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Drink more water. Never mind that fish bleep in it.

Someone around here just uses the compost heap a bit further out to keep the dead spots down.

Of course, that requires a longer walk from the barbie.


Geno

Geno, I get lazy when there is snow on the ground.

That and we live in town and the lack of tree leaves makes a guy be a little more selective!



Had to dig up and reseed last winter's pee spot.

Been sneaking in a random whiz next to the house lately.

That's why I like living out here.

Told my wife years ago I never wanted to end up where I couldn't pee off the porch if I so choose too.

After all, a man has needs and desires too.....................just not for high heels and stuff.

Geno

PS, yes, it was one of the things I did when we first moved in.

Geno, I am jealous!


We have a (quiet)paved street about 50' out the front window. A car drives by every 10-20 minutes....


Backyard whizzer here.



Rez dog by the back fence, poodle close. I never pick up their chit, but you wouldn't want to play a football game back there. Hit probably 10 turds today with the mower. Wet soggy turds....

Ok, put my dogs in the "wierd dog" thread then. I know what I see!

Tell you what. Leave your dog poop on the lawn for a month, mark all the urine spots, and get back to me.

You can't believe every thing on the innernet....

I have a gravel driveway.

It's usually about 20% humidity here, so the poo dries up quicker than it can burn the lawn I think. Lotta times it's so dry it just crumbles if it gets stepped on.

Dry enough I'll spread it around landscaping plants...................screw those Job's tree spikes! free nitrogen from the pooches.

Geno

That works when I pee off the other porch.

Geno

PS, can't remember which one I used when I christened our new property.

Sam,

I've got three houses past us until the road ends at the "school bus turnaround". Usually see the neighbor at the very end on her way to and from work every day, her husband the rancher in the flat bed with cattle dog, with or without horse trailer, on his way to and from every day, the closest neighbor on his way to and fro daily and sometimes his wife if she has to go to town and his daughter's school van 2x daily. Anyone else immediately arouses suspicion if not recognized.

Oh, UPS and FedEx comes out on occasion. The neighbor's wife must buy stuff.

Sorry you have to live in town, but it looks like you have a decent situation at least. I'm the type, because I'm up late, that might just pee of your front porch after midnight, just to say I did.

Geno

Well to each his own. You are blessed to live in the country, not all of us are so lucky. And I’m sure they are under complete control, never leaving your property to do damage or mischief. Good for you.

If I drink enough beer I can pee in the river from my deck....



As far as the dog poop goes.....you can just see the lower corner on my dog yard that's about 1/2 acre in the pic.

If you think I'm pooper scooping that steep SOB you're crazy.

I step lightly when I'm down there and let mother nature take it's course.

Geno, we talk about building a house outta town but this one is paid off plus it's easy living.

Town has its benefits.

Today we took the dogs to the refuge in town for our walk, then went to pick up a prescription for my wife, then went to the school field so the whippets could get a run in on a safe lawn like field, and by the time we got home I lost over 2 hours of the morning.

I prefer to go to town once a week or so.

But I'm not ready to live there yet, maybe one day when I can't split and stack my own wood, which I better get at.

Geno

A car just drove by.....grin




I hear you man.



We cut a little stash of stove wood the other day for the porch dog and cats.

but but the chick writer is an rvt !!

Keep the grass and pick up when they poop. When we had 5 dogs here you couldn’t find their spots.

Don’t listen to the aholes about yard size. Just be sure to walk/run/exercise your dogs plenty.

Have not seen a lab that don’t love a fetchit stick and tennis ball.

No they're not in complete control and there's absolutely no need for them to be. Sometimes they go down to visit the neighbors and play with their dogs and sometimes the neighbors dogs come up here to romp with mine. In the 12 years I've lived here there's never been a problem or complaint. The only exception is my German shepherd. She doesn't leave my property without me for fear she might bite somebody.

Just curious how do you know they aren’t running deer chasing cars or crapping on someone else’s property? I have to much invested to allow mine such luxury. Fences make good neighbors I guess.

They don't chase cars, never have. In fact they rarely go near the road at all. I'm sure they do crap on the neighbors property, just as their dogs do on mine. Neither of us cares. Never seen them chase deer and they're out here {deer} in the yard and pasture all the time. I'm not worried about it.

Puppy and a small backyard. Easy.

Teach the pup where to go. Each time they need to go, put them on the leash and take them to the spot you want them to go. When they do, praise them to high heaven.

I have a big fenced yard, 2/3 grass 1/3 woods pine straw.

I’ve taught 4 dogs to go in the pine straw in the woods. They run out every morning straight back to the that area. I rarely need to shovel anything on the grass. If they get lazy and I see them squat, I just yell and point and they sheepishly run to the spot.