Dog Pooh

[Stepano]

This forum has been very useful and this thread very informative.

 

I am looking to start my own small business hedge trimming, lawns etc. I have decided to have a career change. I have always been interested in gardening

 

Looking to start small to see how it goes.

 

One thing that bothers me, and its actually an issue with a friend of mine who is a window cleaner.

 

His biggest issue is dog pooh, and the fact that he has to avoid mounds of the stuff whilst trying to clean windows

 

For the people who cut lawns on here, do you pick up the dog pooh or do you ask the owners to pick up?

 

I cant imagine anyone just mows the lawn with dog muck everywhere - if I was a customer I would see to it that the lawn is clear before I had anyone mowing it

 

Thoughts please

[pinches2412]

most usually pick it up. If its fresh we usually just blow it into the border with our little blower. If they flatly refuse to shift it week uopn week we mow the the offending turd into a big long **** streak and they soon get the idea. 99% wont get sucked into the blades and get spread with the roller. Just mind your feet.

[samarb]

Standard terms given to customer prior to work; clear it up or I charge £10 per bag. Usually get the message, I got fed up cleaning crap of ropes etc.

[tuttle]

2 things you can do.

 

side step the poo on the job, or just clear the 1 or 2 in the way.

 

the other is when you go and price and the place is covered, double your price and walk away, you don't need every job and washing the dog/cat poo off your ropes will make you cry.

[kev7937]

I just used to go round it, you don't really want to spread it with feet or mower.

 

 

What I tend to do now if in a pooey garden is put a plant pot over them or if they're the kind of annoying people that throw their pots away instead of chucking them behind the shed use a few sticks as markers.

[scraggs]

When we rotavate ready to re turf we refuse to do the job unless all the dog crap is cleared for when we get there and that is confirmed with the customer when we price the job.

I don't like clearing my own dog's crap so I sure as hell ain't going to clear someone elses.

[woody paul]

Looked at a job 2 years ago lawn was covered if I had walk across it no way could I got away with out standing in ..it. Sent the lady a quote to reduce tree and on the bottom in red lettering said; All dog mess must be cleared from garden be for works start thanks. Never heared a reply no loss. May be you could do the same???..

[SAM66S]

I just mow round it. If you pick it up once you will be expected to every time!!

[mowingjamie]

we mow round it unless the customer decides they want to clear it up, tried clearing it up with the mower before but that was a big mistake! after a few cut the customer usually gets the message with clumps of uncut grass on their striped lawns...

[Breezeblock]

we dont lift it usually we just sit garden ornaments on them and inform each other of land mines customer usually gets the message