Ladies and Gentlemen, it’s time for the Scoop That Poop Blog Hop. I am proud to be one of Sugar the Golden Retrievers cohosts along with The World According to Garth Riley, Oz the Terrier, Terrier Torrent, Pawsitively Pets, and Boingy Dog!
We have a “poop pail” in the garage where Mom puts any bags of poop we bring home with us from our walks. In the warmer months it can get pretty smelly which smells up the entire garage, including the car. To help with the “smelliness”, we put some dryer sheets in the pail to try to cover up the stink. Usually we toss our bags in a garbage can on our walks but now with Bailie, we have a bucket full. Bailie has to follow our “the yard is not a bathroom” rule, so Mom walks her down the street a bit to do her business, which means several times a day, she has a bag of poop to put in our pail. We normally just use bags Mom gets when shopping, but with Bailie, she doesn’t always have time to tie one on the leash when she heads out. Mom has been using the bag dispensers, but we are almost out of bags – yes, puppies poop a lot! It does help to feed quality food, which cuts down on Bailie’s piles, but she still has a lot of poop. What should we do now that we are running out of bags? Leave it to me, I had an idea!
Back at Woofstock a couple weeks ago I came upon a vendor that sold doggie beer. While I was drinking like a fish, Mom was talking to the nice lady about the eco friendly poop bags. It just so happens that one of the Bubbly Paws Salons is on the way to Gramma’s house, so I had Mom make a stop.
I found the shelf with the beer, right at dog level as soon as we walked in the door. The poop bags were up a bit higher. If I don’t look really happy, it is because it is a grooming salon/bath station. I was afraid I might get stuck having a bath, so I wanted to leave. Mom said we could not get any beer, but if we go back and I get a bath, she would buy me a six pack. I am considering that deal.
They had pretty much the entire product line of biodegradable bags. They were not that expensive, we got 8 rolls for about $7. We figure that if we are going to buy bags we may as well get some that are good for the environment, since part of the reason for #scoopthatpoop is to keep the environment clean. We were impressed by the variety of options, scented bags, unscented bags, bags with handles, bags for poop stations or single use, and large bags big enough for kitty litter. We went with the scented rolls for the dispensers that hook onto the leash. Besides being good for the environment, we discovered a second plus – with the scented bags in the old garage poop pail, we no longer need the dryer sheets and the stink factor has diminished to almost nothing.
I think once Bailie is a bit older, and going out on walks with us to do her business, we will switch to the single use bag dispenser, but for now these are just what our family needs. Take a look around your area and consider switching to the biodegradable poop bags. Why not do two good deeds for the environment in one?
If you want the real scoop on poop, there is a new Scoop that Poop Website, and we are on twitter too! Spread the word with #ScoopThatPoop and share the infographic below. Help get the poop scooped!
If you are still on the fence about whether picking up after your dog is really important, take a look at the infographic below for some good reasons to pick up after your dog!
Good idea on the special bags. I can imagine a puppy needs a lot of them. 🙂
Yes, they poop more than us grown up dogs 🙂
I forgot how much puppies poop – you sure do need some extra bags! I’d go for the beer/bath exchange if I was you Emma. Sounds like a good deal 🙂
It might be a good thing for me. I’m sure we will need more bags, so next time we go I can get a bath.
Ooops! I screwed up! I didn’t realize there were so many co-hosts, I thought it was just Sugar and Oz…duh!
No big deal, it is hard to keep everything straight with all the blog hops and hosts/cohosts these days.
We all want a clean environment so very good message to spread. We always have bags on us and always pick up. Have a marvellous Monday.
Best wishes Molly
Good humans you have 🙂
Great idea with the poop pail! I was wondering if poop bags came in different sizes, I thought there was only one size fits all, thanks for clearing that up!
I’m sure the boys need a nice sized bag, but I have to say, my little sister can produce quite a pile even though she is small!
Mama buys those same biodegradable lavender scented poopy bags! Wooooowooooo!
I like your mom 🙂
That is a great post Emma and I am still smiling at that first pic!
Trust me, that little Bailie lays some serious stinkers 😉
You are so cute. LOVE YA
Thank you…I’m blushing under my facial fur…
Emma, Your mom’s offer of beer for a bath sounds like a good idea to me. Just don’t tell Grandpa or he might expect the same deal!
I’m am thinking she may have a deal with that offer.
Oh yes pups can poop a lot great infographic from Dogster, thanks for co hosting this blog hop and great campaign.
Sheba.
Poop is a dirty topic but one that has to be addressed! Thank you for stopping by 🙂
We always Scoop and Poop, Mommy thinks it is so irresponsible not too.. xxx00xxx
Mollie and Alfie
If you can feed a dog, you can pick up the food at the other end too, exactly!
I agree, puppies need more poop bags, if you are small it’s a short way to the exit :o) I love the first picture, I had to laugh some minutes till I could read :o)
🙂 I hear mini humans poop more too. Glad you enjoyed the photo!
I have some scented bags and I really like them. For sure someone is going to poop right at the beginning of our walk and I am stuck carrying a stinky bag for quite some time. The scented ones really do help with the smell.
We don’t notice the smell much on our walks unless we stop to talk to someone, then Mom gets a bit embarrassed but we love the scented bags for keeping our garage from stinking up in the warm weather!
Emma, I have a few rolls of the Earth rated bags and they are fabulous! I’m glad you got some for a really good price. (and I am glad you did not have to get a b-a-t-h)!
*high paws*
Oz
I think we will be buying more of those bags and I may have to cave in to the bath for beer offer…I will keep everyone updated if I do!
Brychwyn wants to know if you’re going to share some of that beer with him!
I bought some of these bags recently… they don’t hold up well in the rain and they didn’t tear as easily as I prefer but I do like the idea of not sealing the poop in a tomb of plastic for decades!
None of the bags we have had on rolls tear real easily. Unfortunately, it hasn’t rained around here for so long we haven’t tested that out yet. Maybe getting water on them makes them disintegrate?
A lot of people think dog poop is fertilizer and good for the soil. They think if a bear poops in the woods, a dog should be able to poop on the lawn and leave it. The difference is that people rarely step in bear poop. 🙂 And there are other differences.
I don’t think the bears are eating the same stuff we dogs are eating and who is going to follow bears around to pick up poop except some scientist maybe. I mean humans shouldn’t be out pooping and leaving it in the woods either…I’m sure some humans do, but that is for another blog 🙂
The bucket idea is great, we are definitely going to do that. And getting the scented bags was even better! Next time I need some I am going to try those too (and definitely the biodegradable). You are always thinking, Emma, and thanks for sharing your great ideas!
Thank you, Mom says I am a smarty pants! That is the great thing about reading blogs, you get ideas for things you would otherwise never think of. Glad we could help.
I haven’t been around puppies since I was a pup myself, so I had forgotten how much they poop! We use a pail too – we don’t keep it in the garage, but in a particular spot outside. It doesn’t stink at all when the lid is closed, but a good waft comes out as you’re putting a new bag of poop in. We haven’t tried the scented bags yet… do they really help?
Great pics! And listen, a bath for a six-pack is a good trade… you should go for it!
I might do the bath for beer thing next time we buy bags. The pail contains the stink somewhat but you are correct – remove the lid and be knocked over with stink. The scented bags do help, just as the dryer sheets did but since we have so many bags and keep adding often it helps more.
I love to collect bag dispensers, and pretty poop bags to fill them! BOL! I have some of that brand of biodegradable bags. I have to get the unscented ones, Mom is allergic to the lavender ones. If they had citrus scented, I would buy those! BOL!
Hugs,
Pepper
The scent isn’t really our favorite but it helps keep the stink down in the pail. I think I have five bag holders now, they are fun to collect 🙂
We got EarthRated at BarkWorld swag bag n love it. Their bags are scented too. Our favorite is the lavender. We also have poop bags container in the garage. Lots of Golden Thanks for being one of the blog co-hosts and helping us SPREAD #ScoopThatPoop. Lots of Golden Thanks, Sugar
That scented bag thing works great for keeping the stink down in the pail. Soon it will be cold and that will no longer be an issue! Thanks for asking us to help spread the scoop on the poop!
That’s awesome that eco bags are so close by. I have to mail order mine.
Well, at least you can get them but sometimes it is nice to just be able to drive over and get things!
Great post Emma and super good idea about those scented bags cutting down on the smell…Momz dumps mine in our big trash bin but the city only comes around once a week and it can get pretty smelly in there…If I were you I’d take the deal…one bath for a 6 pack sounds pretty good to me 🙂
I might do the deal for the beer, Mom knows how to win me over!
Doggie beer..for you to drink and poop all you want!
That would be the plan 🙂
I like the Earth Rated poop bags. Although I don’t think their scent can truly be described as “lavender”, I like that they are nice and thick an opaque so you don’t have to stare at the poop 🙂
Not wild about the scent but it is better than poop!
my humans always scoop the poop. mommy even carries an extra bag in her pocket in case my poopie bag holder runs empty!
wags, bailey unleashed
My mom has bags everywhere because you never know when you may need one or extras!
Great job as a cohost! perfect post! love the mask.
Thank you…a scent hound needs a mask around all that poop!
We have a giant box of Earth Rated bags at my house. Mom must think I poop a lot…
We always have so many bags, I don’t know what mom’s really think about us and pooping!
Thanks Emma! You’re smart to think about the deal your mom will make you about the beer! ;0)
I don’t think our bags are biodegradable but this is something I’ll look into!
Most of the rolls don’t seem to be but you can buy them at most stores these days I think.
I live in a part of San Francisco where it seems like literally nobody picks up after their dog. It is absolutely disgusting and I can’t even imagine somebody justifying it to themselves. I saw somebody leave their dog’s poop the other day and I screamed at them, “HEY! You forgot to pick up your dog poop!!!” I may or may not have used explanatives in place of the word poop but you catch my drift. 😉 So not okay to do that.
Jules of Canines & Couture
Around here most do pick up but the main ones that don’t are kids walking dogs. I don’t understand people sending the kid out with a dog and no bag, not the right way to teach a kid. Mom yelled at a girl today for not picking up a big pile on the sidewalk. If you are old enough to walk the dog, you are old enough to pick up after it.
Awesome! Just had this conversation with someone about how bad the regular bags are for the environment.. Love your infographic too!
Thanks. We use regular bags if we have them from the store, but otherwise we use the biodegradable ones.
Great post Emma! We thinks that doggie beer looks really good! Maybe we can talk our mommy into getting us some 🙂
It is good! I had it at Woofstock a couple weeks ago and really liked it!
My pet store sells those some bags…and you are right, the bucket gets pretty smelly (we put ours in a small garbage pail too) – the dryer sheet is a good idea!
BTW – although I’d much rather prefer a shower, I’d trade a bath for a six pack any day! Good deal. Make sure you hold her to it.
Believe me, if a bath is involved, the six pack will have to be there!
Hey Emma
We always scoop after our poop, well actually Cosmo and I try to bury it with grass whilst Mum is scooping it and we usually just cover her in grass and then she gets all mad – we think it’s funny! 🙂
I hope you’re having a fun day,
Your pal Snoopy 🙂
Oh dear, you boys and that kicking up the dirt thing 😉