Dog Fouling

[Rachael]

I would like to say thanks for your valuable comments,  but I cant!!

Someone told me to spray your bin bags with a quick spray of hair spray, (on the outside)  that stops cats ripping bags up.

[Howard]

Quote (Mr Mansfield @ Nov. 23 2006,20:40)

Please leave the cats alone...they are very clean animals.

Whilst I do love cats, I don't call washing in your own spit very clean...

[Mr Mansfield]

Please leave the cats alone...they are very clean animals.

Rats and magpies are more likely to rip bin bags open.

I was amazed the other day to watch a cat have a poo-dig a hole-and bury it....what about that then!!

[Deniseam]

Help!  I now realise what is happening - the missing letters spell out a rude word!  I shall split the name of the deterrent into two words and hope this works.  Cat Watch

[Deniseam]

Don't know what happened there with the missed letters.  The thing is called a Ca####ch cat deterrent.

[Deniseam]

By chance this same subject has been on our company intrantet.  Here is one of the suggestions for scaring cats away

Ca####ch cat deterrent






Very effective and the only cat deterrent product tested and recommended by the RSPB. The sensor detects movement up to 12 metres away and then emits a high pitched sound (silent to humans) in a wide arc, which is pitched specifically at a cat's hearing frequency. Unit height 14.5cm. Uses one 9 volt battery (not supplied) or a 12 volt mains adaptor (supplied separately). For long term economy the optional mains adaptor means you will never have to replace the battery in your Ca####ch cat deterrent again. Fitted with 9 metres of bell wire to enable you to position the unit where you want it.

[tina]

Totally agree with you Rachael.
It's the same where I live, and now that the leaves have dropped it's even harder to see!! '>  I am not a dog lover at the best of times, but hate them even more when they leave their mess behind!
Now... cats I love, I don't have one yet, but agree they are a pain for tearing bin bags, but if you spray them with disinfectant ( the bags  not the cats!   ) then it should keep them away!  '>  ( A tip from a friend of mine!  '> )

[the rover]

'> I happen to be a reponsible dog owner who does clean up after my dog and I agree that all dog ownera should also clean up after their dogs. My biggest complaint about animals is CATS! I hate them, they are always in my garden leaving their mess, or ripping my black bin bags open after food, I have to spray any food scraps to try and disguise the smell. If I see one in the garden I let the dog out and one day she will catch one and probably kill it. There used to be a fox which came into my garden, this used to kill the cats, but I have not seen it for a while. If somebody can invent something that I can put in my garden to keep the cats out but not affect my dog then I wopuld be happy. Before anybody suggests it I have tried bottles of water around the garden, they do not work.

[Rachael]

Today I have been presented with dog dirt at the end of my drive, this is becoming a weekly occurance almost, and Im not happy, at all!

It has been trodden in by some poor unsuspecting soul.  Where I live, most dogs are walked, on a lead, so I am presuming that this is someone who just cant be bothered to clean up who lives near me, and Im not happy, as I cant seem to catch the culprit!

My son plays rugby, often on a Sunday morning, one of the Dads often goes around the rugby pitch having to clean up after these irresponsible dog owners pets.

Its not fair, I have complained to the dog warden department at stockport council, they are going to send extra patrols in the area for fixed penalties, and from the 4th December, will have 2 full officers on patrol to deal with complaints.

They have told me its difficult to catch people now the nights are darker, and unless I can give a specific details of the dog owner, then there is not alot I can do.

They have told me to wash down the pavement outside my house and use a mild disenfectant, this should act as a repellant at my house  but unfortunately the dog will go outside someone elses house.

How would this dog owner feel if dog "Pooh" was trodden in by their children, and trodden through their house!

What else can I do, has anyone got any other good home made repellant ideas.

People shouldnt have dogs if they cant be responsible for them and fines should be made higher, and we should have more patrols where there are a high volume of dog walkers in an area like mine.

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