How to break down dog crap

[lockers]

Catchie title I know but does anyone know the best way to speed up the breakdown of dog do. I have 2 very productive dogs and would like to know what contraptions or additives are used by people to break it down quickly into the soil or where ever its buried

[Auld Bassoon]

I don't know why, but a neighbours nature strip a couple of hundred metres away springs to mind :eek:

[ozwinner]

Mallet!!
Get the biggest mallet you can find and while still moist ( no, not the mallet) give it the biggest whack you have.

Wont speed up the process, but its fun.

Al

[Brengun]

Leave the grass a little longer and keep it moist so it can mulch in. Get some dung beetles. Marvelous little creatures take the do dos and roll it into little balls and bury it for you.

[Gumby]

Stick it into a compost bin. The worms absolutely love the stuff. I have 2 medium size dogs and that's where it all goes.

[Auld Bassoon]

Mallet!!
Get the biggest mallet you can find and while still moist ( no, not the mallet) give it the biggest whack you have.

Wont speed up the process, but its fun.

Al

Eeeewwww! Just make sure that you're wearing BIG wellies - or wait until the Postie is just turning up on s/his dinky little moped :eek:

Actually, come to think of it, now I know why my gardening service chap wears his "space suit" kit - and I haven't even got a dog. But my neighbour does :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad:

[scooter]

What about taking a leaf out of the northerners cane toad book & go at the shyte with the driver?

No, not you, Col

[felixe]

We bury ours under sugar cane in the garden, but I did see at the gardening Australia show that there was a guy who was selling composting bins designed to break down dog crap. Maybe google or call the local RSPA/Animal welfare league, as they may have a contact for you?

[johnc]

Lockers,

Perhaps a good start would be to stop feeding them Pal, or whatever is causing the over production of doggie landmines. I just sling ours in the compost heap, if really soft hit em with the garden hose and propel them into the garden which seems to break them down in the process, set the lawn mower blades low will see amazing results. Other wise train them to crap on the garden beds, if you succeed let me know how you did it.

My confession is I simply leave it until SWMBO hits the roof and clean up a few weeks worth in one hit for a bit of peace and quiet. This pile of filth then makes it into the compost and the worms seem pretty effective at getting rid of it.

John.

[Cliff Rogers]

John beat me.... the mower does an ace job.

Dung bettles also work, if you have them in your area.

[Mica]

How about collecting it on a spade and dumping it in the garbage bin? It is supposed to not be good for the garden. Or get a small dog, who doesn't do lots of dumps

[Clinton1]

I buy the expensive 20kg bags of dog food from the vets - works out cheaper per month, healthier, less farts and the poo's are smaller and drier.
Dog poo goes under the garden pine bark in summer and breaks down quickly, in winter is has to go in the bin.
Pick it up twice a week at least and the jobs not too bad.

The compost bins that use a bacteria to assist in the breakdown ( http://www.bokashi.com.au/Products.htm ) work a treat as well, a mate has one and it handles the waste from 2 german shep's.

[bennylaird]

Side question..........

Why is it when you step in one you always have shoes on with tread that has excellent holding qualities??????

[stumbling dubbo]

You can do an intenet search for doggie septic and they have in ground systems under $200.
Careful with putting the crap into worm farms and compost as it has some lingering dangers that aren't really healthy and you can't use it on veggies etc.
Aren't we all always in the pooh it's just the depth that varies?

[glock40sw]

00 Buckshot out of a 12Ga.
really solves the poo problem.
Solves the barking too...