Dog Poop in the House

You are thinking, “Why is this crazy women talking about dog poop?”

Hold on, there IS a reason.

I am not proud of what my dog did and it takes guts to admit she does not have perfect dog behavior… however it does happen on occasion and here are two incidents and what I learned from them. It's not just about dog pooh and dog odors, but about dog odor remover and a healthy dog diet. Here goes.

A few years ago, my husband and I were in bed sleeping with (only) three dogs. We both woke up to a horrible stench at about 3:00am. “Oh god, I think I’m going to be sick” moaned my spouse, “but I’m afraid if I get out of bed in the dark to go to the bathroom I’m going to step in it.” (Obviously this man never changed a diaper.)

I told him to cover his head with the blankets and I turned on the light. Tentatively I got out of bed. Lord, I hate dog poop in the house. At the foot of the bed lay a soft pile of dog poop the size of a cow patty. Obviously Lily didn’t wake me to tell me she had to go and I knew it was Lily because she outweighs our other dogs by 40-50 pounds, so you know, everything she does is bigger.

Donning my robe, opening the window and the turning on the attic fan, I went to the kitchen for paper towels, three plastic bags and rug cleaner. As I proceeded to get rid of the offending mass of dog poop, I wanted to gag too (but don’t tell my husband). Once everything was done, I crawled back into bed and covered my head with the blankets.

Fast forward to last night. My husband fell asleep on the couch with two dogs so I had the bed to myself. Lily slept on the floor beside me. This morning I woke up, put on the coffee and started the daily ritual of letting five dogs out (one at a time so they stay focused on the business at hand).

The second time I walked through the bedroom door from the back yard, I SAW IT. Yup, dog poop in the house. I stopped. I stared. At first I thought she must have just done it because the smell hadn’t woken me in the night. My face scrunched up as I stared at the tiny pile of dog feces. It was amazing. Two things shocked me. First of all, it was the size of toy poodle poop. Okay, maybe I’m exaggerating a bit to make a point, but it was ¼ the size her poop used to be and, second, it didn’t stink! Okay, I could smell it a little when I was picking it up, but in the old days of the kibble diet, I would bag the poop in 3 layers of baggies, individually knotted. After that I still had to cover my nose all the way to the trash can and leave a letter of apology to my trash collector. So if you don’t get my drift (couldn’t help myself) …

The lesson in the story is, if your pooches potty doesn't stink, it’s because your dog diet is good! Never, ever will I go back to any dog kibble sold at the grocery store or PetsMart. The proof is in the poop.

For more on dog poop, see Why Fecal Matters. Yes, I talk about going on poop patrol. Learn what you should look for, what you can learn about dog digestion and more!

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