Know what I realized? I managed to hang my clothes line right over the area where the dogs like to poop the best. There were literally piles of crap all along the length of the clothes line. It was as if we were keeping a cow or horse or other large animal back there. Seriously. I picked up a whole grocery bag full of shit, and that was just from beneath my line.
The question is, have the dogs always mostly crapped along that one line? Or, did they start doing it after I hung the clothes line last spring? And, why? I honestly didn't think dogs were that particular about where they dropped a turd. I know that hamsters and rodents have a spot in the corner of their cages and whatnot, but dogs? They aren't supposed to be that sophisticated.
So, there I was, squatting in the yard, cleaning up crap and musing over the location of the dogs' preferred potty line. What a morning. I probably looked like I was the one dropping the turds, as I was hunched over, walking along, and stopping every few inches to snag another piece of poo. At least the grass will be green.
Do your dogs have a poop place, or are mine the only psychotic pooches around?
When I had a dog, he pooped in what we called "Poop Alley" and it was a horrific spring. And when we dared to take him on walks he had to pee on the same tree. Nowhere else, just that tree. But now I have cats who poop more than any other living creature I have ever seen. AND they fart worse than my husband and that is quite an accomplishment.
ReplyDeleteWe don't have dogs, but when my son brings his, I've noticed that the Rottweiler goes in the same place almost every time. The Labrador is not particular; she'll go anywhere.
ReplyDeleteOur dog poops in our rocks, in the back left hand of the yard. My husband is trying to train him to do it in this one spot, but he is drawn to his spot. I don't pick it up though, I leave that for Gadget Guy to do.
ReplyDeleteI spent a whole summer training my dog to go in one area of the yard. I still have yet to train my husband to do the same. One accomplishment at a time, I guess.
ReplyDeleteThe dogs did not poop along the clothes line until last year. Before last year, the dogs preferred the few tufts of grass along the northern property boundary/fence.
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