Get your garden ready for the egg hunt

The annual Easter egg hunt is one reason to ensure your garden is clear and clean from the 23 million bacteria that is typically contained in dog waste. Apart from the obvious potential health and safety issues, no one wants to find such a nugget within close proximity to a fabulous chocolate egg. It's likely that the chocolate egg will lose its' appeal - not a bad idea if you're hoping to reduce the amount consumed.

The dooup is the best gadget to have on hand to keep your garden clear and clean, ready for that fabulous egg hunt where the children will be even more thorough when exploring the garden. Waste and residue waste left behind can remain active in soil for up to three years, so if dogs frequently toilet in the garden, this is a time for you to advise children to refrain from putting their hands anywhere near their face until they have washed them thoroughly after the hunt.

If the dooup had been around previously, perhaps these warnings would not need be so severe, after all, it's so much more than a pooper scooper; it clears, sprays, stores and seals the waste away. With each collection, the affected area is sprayed with garden, animal and child friendly sanitising fluid to prevent the spread of the bacteria - and all with a simple push!

Now for a little science bit:- 

 

“For as long as the dog has been man's best friend, dog waste has posed a menace to man's nose and foot. Now science has revealed a more unsavory truth: It's an environmental pollutant.

In the mid-1990s, scientists perfected methods for tracking the origin of nasty bacteria in streams and seawater.

In the US, dogs help to raise bacteria levels in beaches so high that visitors must stay out of the water. Goaded by such studies, some cities have directed as much as $10,000 in the last few years to encourage dog owners to clean up after their pets. A few municipalities have started issuing citations to those who ignore pet clean-up ordinances.

 

It's not just from the nuggets deposited on the beaches, but runoff from stormwater drains after that water has come into contact with the poop. Some of the bacteria harbored in dog poo includes E. coli, fecal coliform bacteria, salmonella and giardia

Many dog lovers are in denial about their pooches' leavings. But researchers have named the idea that areas used by dogs pump more bacteria into waterways - the "Fido hypothesis."

And this is just a little info about the effects to the environment. Keep an eye out for blogs to follow for more info on the dangers of dog waste to people.

But for now, we'll wish you a Happy Easter, with lots of fun and bacteria free egg hunts!