I sent this flyer out to all my residents. The next person I catch not picking up after their dog, I am putting it in a plastic baggie with a pink bow and a tag that says compliments of the poop fairy.
I sent out a notice that we’d be fining people for not picking up after their dogs. $100 first offense, $250 second offense, $400 3rd offense. We bought a camera and installed it in the dog park and send any culprits the video footage with an invoice that’s due immediately. It’s really hard to say they didn’t do it when it’s on camera that they did and it’s time stamped lol. Our dog poop issues ended very quickly and we collected $500 in fines in the first 6 months. Word gets out fast at the dog park... then people start telling on each other and it makes my life easy lol
Bianca Carlson I second this. I e-blasted residents that fines would be imposed. They continued and we slapped $100 on every account. Haven’t had issues in months
Matthew Youngerman absolutely. And if the fines are high enough, residents won’t even risk leaving it in the dog park if they know they’ll be fined. Implementing the rule is one thing but strictly enforcing it is another. You have to be strict and not budge
There is a service that actually does dna testing of poop. When someone moves in you get the saliva of something and it is registered. You then fine them. Sometimes the fear of it is enough to do the right thing sadly.
Joy Arsham Anzalone yep it’s called Pooprints! We have used them since we opened and it’s marvelous! However the only downside I can think of is if you have an already established property getting every dog on the program would be difficult. It was easy for us doing this from the start
A lot of properties use the dog dna approach, the costs are part of the pet deposit and the office takes a saliva swab from your dog upon move in. When poop is found they take a piece and mail it off and it comes back with which dog it is. The owner gets billed $175 for the dna test result plus fines/fees. The only issue I’ve seen are support animals can’t be billed and seem to be the largest contributor to said problem.
Service/Support animals CAN BE BILLED for their waste, just not for initial move-in or monthly pet fees. If you are on oxygen and your tank blows up, you are not released from the cost of any damage incurred.
We started a doggie DNA program in January and no longer need the signs. Support animals are part of the program and if the DNA comes back as one of them--they are fined.
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