cockers) - it couldn't cope. So now I put it all down the outside drain - goes straight into the main sewers.

VEG · « **Reply #4 on:** April 19, 2014, 11:14:07 pm »

Thanks for the replies there is no sewer or drains on the land that can be used, thats why I asked about the dog loo. Any other alternatives?

doganjo · « **Reply #5 on:** April 19, 2014, 11:55:49 pm »

double or triple bag it and send in rubbish to landfill?

AndynJ · « **Reply #6 on:** April 20, 2014, 11:47:50 am »

Similar to dark brown eggs

Normal plastic dustbin, cut the bottom off, sank in ground
We have used ours quite a while now and it only looks like we have a couple of days worth in there
I would suggest maybe having more than one might alleviate your concerns

I also think cutting the bottom off was the best thing we did

Our own toilet was the same thing for 10 months it coped just about with 3 of us that included flushing a mains toilet.