Comments on: i tried flushable dog poo bags

By: Christine

Christine — Tue, 02 Nov 2010 16:23:02 +0000

Just another great poop bag I wanted to let folks know about that I have been using for a few years. They are made of 100% recycled materials and made in the USA. Not expensive and super strong, that is the best part- nothing like a torn poop bag on your walk home. Anyway, Heaven Scent Pet Waste Bags is my first choice and they are lightly scented as well which helps my garbage can stay fresh. I get them at my local Stop & Shop but I believe they are available online as well. Cheers!!!

By: Vince

Vince — Wed, 04 Aug 2010 14:11:40 +0000

May I know the sizes of the bag, it is hard bag?

By: Jason

Jason — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:22:58 +0000

I would like to try Fido’s Flushables, but the owner and any assistance seem to be MIA. I’ve tried a few times to order off of their site and get errors telling me my credit card info is wrong. I’ve tried 3 different credit cards in two different browsers with no luck. Using their contact form in Chrome produced an error saying it could not send the message. Using the contact form in Explorer sent the message, but the form email I got back said “checkout our NEW site greendogworld.com!” Greendogworld.com simply redirects you to fidosflushables.com, where the problems are.

Several months ago when getting these errors on the site, I had no way to contact anyone. I looked up the registration info for the site and contacted the person associated with the site and never heard from anyone.

We’ll see if I hear anything on this latest attempt.

By: Pete

Pete — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 04:20:30 +0000

I'm glad to hear that they worked since I was wondering about that with large dogs. Tiffany's definitely got a point with ground water contamination for bio bags and this article talks all about dogs pooping close to waterways and contaminating them. However if it's in bio bags and put in a landfill or compost facility the earths soil will filter it out since in the end it's no different from the poop of the billions of other animals on the planet. I used to use corn based bags from bio bag but recently have been using these biodegradable poop bags since they're the cheapest I've found and there's free Canadian shipping. They may not be as good environmentally as corn based bags but at a 1/3 the price I'll take it. The flushable option definitely is something I'll have to try out though.

By: Danita

Danita — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:53:23 +0000

Tiffany -

You do use more water than, say, not flushing them, but the extra water usage makes up for filling up our landfills, using plastic bags that don’t break down, and most importantly, keeping the contaminants out of our groundwater system so that the waste can be properly treated at a wastewater treatment plant.

As living creatures, we will always leave some kind of environmental footprint. You just have to decide what is the lesser of two evils and do what is BETTER for the environment and all its creatures. :)

By: Jack

Jack — Sat, 17 Oct 2009 18:38:00 +0000

I use flushable dog poop bags from Flush Doggy. They got the cheapest price per bag

By: Top Dog, Tracey Fleisher

Top Dog, Tracey Fleisher — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 04:26:41 +0000

Hi Everyone!
I am so excited to see our information here. I love to educate people to be the most responsible dog owners they can be and encourage anyone to email me with any questions they may have. Our bags are engineered to be able to carry for a long walk, but I have designed a great bag called the Fido Bag to help with that very situation. The Fido Bag is waterproof and washable and discreetly carries your waste until you can safely get it to the nearest toilet or portable unit. Remember, you don’t have to carry it all the way home, any public restroom or portable Sani-hut toilet will do. Thanks again everyone for caring about the epidemic of dog waste and don’t forget to spread the word to your Doggie friends. Together, we can STOP the POO-llution, one Poop at a time…

By: Tiffany S.

Tiffany S. — Tue, 28 Jul 2009 20:20:11 +0000

I’m glad there’s an alternative solution but now I’m wondering about the additional water usage. I guess there’s always a trade-off.

By: Mary T

Mary T — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:24:52 +0000

hi, shana — it will absolutely last. as long as you’re not caught in a torrential downpour, you’ll be just fine. they don’t dissolve until they’re submerged in water. check the FAQ on the fido’s site for more info.

By: shana

shana — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 21:03:12 +0000

okay this is WAAAAAYYY to much info so I apologize in advance but I have been pondering this of late. I live in Toronto which is in the middle of a 5 week garbage strike and all the city garbage cans have been sealed so there is no where to dump your poo bags on a dog walk. I’ve been having to carry my bags of poo home to throw out there (we’re being told to store our garbage at home for as long as possible and then visit transfer stations which we’ve done once) and wondered if these bags would last the walk home or start breaking down along the way?? We walk for about an hour and my one beagle does his business right at the beginning and the other is a hold out.