<p>I work with a woman who pays for that service…guess I don’t understand why you would pay $$$ for something that really doesn’t take much time and effort…but hey, whatever. Kudos to the people that came up with the idea and make $$$.</p>
<p>always a mom, we have the rules & fines in place, too. “If caught” is the problem. Most dog owners are good about it. When I catch the offender in the act, I’ll decide whether or not to report him based on our interaction. If I have to leave my house in PJs & confront this buffoon pre-coffee, I’ll be much scarier than any fine. Strategically placed dog poop is a last resort option. (How about at Halloween? Leave it in a bag on the porch. Light it on fire & ring the doorbell.)</p>
<p>My kids have been begging me for a dog since they could talk. I tell them they don’t need one; just play with the neighbors’ dogs. They do. Most neighbors are more than happy to hand my kids their dog on a leash and a plastic bag.</p>
<p>Oh, I agree, SS, that it’s difficult to ‘catch’ someone in the act of not picking up. It’s easier with the leash laws and our local Humane Society enforcement officers are the ones who police this. The fine is $125 for the first offense and it increases with each subsequent ticket.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, the pick up situation is more left to the individual’s conscience. Most, in our area, are very good about it and the town has trash cans placed strategically all over town so that you don’t have to walk far before throwing away your plastic bag.</p>
<p>If it cost like 10 bucks a week maybe, but cleaning up dog poop takes like no time at all, so it wouldn’t be worth it for anything more.</p>
<p>UPDATE: 1X a week=$60/month
2x a week=$110/month
3x a week=$160/month
4x a week=$210/month
5x a week=$260/month</p>
<p>Totally not worth it. I mean, why have a dog if you are not going to take care of it.</p>
<p>joev, like any service, it’s going to be worth it for some, but not for everyone. We have a pool service look after our pool, and a landscape company look after our yard. It’s worth it to us but it might not be worth it to someone else. We don’t use the dog poop service but I think it would be silly to ask why have a dog if you’re not going to take care of it. I don’t see that connection at all.</p>