Dog's Defecating On Front Lawns

[Simomatra]

Thanks Trevor and Skew I will get some today and give it a try

Cheers Sam

[BobL]

G'day All.
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She sprinkles Cloudy Ammonia all over the grass. It doesn't hurt the grass and the dogs can't get away fast enough.
Humans can't smell it.
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That's not quite correct, Cloudy ammonia is a 10% solution of ammonium hydroxide and 10% detergent or surfactant. Humans can smell it, if you take the top of a bottle and have a big whiff it can even knock you out (I did that as a kid) briefly and make your eyes water for a couple of hours. It is also a mild skin irritant and repeated exposure has been linked to fertility problems in both men and women. If you use it in small amounts its probably OK but I suggest looking up the MSDS before spraying it all over the place and kids come and play regularly on the grass.

The way the ammonia works as an anti dog agent is that a few minutes after spraying the levels of ammonia in the air fall below what humans can detect but dogs having noses 200 times more sensitive will continue to detect it for a few days.

[Simomatra]

Thanks Bob

Have not purchased so will do some more research

Cheers Sam

[Chopstick]

If it is at all possible take it out on the owner, its thier fault for either not training them properly or letting them roam.

[Bob38S]

Aaaah,
shanghai + frangible ammo [JAFFAS].
Just be careful because if you miss the chocolate may be eaten and that could be harmful for the ummm, aarrr, pet.
Bob

[Caliban]

When I had the same problem years ago before I became all nice and sensible and and pc etc I drilled a hole in a golf ball and glued it onto a target arrow. Hit this dog in the rump from about 50 metres once, he shifted into hyperdrive and never came back.
Damn you apricot, now I'm wondering if this broken leg is kharma? (my carma just ran over your dogma?)

[Markw]

The use of any of the ammonia base products as a deterent ia an old wives tale.

Current understanding is that it will actually encourage the dog to return to that spot. When urine breaks down it is supposed to form uric acid (sp) then further into ammonia like compounds and its this aroma that bring the dog back because last time it was a comfortable place.

This theory is even being taught in Puppy school for training young puppies when in the house in appropriate.

[soundman]

How about a big box of black pepper.
Sniff that mut.

[Markw]

I heard of people using black pepper, white pepper, tabasco sauce (these products generally used to stop chewing) and commercial "dog gone" products which are based on methly keytones - notice the druggies haven't found them for production of coke or is it speed whatever.

Generally nothing works that you put on a lawn and forget. If the dog isn't crapping on the lawn then its just found a nicer view somewhere else (how do you think this fallicy of the clear bottle came to pass).

Best way - threaten/prosecute/etc the owner or call the pound for strays (no collar tag) or call council if an owned animal. The garden hose is also good for unowned animals. If you live in a rural area I believe you can shoot it but must return the carcass to the owner if known (please do NOT take this as gospel) - gun laws preclude this within the Metro area

[Bodgy]

Tabasco and other chillie based sauces do work.

We had a pup (still have a dignified old 12 y o) who used to chew on power cables. Coated said cables in pepper, tabasco, Mamma's Hot Chillie Sauce (ex Antiga) all mixed up with oil and he never repeated the offence.

Don't know if this could be modified for your front patch. Don't need to worry about rain tho. Will it ever rain again in Sydney?

[ownerbuilder]

On the topic of dog poo - In Fiji, where the locals drink gallons of kava/yaqona (piper methysticum), they use the grounds of the powdered mix to keep dogs out of their yard. If you have a kava-loving Fijian friend, ask him to keep the waste grounds/powder for you - then simply sprinkle it around your front yard and it definitely keeps dogs away.

Years ago when our neighbour's dogs used to poo right next to the fenceline, we sprinkled used kava powder all along the fenceline. The 2 dogs kept well away from the fence after that & poo-ed on their owner's verandah! Great stuff!!!!

Problem is having to top up every now and again, so you'd have to find a Fijian who is addicted to kava.