How can you get your neighbors to clean up after their dog's poop?

We live in a townhome, and our ';backyard'; is connected to our neighbors' backyards without a fence. Our neighbors NEVER clean up after their dog's poop. I've stepped in it, gotten it on my pants, my dog played with their dog and rolled in it accidentally . . . and it smells! There are piles and piles of it everywhere, yet they're nice neighbors. So how can I get them to clean it up without pissing them off?How can you get your neighbors to clean up after their dog's poop?
Provide a solution that involves the both of you, since you both have dogs that poop in your shared backyard.





You could either silently lead by example, by doing it yourself once or twice while they're outside, or just simply approach them with your view of the problem. If you let them know, without sounding accusatory, that stepping in the poop, getting it on your clothes and your dog is becoming problematic, they may very well say, 'Oh, sorry...yeah, let's take turns cleaning up the poop a couple of times a week.' Another option is to offer to split the cost to hire a pooper scooper service to come and clean all the poop on a weekly basis. It may cost money, but if you're only paying half, it might not be so bad.





I think that assuming the conversation will go poorly will make that very thing happen...if they are nice neighbors, chances are they will appreciate your up-front and problem-solving approach and offer to help.





Of course, if the conversation doesn't go well, and you feel you've made a good faith effort to be a responsible neighbor, then yeah, approach the Townhome regulatory or oversight board and consult the community rules. The bottom line is that owning a dog means cleaning up after them, it's part of the responsibility of being a dog owner, and some people just don't get it. Nice neighbors or not, they need to pick up the poop.





Good luck!How can you get your neighbors to clean up after their dog's poop?
throw it at thier house!!!! or wait at night pick up poop and dump on thier back door so they will step on it! hehe
Scoop it up and leave it on their doorstep.
throw it in their garden
ever seen me myself and ireen? lol poop in thier front garden see how they like it haha x x x
pick it all up for them put it in a bag and put it on there door step haha it works but its a little mean
Pick it up and put it in their mail box!
You could collect it all up yourself and leave the pile on their doorstep...if you want to be mean.
Start throwing those single firecrackers in the yard, believe me, it will STOP their dogs from even entering!! Otherwise, maybe try talking to them and let them know what you feel. Or, maybe it is time to call animal control since there is a leash law for pets.
I put a sign up in my yard that says, ';Please pick up after your dog'; and it was pretty effective. Actually it got less tactful before it got better.
Shovel it all out of your yard and into theirs. If you really want to get the point across, put it all in a big pile next to their back porch.
offer to buy them and show them how to use a plastic (poper scooper),that way they can pick it up without having to get close to the smell.
tell them, ';Hey can you pick up your dog's crap? I pick up mine. Let's try and keep 'our' yard clean.'; If they get pissed off at simple request like that then screw them.
Just be direct and ask them nicely to pick it up or if you see them out there with the dog hand them a bag and say, ';here's a bag so you don't have to run back in and get one';. Maybe report them to the association for the townhomes.
i would just talk to them about it and if they don't listen then buy them a pooper scooper for one of their birthdays or something maybe then they'll get the point
Be polite about it. After all they are leaving s*h*i*t all around in the backyard, and its not fair to your household.
The only logical way I see of dealing with this is to just ask them! If they are nice people, just ask them to help take care of the backyard that you share. I don't think that that is too much to ask, and they should have been doing that from the start. Don't bring up the past incidents, because then they may get defensive, just ask them to clean up what is their dog's mess. It isn't healthy for the dogs either, and they should be aware of that.
Ask them too? If they are nice neighbors, then explain to them in a very nice manner that its becoming a problem for you. If they are truly nice neighbors like you say they are, they should have no problem doing it. Say ';im not trying to come off bitchy but i keep stepping in your dog poop do you think you could maybe pick it up sometime ....'; then if they don't....You take the time to clean it up and throw it all in ONE big pile close to their door....They willl get the hint. If they get mad, who cares? They obviously don't care about you...Right?
Since they are nice, I assume you are on good terms.... simply ask them to do it.... or put up a fence between the yards
I'm in a townhome also but have luckily been able to put up a privacy fence to keep my dogs in and other animals out. Living in this type of community, there are rules and I bet one of them refers to this situation. You can always call the Board and have them send out a letter reminding people to clean up after thier pets or they can come over and inspect and write the person a direct letter. There are advantages to living in a townhouse and you shouldn't allow it to be ruined by others! (or not let your dog play...throw the poop back in their yard...)
Call your city's animal control department and ask them if there is a civil penalty for for doggy doo in your area.





If so ask them to visit the premises to investigate. The owners will probably be given a citation.





Chances are they will never know it was you complained.
Call the Health Dept.
I suggest you pick it up and put it in a nice box wraped infront of thier door ring the door bell and run away and wen they open leave a note saying to you from your dog clean after my **** lol....
What their financial status is, is totally irrelevant. Why are you concerned about pissing them off? They are obviously pissing you off and they don't seem to care.





My assumption is that you live in a city. If you have a townhome association, I would contact them and complain. If you don't, then call the complaint department at the city headquarters in the city you live in.
PLace it in a box and mail it to them with a note
Don't worry about upsetting them, you have more of a right to be upset with them, and if they are that sloppy, the situation isn't likely to change even if you do ask them to clean up after their dog. If you own the property, put up a fence between your yard and theirs. If not, explain the problem to the landlord and request that the problem be dealt with or a fence put up.
You need to talk to them about the problem 1st


2nd talk to the association


3rd call the humane society


(if they cant help)


leave the poop on their porch, car hood


last resort- put up a fence
Tell them.. Straight up
you cant .you cannot make people do something that they dont want to do . just dont cause an argument ,just pick it up yourself. I do that with one of my neighbors cause she is an a wheel chair and it is probably hard for her and also she has a son that is a complete waste of air space . He does nothing for her and she lets him live there I kind of feel sorry for her so I just pick it up and I have gone as far as to buy her a pooper scooper at petsmart and he or she wont use it . so there is nothing else I can do except pick it up myself.good luck.
I could answer with my version of a funny one but there are way too many of them so far! GOOD ONES TOO!





I would buy two of the pooper scoopers. They are about $10 each (the kind with the ';jaws'; that basically scoops up one pile is the easiest in my opionion). Go to the nicest of the neighbors (male or female) and say, ';I was wondering if you noticed how bad it smells in the back. My friend ______ came over and I was so embarrased when they mentioned it, so I bought these pooper scoopers. Can you help me with OUR dogs waste problem?';....if this is too vague even add on, ';I never realized just how disgusting it is in the back and I vow to clean up Snoopy's poop at least every other day.';
It's a tough call because you have a dog too. Maybe offer to share ';doggy duty'; Rotate days cleaning both yards. This way you can make it look like you find it to be annoying too and if anything maybe they get the point that's something they need to do.





Otherwise you can write an annoynomous letter to your townhouse associate and address the issue as a whole- they will send out a letter to all residents as a friendly reminder to pick up after your dog.





Good luck!