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Robert Ray wrote:Ughh I'm dealing with this now. The little buggers concentrated on the driveway since it had the lowest depth of snow this year. So of course, I encounter the landmines as I get out of the vehicles.
Eric Hanson wrote:I have three tools, but they are hardly magic:
1) flat bladed shovel
2) hoe
3) 5-gallon bucket
I have gone out and either worked the doggie-doo with the shovel or used the hoe to scrape it on to the shovel. I then dump it into the bucket and carry it away.
Its still fairly disgusting, but such are the fun experiences of having a dog--I miss having a dog.
Eric
Tereza Okava wrote:I saw this thread wake up and thought OH NO NOT POOPMAGEDDON AGAIN!!
How bad was the damage? Did you come up with some awesome solution (chip drop over your entire yard??)
I had a poopmageddon situation of my own yesterday, when Dirtbag Dog woke me up by jumping on my bed with (gasp) poopfoot. Which of course was followed by slow realizations like "what is that smell" and the horror that It Was Coming From The Sheet and then much shrieking, ripping off of bedclothes and an early morning forced footbath for Mr Poopfoot.
Carla Burke wrote:I use one of these on non-gravel areas (source: Amazon):
Anne Miller wrote:If there is a lot of mud then find an out of the way spot to make a new compost pile for flowers.
Tereza Okava wrote:oh nooooo! and hiding under the covers until, say, May isn't an option huh.
Hopefully you can dig up an old face mask and a container of vapor-rub and occupy yourself thinking about anything that's not pasty, squishy, squicky or even worse. Think about ducklings, maybe. I Love Lucy. All the kinds of mushrooms you know. Maybe all together.
Timothy Norton wrote:I wish I had a better way, but impervious gloves and a shovel have been my go-to. It's gross, it's messy, but it generally is a one and done event.
Ideally, there would be a warm stint so the ground/manure can dry up a little bit.
Anne Miller wrote:I would use a garden spade or shovel. Place content in approved bag.
Douglas Campbell wrote:I get 250 l plastic barrels, with snap ring lids, and drill holes in the bottom.
I put them in a shady place where nutrient leachate will be helpful or at least not disruptive.
I put a mess of chopped brush in the bottom.
Then I slowly make a digusting layer cake of poop, woodash and worms, with daily shoveling.
Ice builds up in winter, wading through snowbanks builds character
Once full I use window screen and the snap ring to cover.
Wait 0.5-1 y and I have a mass of odourless worm casings for shrubs etc,
along with seething masses of worms.
The barrels can be rolled to destination.
Passing through worms greatly lowers pathogens.
This all requires some room to work.
Tereza Okava wrote:ah i don't miss this part of living in snow country....
what kind of surface is it? hoping for something hard (concrete) that you can shovel and then hose? (ideally, sprinkle some sawdust over and then shovel....) gravel? (ugh)
