Dog Poop Products That Every Pet Owner Should Have

Our furbabies are amazing companions, so it’s important to be responsible dog owners and both care for them correctly and keep them and others safe out in public. 

There are plenty of ways that you can show cooperative care, giving your dog choice and control, such as learning how to teach loose-leash walking. 

Another way to keep others safe is by cleaning up after your furbaby. A dog poop guide will tell you how many times a day a dog should poop and you can use several effective dog poop products to clean up after them. 

Choosing an Eco-friendly Option: Biodegradable or Compostable Poo Bags?

Whether you’re cleaning up normal dog poop or unhealthy dog poop, make sure you do your best to remove it completely from public places or your backyard. 

Not only is dog poop on your shoes or bare feet offensive, but removing it will reduce the chances of spreading disease or parasites to other dogs or people. Check out a dog poop colour guide to help you determine whether your dog’s poop is healthy or not. 

You can use compostable poop bags or biodegradable poop bags to remove your dog’s poop from a public place, or you can repurpose other plastic or paper bags for this purpose. 

But what is the difference?

Unfortunately, bags labelled as biodegradable aren’t as effective as we are led to believe. There are many unregulated guidelines surrounding the marketing of these products, which are often just plastic bags with an additional degradable additive that breaks plastic down smaller.

A bag is compostable if it can disintegrate into all-natural elements when in a compost environment. However, New Zealand standards are different to other countries around the world and are aware that commercially compostable poop bags will not break down in a home composting environment. 

Top Dog Poop Products That Every Pet Owner Should Have

Since you’re going to be scooping and bagging poop for many years, often several times a day, having some top-notch products is going to make the task a whole lot more efficient.

Be sure to educate yourself on some reasons why your dog’s poop is solid/wet/runny to help your dog achieve the perfect poop, for your convenience and most importantly, for their health. 

Dog poop bags

Many dog poop bags that you can purchase at pet stores or in supermarkets are specially designed to make picking up poop easy by being a perfect size, by having handles and by even coming with a dog poop bag holder. 

Be sure to never forget a poop bag again by attaching a dispenser to your dog’s leash so that when you head out the door, you won't have to think twice about not having any.

Odour eliminator

Many poop bags can come scented, to reduce the smell of your dog’s poop once you’ve picked it up, especially if you’re carrying it home with you to dispose of.

For around the home, many odour-eliminator products are essential, especially if your furbaby is in the early or late stages of life and more accident prone. 

Puppy training pads

Speaking of a clean home, puppy training pads are essential for any new addition. Similar to a baby diaper, these pads soak up urine with their sponge-like layers and also have an odour-reducing, leak-proof outer layer.

Lay them in a corner your puppy goes when you can’t catch them in time during those first few weeks and under their bedding in case of accidents.  

Poop scooping tools and gadgets

A dedicated long-handled shovel, a cut-out plastic milk bottle or a store-bought gadget will all do the trick to scoop poop effectively from around your home. 

Take a good look online and in stores to find something that suits you best. 

Poop pick-up dispenser

Keeping things hands-free reduces the potential for any diseases or parasites from your dog’s poop to be spread to you, so by using a dispenser to quickly do the deed, you are keeping yourself as safe as possible. 

Stain destroyer

Many odour neutralisers are also stain removers, or you can buy specific carpet cleaners that are designed to combat the pH levels of either urine or faecal matter and lift away the stain. 

Poop bag dispenser

A poop bag dispenser is an invaluable tool that you can attach to your dog’s lead and therefore never forget a poop bag again. You can buy a dog poop dispenser from your favourite pet stores or online. 

Ways to Make Picking Dog Poop Easy

We have some tips to clean and dispose of dog poop easily so that you can quickly move on with an enjoyable walk with your furbaby. If your dog takes a long time to toilet, be sure to check out our tips to make dogs poop quickly. 

Keep a poop bag tied to your leash

You don’t want to be the person stuck without a dog poop bag and watching as your dog squats to make a mess right in the middle of the footpath. By tying a bag or having a dispenser attached to your dog’s leash, you’ll never be caught out again. 

Pick up more often

Make a daily habit of walking around and cleaning up your dog’s poops so that the task is more bearable. If you have to clean up several poops, some that have potentially seen some wet weather, it can get messy and you’re putting yourself, your family and your dog at greater risk.

Use tools like a scooper

These are great if you want to keep your distance physically from the poop, or if you have physical limitations that make it more difficult to bend down to pick up poop everyday. 

Long-handled shovels or scoopers allow you to quickly and easily scoop and dispose of your pet’s poop. 

Dispose of it wisely

Do not flush your dog’s poop down the toilet. This can cause blockages. There are many ways to dispose of your dog’s poops, including a special compost, burying or in designated bins. 

Conclusion

You have to clean up after your furbaby in public areas and it is strongly advised that you clean up your backyard after your furbaby very regularly. This is for health and hygiene. 

Do take a look at the reasons why dogs eat poop to help curb this unhealthy habit for your dog’s safety. Many different diseases or parasites can be transferred to your dog by the faecal-oral route. 

Thankfully, there are many tools available to make the task of poop scooping that much easier!