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[LJay]

supersoaker filled with hot chilli sauce sometimes works...

could do some real damage with that   Think about getting that in the eye.... OW  

Get a soft air BB gun, a few pops at each kitty every now and then will do the trick

(rather hate cats)

They must rather hate you too with that attitude!!!

[feeutfo]

 each to there own and all that, no problem with dogs, love them in fact.  But am i missing something here, the guy is is not happy with animals crapping on his lawn, and some people are suggesting getting a dog will stop this happening...
If you want a lawn like i mine field and covered in dead white patches i would say getting a dog is an excellent idea. Nice one. Well done.

[Gaffers]

supersoaker filled with hot chilli sauce sometimes works...

could do some real damage with that   Think about getting that in the eye.... OW  

Get a soft air BB gun, a few pops at each kitty every now and then will do the trick

(rather hate cats)

They must rather hate you too with that attitude!!!

Can't say they get very close to me, but then I am allergic so thats fine by me  

But surely if I have a dog and let it run about your garden and cr@p everywhere you would be upset and come and make me move it myself?  So why should cats be immune?  Plus I used to have a great vegetable and herb patch in my last place until the nighbours cat ruin it by using it for bedding and p!ssing all over the veg, yuk!  (I have never shot at a cat by the way!)

[Big Fra]

each to there own and all that, no problem with dogs, love them in fact.  But am i missing something here, the guy is is not happy with animals crapping on his lawn, and some people are suggesting getting a dog will stop this happening...
If you want a lawn like i mine field and covered in dead white patches i would say getting a dog is an excellent idea. Nice one. Well done.

I have two large german shepherds whom I let take care of their business in my back garden.

No patches, no discolouration, if we are out a walk, I use crap bags if they feel the need to park their breakfast.

As long as you train your dogs properly and not to let them do whatever they want like wandering the streets in and out of peoples gardens, then you will have no issues whatsoever. Unlike a couple of my neighbours who let their dogs roam the streets and have very little control over them. I have asked them not to let their dogs into my garden because if one should stray into my dogs garden, well, their dog may not return in the same shape. Not because mine are agressive, not by any means, but dogs are terratorial and very protective.

To re-iterate a point I have made many times before, it's not the animal at fault, it's the owner.

Rant over

[bappy]

each to there own and all that, no problem with dogs, love them in fact.  But am i missing something here, the guy is is not happy with animals crapping on his lawn, and some people are suggesting getting a dog will stop this happening...
If you want a lawn like i mine field and covered in dead white patches i would say getting a dog is an excellent idea. Nice one. Well done.

I have two large german shepherds whom I let take care of their business in my back garden.

No patches, no discolouration, if we are out a walk, I use crap bags if they feel the need to park their breakfast.

As long as you train your dogs properly and not to let them do whatever they want like wandering the streets in and out of peoples gardens, then you will have no issues whatsoever. Unlike a couple of my neighbours who let their dogs roam the streets and have very little control over them. I have asked them not to let their dogs into my garden because if one should stray into my dogs garden, well, their dog may not return in the same shape. Not because mine are agressive, not by any means, but dogs are terratorial and very protective.

To re-iterate a point I have made many times before, it's not the animal at fault, it's the owner.
Rant over

I agree totally.

the unfortunate thing is that 80% of dog owners are not like you.

I personally hate dogs with a vengeance   anything over 18" high scare the cr@p out of me (I got bitten arround the face by an alsation when I was six - not a pleasant experience) and anything below 18" are generally irritating and noisy (I know thats mostly the fault of the owners but like i said, 80%...)

ALL DOGS SMELL BAD

dogs make the car, the house and often the owners clothes STINK of dog. This is a bad thing

but back to the topic of cats defecating in the lawn

buy asda smartprice curry powder and sprinkle it on the flower beds every 2 weeks. (any curry powder will do, asda smartprice is just the chearest!)

you will not get cat trouble then, trust me

[Big Fra]

each to there own and all that, no problem with dogs, love them in fact.  But am i missing something here, the guy is is not happy with animals crapping on his lawn, and some people are suggesting getting a dog will stop this happening...
If you want a lawn like i mine field and covered in dead white patches i would say getting a dog is an excellent idea. Nice one. Well done.

I have two large german shepherds whom I let take care of their business in my back garden.

No patches, no discolouration, if we are out a walk, I use crap bags if they feel the need to park their breakfast.

As long as you train your dogs properly and not to let them do whatever they want like wandering the streets in and out of peoples gardens, then you will have no issues whatsoever. Unlike a couple of my neighbours who let their dogs roam the streets and have very little control over them. I have asked them not to let their dogs into my garden because if one should stray into my dogs garden, well, their dog may not return in the same shape. Not because mine are agressive, not by any means, but dogs are terratorial and very protective.

To re-iterate a point I have made many times before, it's not the animal at fault, it's the owner.
Rant over

I agree totally.

the unfortunate thing is that 80% of dog owners are not like you.

I personally hate dogs with a vengeance   anything over 18" high scare the cr@p out of me (I got bitten arround the face by an alsation when I was six - not a pleasant experience) and anything below 18" are generally irritating and noisy (I know thats mostly the fault of the owners but like i said, 80%...)

ALL DOGS SMELL BAD

dogs make the car, the house and often the owners clothes STINK of dog. This is a bad thing

but back to the topic of cats defecating in the lawn

buy asda smartprice curry powder and sprinkle it on the flower beds every 2 weeks. (any curry powder will do, asda smartprice is just the chearest!)

you will not get cat trouble then, trust me

I will point out that there are a great many dog lovers on here and also at least one breeder on the oof.

I have been bitten by dogs before, so what?

It's narrow mindedness like you have shown that just proves society is more than happy to blame others than to take a little responsibility themselves. I presume you were totally innocent when you were bitten?

Kids aren't taught properly about dogs, most adults don't know either, that is the problem. After one week the kids in my street knew the proper way to approach and act around my dogs. The parents thanked me and told their kids to listen to me, as my dogs can be a little intimidating at first, and obviously the dogs are wary as well. Now there are no problems from either side, all it takes is a little knowledge.

Clearly you were not taught about dogs.

All dogs smell bad?

Thats just nasty.

I dont particularly like cats, but I wouldn't insult a cat owner by telling them they stink.

[Debs.]

I agree totally.

the unfortunate thing is that 80% of dog owners are not like you.

I personally hate dogs with a vengeance   anything over 18" high scare the cr@p out of me (I got bitten arround the face by an alsation when I was six - not a pleasant experience) and anything below 18"
are generally irritating and noisy (I know thats mostly the fault of the owners but like i said, 80%...)

ALL DOGS SMELL BAD

dogs make the car, the house and often the owners clothes STINK of dog. This is a bad thing

but back to the topic of cats defecating in the lawn

buy asda smartprice curry powder and sprinkle it on the flower beds every 2 weeks. (any curry powder will do, asda smartprice is just the chearest!)

you will not get cat trouble then, trust me

I agree with you in respect of the fact that mostly it`s the owners of antisocial pets whom cause decent and considerate animal enthusiasts/owners to be tarred with the dirty brush.
Perhaps your experiences at such an early age have unfairly darkened your views of canines, but I find your sweeping pejorative statements concerning the (asserted) malodour of many owners and ALL of their canine companions, to be hardly fair.

I (and many like me) have a lifelong affinity with working-canines....taking pride and joy in the personality, working-abilities, appearance, loyalty and companionship of what is in reality; a domesticated 'wolf' in our sitting room.
Healthy and well cared-for dogs are not malodourous....actually the ones you might have smelt, would be the poorly/improperly nourished, under-groomed and doubtlessly neglected individuals which hardly represent the canine norm.

It is a great pity your terrible experiences of dogs as a child have coloured so-badly your adult views of dogs.
I can assure you, with respect to your assertion that MANY dog owners are BAD dog owners, that you are wrong.....many of us work very hard each day to help people whom feel-negatively (as you do) about dogs see the positive.

My three Border Collie sheepdogs work (daily) on the farm and also appear as highly trained sheepdog actors in film and Tv. productions.....they are sociable, trustworthy and always under my full-control (both in public and private).

I hope one day you are able to cast off the ghosts of the past and fairly-see; dogs as the companionable, loyal, wonderful, able and enthusiastic (clean) beings they really are.

[MarkG]

Back to the original post then folks about value of these ultrasonic scarers........

Yes they work for me most of the time. But to cover a garden properly you need more than one. I have had mine for nearly 5 years and at that time they cost about £50 each!!. You can hear them as a high pitch squeal when you walk by so they can be a bit of a nuisance. I have 4 in my garden and have to move them around regularly to keep the cats at bay. I have to change the batteries in each maybe once every 2 months. Even so, from time to time I still get the odd crap on my lawn.

What irks me is that owners of these bloody animals believe they are clean and that they bury their do-dos anyway. The truth is they never use their owner's garden or any other garden with a resident cat and they like to use the middle of the lawn and only do a quick scratch to 'bury' it. It really pisses me off.

[waspy]

Back to the original post then folks about value of these ultrasonic scarers........

Yes they work for me most of the time. But to cover a garden properly you need more than one. I have had mine for nearly 5 years and at that time they cost about £50 each!!. You can hear them as a high pitch squeal when you walk by so they can be a bit of a nuisance. I have 4 in my garden and have to move them around regularly to keep the cats at bay. I have to change the batteries in each maybe once every 2 months. Even so, from time to time I still get the odd crap on my lawn.

What irks me is that owners of these bloody animals believe they are clean and that they bury their do-dos anyway. The truth is they never use their owner's garden or any other garden with a resident cat and they like to use the middle of the lawn and only do a quick scratch to 'bury' it. It really pisses me off.

I bought only one last weekend & i think i need another or two, though that means me spending £60.00   Maybe i should give the arse over the road the bill
But iv'e also bought some Get Off, THAT REALLY WORKS & my old age neighbours have also bought some too.
Many thanks to all who have recommended various solutions.
I have had cats in the past & grew up with cats & dogs, i must admit that when my Rottie was alive i never had this problem   I miss her & i'm thinking of getting another  :-/

[bappy]

apologies if I caused offense :s not the intention.

I still say dogs smell bad, but still like I said 80% of dog owners don't do their pets any favours and those ones are generally the ones that smell worse. Don't forget that if you live with dogs, even ones that dont smell as bad as others, you get used to the scent.

It's narrow mindedness like you have shown that just proves society is more than happy to blame others than to take a little responsibility themselves. I presume you were totally innocent when you were bitten?

actually YES!
I was stood in the owners kitchen with the owner and my brother and we were feeding it dog treats. It DID go for me completely unprovoked. The stupid thing springboarded itself off of a kitchen cabinet launching itself straight at my face. It closed its jaws sideways around my whole head. I still have a scar (albeit a small one) so please dont trivialise my being attacked by the thing, and dont suggest that a small child can ever be to blame for the unprovoked actions of another person's pet. I am not cruel to animals.

again sorry if that comes over aggressive. I have no doubt that you are a good owner and your dogs are well behaved- I've just never met well behaved dogs apart from one (is a black and white fluffy thing a border collie? its a black and white fluffy thing anyway. I still get very nervous being in the same room even though I know logically its not a bad creature) this incidentally is the only dog I have met that is not a rescue dog. I'm sure this also has a massive impact on a dog's personality. That dog still smells bad though  


The fact that there are caring sensible dog owners such as yourselves doesn't change the fact that from my experience I do not like having dogs around.

I could NEVER be a dog owner. For one thing I work 45hours, have a busy weekend so could never spend enough time caring for the thing to be a 'good' owner. This would result in any dog I might own to be a badly looked after dog and therefore be everything about dogs that I dont like. regardess of the fact that I dont like them/fear them anyway.

I hope you enjoy the company that your dogs give you theres just no point in trying to make me like them :p

[cem_devecioglu]

meaouv

[feeutfo]

meaouv

Yeah, but with a w.  
Where is the Rotie going to crap then Waspy?
You probably have a tom trying to mark his territory, we have 2 cats, they do berry their crap, when the ground is not baked hard by the sun. But we have a male cat 2 doors up who is hard as Nails, he will stair down the dust cart and 4 bin men when they come into the close. He owns the place, so to make the point to our 2, every now and again he will crap on the lawn out the back. Little bugger. Not nice. I quite like him actually tho, hard as Nails takes no er...crap, but does not go to far, our 2 will hiss and front him, but he ignores them, and just carries on, walks strait past, usually into our house. like it or lump it.  But what to do, about the crap? I fail to see how getting a dog will mean clearing up less crap. Sorry. Less cat crap sure, but crap is crap and thats that. Honestly tho, if thats all that bothers you in life, things aint to bad.

Oh,And dogs smell, i have encountered a dog or 2 that did not make the owner, house, car smell. But only 2. As a rule,they just do...

[waspy]

meaouv

Yeah, but with a w.  
Where is the Rotie going to crap then Waspy?
You probably have a tom trying to mark his territory, we have 2 cats, they do berry their crap, when the ground is not baked hard by the sun. But we have a male cat 2 doors up who is hard as Nails, he will stair down the dust cart and 4 bin men when they come into the close. He owns the place, so to make the point to our 2, every now and again he will crap on the lawn out the back. Little bugger. Not nice. I quite like him actually tho, hard as Nails takes no er...crap, but does not go to far, our 2 will hiss and front him, but he ignores them, and just carries on, walks strait past, usually into our house. like it or lump it.  But what to do, about the crap? I fail to see how getting a dog will mean clearing up less crap. Sorry. Less cat crap sure, but crap is crap and thats that. Honestly tho, if thats all that bothers you in life, things aint to bad.

Oh,And dogs smell, i have encountered a dog or 2 that did not make the owner, house, car smell. But only 2. As a rule,they just do...

On a walk  

[feeutfo]

meaouv

Yeah, but with a w.  
Where is the Rotie going to crap then Waspy?
You probably have a tom trying to mark his territory, we have 2 cats, they do berry their crap, when the ground is not baked hard by the sun. But we have a male cat 2 doors up who is hard as Nails, he will stair down the dust cart and 4 bin men when they come into the close. He owns the place, so to make the point to our 2, every now and again he will crap on the lawn out the back. Little bugger. Not nice. I quite like him actually tho, hard as Nails takes no er...crap, but does not go to far, our 2 will hiss and front him, but he ignores them, and just carries on, walks strait past, usually into our house. like it or lump it.  But what to do, about the crap? I fail to see how getting a dog will mean clearing up less crap. Sorry. Less cat crap sure, but crap is crap and thats that. Honestly tho, if thats all that bothers you in life, things aint to bad.

Oh,And dogs smell, i have encountered a dog or 2 that did not make the owner, house, car smell. But only 2. As a rule,they just do...

On a walk  

Ar yes. The walk. Anybody been for a stroll lately? Land mines are rare these days, to right, but there is always one who does not have a pooh bag. Or just cant be 'arsed'. Anybody notice the fairly constant smell of Dog piss, esp. on a nice warm sunny day? Lovely. Still, as long as your lawns nice and clean...

[Debs.]

Ar yes. The walk. Anybody been for a stroll lately? Land mines are rare these days, to right, but there is always one who does not have a pooh bag. Or just cant be 'arsed'. Anybody notice the fairly constant smell of Dog piss, esp. on a nice warm sunny day? Lovely. Still, as long as your lawns nice and clean...

....yes, I notice many other things despoiling the world too: beer/beverage cans scattered at the roadside, burger/chip wrappers, the smell of urine/vomit in multi-storey car parks, disgracefully-drunken 'yoofs' ruining many a`town`s summer evenings and general-litter seemingly everywhere: but, as it is with dog-fouling; it is a minority spoiling it for the rest of us.