Hi everyone, I am Amber from Rover.com and today we're gonna be going over
some strange and unique and interesting ways to pick up poop that we found on Amazon.
So, I am a dog sitter on Rover. I scoop a lot of poop in my own backyard
and so I'm gonna kind of take some my expectations and transfer them to kind
of my honest opinion on what I thought about these products.
So, let's get started!
Alright, so we're gonna start off with the Doody Digger, which is this guy
It looks really interesting. It's pretty big, so if you live in an apartment or
somewhere with limited space this probably wouldn't be a good option for you.
If you have older dog, dogs with food allergies, where the consistency of the
poop isn't always the most solid, this probably wouldn't be a good choice.
You're going to be consistently cleaning this plastic portion.
Essentially how it works is, you go to the poop, it drops into this bag.
So, if the stool is loose or anything like that, it's just gonna get caught in this chute part,
and it's never gonna end in the bag, and you're gonna be spraying it with the hose.
So, something to consider. Good option for larger dogs consistent hard
poops bigger dog, this would be a good option you just attach the bag remove it
toss it in the trash and you're good. This is gonna run about $30.
So, It's like fairly priced in my opinion, but I don't know.
Alright, next up we have the Ravifun Tail Holder, it's also known as the pick-a-poo.
This one, I will admit, I was the most skeptical about.
Essentially what happens here is you have this silicone grip on this clip, and the clip goes on to the dog's tail,
and basically this butts up to their bum and they poop into the bag.
I have a Boston Terrier who doesn't have a tail, so this isn't an option for me.
My pug might let me use it.
I really don't think she would like the sensation though of the clipping around the tail.
We tested it with a dog in our office, Leo, and as soon as we put it on he started pooping.
So it exceeded our expectations. It was super-easy to clean, up you just remove, there's a clasp here
you just remove the bag from the thing, toss it in the trash.
I mean super-simple, but I think honestly it might take your dog a little bit of time to get used to this.
If you are looking at this for a solution.
And this is gonna run about $12, and I think it comes with a pack of about 50 extra bags with the clip.
Personal security device?
Alright, so, up next we have the Super Scooper.
Now, this is kind of a nice way to pick up poop in the backyard if you,
again, have a dog who has consistently firm poops.
For me, I watch a lot of really small dogs, ranging from 3 to about 15 pounds,
and so their poop would kind of just slide right through the openings of this.
so, I would say it's probably better for a medium to larger size dog.
It's pretty sharp too, so it's just something to keep in mind if you're going to have it around,
but all in all it's a little bit nicer than a rake, where you can kind of pick up the poop, drop it in a trash bag
or a bucket, whatever you have in your back yard, and then keep going so
all in all it's pretty practical, we like it. I mean this is gonna run about 25 dollars
Next up, we have the Dog Buddy. This is gonna be about 15 dollars and this is going to
be a solution that doesn't actually make you physically pick up the poop with your hand
which some people are not into, I know.
It kind of looks like a chip clip.
But essentially it has a silicone bottom here that pops out.
What you want to do is just take a bag out, you just wrap it with a bag flip it up and then you can
essentially just tie the end of the poop bag and then you don't even have to hold it.
Whenever you get to a trash can you can just kind of empty it out.
I think it's a little bit awkward, if you were to carry this around on a walk.
I know personally, I'm walking maybe two or three dogs at a time
and I don't have a lot of spare hand room if I'm already holding a bag or something.
So, I think ideally you could clip this onto your belt or something like that
but it is a little bit bulky, probably would be better if you're just walking one dog at a time.
Okay, next we have the J Tou Portable Claw.
This kind of looks like scissors to me.
What you do essentially is you slide the poop bag over the cloth part which also I guess could act as a shovel
And you can either pick up the poo from the bottom, you can scoop it just like a normal shovel
and then you just pull the bag off, tie it and toss it.
I like it, but again, it's a little bit bulky, not something that you can easily carry on a walk
And it might be fine, maybe for the back yard or something,
but you do have to use, you know, multiple plastic bags for it,
so just something to consider if you are concerned about waste or anything like that,
and this claw is gonna be about $15.
So this is the Just Run Poop Bags.
It comes with a hundred of 'em, and so there's a lot.
There is assembly required, you have to attach the sticks to the smaller stick on the bottom here.
I would say, of everything that we reviewed it's probably the least practical.
If you're out hiking, walking, there's no really easy way to tie this bag off.
So, essentially you take the little scooper that comes with it that you have to fold
and you skip the poop into the bag.
but then there's really not a good way to seal, so some dogs have really smelly poos.
This is not a good option for me personally. I am mainly concerned just about the waste.
The wooden sticks, of course you could reuse them, but you have a bunch left over in the end.
So, interesting option if you like unique things,
but this, just from a stance of an active dog sitter, three dogs,
it's not really the most practical thing we tested.
And last but not least, Poop Gloves!
These run about $8 and it's essentially just a poop bag shaped like a glove.
So, easy to pick up, just as easy honestly as a regular square bag except
this has the possibility to kind of get some squishiness happening between the fingers, which isn't ideal.
These are biodegradable.
I think they maybe could be a little bit easier to use, you know,
they kind of are, I don't know what else to say about these.
What else do you say about these? They're gloves, they're poop bags, they're poop bag gloves.
If I had to choose one of the options today, I think I would choose the Super Scooper.
For me, I really like the fact that I can just carry my bucket around
and not have to bend over to pick up every single little turd in my backyard.
And it really is practical,
you can take the hose, spray it down, if maybe there is a softer poop in your backyard.
But for me this one would be my first choice.
And it's built really well, it feels sturdy, you know I think this is something that you can expect to
have for a long time, and so I would definitely add this one to my collection.
Thanks everyone for watching. For more information and links to these products
head on over to The Dog People. We'll see you next time!