Dog owners who don't scoop their pets’ poop can create unhealthy and frustrating problems for neighbors. Now, as Bradley ...

Nobody looks forward to scooping poop, but your dog’s daily deposit holds more information than you might think. That humble pile in the grass holds clues about digestion, diet, hydration, and even ...

If you walk dogs you're expected to pick up after them. Here's why what you do with that waste really does matter.

When I was living in Chicago, my landlady had a wonderful golden retriever that was incredibly friendly, smart and fun to ...

The Environmental Protection Agency estimates that a dog can produce up to 274 pounds of solid waste per year. Certainly, dog waste will eventually compost naturally on your lawn, but leaving it on ...

Around 6.5 million tons of [mostly] plastic-wrapped dog poop winds up in landfills in the United States every year. As most cities see it, that’s the only safe option. Unlike wildlife scat, which ...

San Diego officials are scrambling to crack down on people letting their dogs run free on school playing fields, which have become hotspots for illegal off-leash activity because the security fencing ...

Dogs really do have it made—they get to be adorable, slobbery freeloaders while we humans deal with all the messy stuff. From surprise puddles on the kitchen floor to those “mystery” brown gifts left ...

New York City’s dogs, by some estimates, produce about 27,000 tons of poop every year. Most of it ends up in landfills. But to everyday New Yorkers, it may seem like more and more dog poop is staying ...