Comments on: easy green pet solution: a dog poop composter!

By: CP

CP — Fri, 11 May 2012 22:03:39 +0000

For the last 5 years I’ve used Doggie Dooley Dog Toilets. Found at this link. http://uniquedistributors.com/doggiedooley.html

These things are expensive for the size I needed (I had 6 dogs at the time I bought my first one). They work great. As mentioned above, you need a good place that doesn’t have roots or bad soil (clay, like we have here in GA). You want to be careful with the smell because it will smell but it’s not nearly as bad as putting doggie bags in a garbage can. Every week, I would drag a garden hose to the toilet and add water which helped speed up the process. Here in GA the winters aren’t as bad as up North, but you will not be able to use this in the winter (unless it’s nearly empty) because decomposing doesn’t occur in frozen months.

Mary T, if you are still checking this, I have to tell you thank you for posting this. I’ve been wondering how I could make my own. I’m going to start digging!!

By: Jaime

Jaime — Fri, 11 May 2012 20:15:23 +0000

The big difference between dog poop and cow manure is that cows are vegetarians and dogs eat meat.

By: Mark

Mark — Sat, 05 May 2012 18:46:29 +0000

Some of you say not to use the compost to grow vegetables or fruits. How you think they do this to begin with? Don’t they use Cow Manure when they plant fruits or vegetables? So what’s the difference between dog poop & cow manure? Also cant you also use Earth worms in conjuction with this type of composter? The worms will eat the poop.

By: Jay

Jay — Thu, 26 May 2011 16:01:57 +0000

I have one of these in my back yard. It works well but does fill up. I think I may have to add more of the septic starter stuff, or has anyone heard about adding worms to dog composters? and if that works?

By: Kim

Kim — Fri, 15 Apr 2011 16:20:58 +0000

I just purchased all of the supplies & will be making one TODAY! I have read on other sites that using grass clippings can help speed up the composting processes! I am very excited about this project! :D

By: Kathy

Kathy — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 01:05:24 +0000

I read the links against composting and the ones they examined didn’t appear to use Septonic or a starter. Also the problem was with spreading it on your landscape plants, I think, not just having it sitting in the ground. I think it is probably not a good idea to spread it on the lilacs. Compost yes, but don’t use the resulting “soil”. Start a new one as someone suggested, if the first one ever fills up.
As for winter, I guess I’ll have to put it in the garbage in the winter and compost in the summer.
Kathy

By: Diane

Diane — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 00:03:18 +0000

We own a small Hobby Kennel and we put one of these in for our dogs… Great Idea!!!

Tracey…. well said!!!! Some people are just mad that they never came up with this!!!! LOL

So far so good with our composter!!! Although we made ours different.. It is he same idea!! I love it, and it keeps the smell down!!!!

By: Tracey

Tracey — Sat, 06 Mar 2010 19:37:42 +0000

I think this is a wonderful idea! Please, please don’t allow the negative people (there will be some on every group, webpage, etc) to ruin what is a much better idea then throwing our plastic bags filled with dog waste into land fills. I will bet a hundred bucks you can find “links and proof” to almost every opinion out there. Do me a favor, just use common sense. I’m not saying people shouldn’t have their own opinion, just don’t leave neg comments. If you don’t like the idea, THEN DON’T HAVE A PET COMPOST IN YOUR YARD. Simple as that. I will be showing my husband these directions as we were just discussing building our own. We have 2 huge rotties and a decent size yard. I don’t intend to build it in my kid’s sandbox. Like I said, common sense, put in an area that is out of the way.

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By: 5BigDoggies

5BigDoggies — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 18:25:40 +0000

hi! Just a note these work very well, but if there is a pet with lots of fur…(sorry, to be gross, but it does get in the poop…), the fur will eventually stop up the drainage holes. We live in a warm area with lots of bugs and covering several large “deposits” with a wet layer of newspaper cuts down on stinkiness and the little gnats that somehow manage to get in there. Pouring water in the cotainer will also speed the breakdown process and encourages more worm activity. We never spread ours anywhere as it naturally breaks down faster than we could fill it. I imagine we will fill it one day, but we will probably just cover it up with topsoil, plant a tree there and more to our “drop spot” to another location.