How to Curb Your Dog: It's the Law!

Not many people know that curbing your dog is actually a written law in almost every state. Curbing your dog involves cleaning up their fecal waste after they have done their business in a public place or neighborhood. You don't have to spend a ton of money to curb your dog, and it is also an ethically and socially responsible thing to do.

Difficulty: Easy

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Dog waste bags
• Personal time
• $10 budget
• Hand sanitizer

How to Curb Your Dog: It's the Law!

1. 1

   Purchase the necessary supplies. A trip to your local pet supplies superstore will provide you with dog curbing bags. These are much smaller bags that usually come in packs of 100 or more; they make for easy disposal of dog waste.

2. 2

   Take your dog on their walk. Most people walk their dogs each and every day. When you go to take your dog on their next walk don't forget to grab at least two bags per dog.

3. 3

   Stash the bags in your back pocket. After you grab several of the curbing bags, make sure to place them in your back pocket for safe keeping.

4. 4

   Let your dog do their business. This is rather simple: if they have to go let them go.

5. 5

   Clean up the waste. Once they have done their business, slip your hand into one of the bags so it can work as a glove. Open the other bag and using your gloved hand, fill it with the dog waste.

6. 6

   Tie the bags and dispose. Next tie the bag shut and dispose of it in the nearest garbage can.

7. 7

   Sanitize your hands. After you have disposed of the waste thoroughly sanitize your hands using a hand sanitizer.

Tips & Warnings

• You may want to bring an extra plastic grocery shopping bag with so you can tie up all the waste bags and dispose of them when you get back to your home.
• Always wash your hands upon returning home, or keep a hand sanitizer with you.

on 8/5/2009 what about a dog that continues to pee on the grass and cause yeloow stains??

on 9/30/2008 Continued:

(a)Feces shall be placed directly in a public or private sanitary sewer through deposit in a toilet on premises occupied by the person owning or who curbs the dog.

(b)In no event shall any feces be deposited in any storm sewer or drainage ditch.

(2)Exclusion. The provisions of this section shall not apply to a guide dog accompanying any blind person.

on 9/30/2008 Curbing a dog does not simply mean cleaning up their feces after they do their duty...it depends on where they deposit their feces. Some town codes may look like this:


(1)No person ... walking or in charge of any dog shall ... allow such dog to soil, defile, defecate on or commit any nuisance on any sidewalk, gutter, street, play area, park or other public area or on any private property without the permission of the owner of such property. This prohibition shall not apply to that portion of a street lying between the curblines or pavement edges where no curbs exist, which portion may be used to curb a dog, provided that any person who so curbs a dog shall immediately remove all feces left by such dog as follows:

(a)Feces shall be placed directly in a public or private sanitary sewer through deposit in a toilet on premises occupied by the person owning or who curbs the