How To Get Rid Of Dog Poop Smell In Your Yard (For Good)

You open the sliding door to enjoy your coffee outside and the smell hits you before the sunshine does. You scooped last weekend, didn't you? So why does your backyard still smell like dog poop?

In Florida, that smell has a lot of help. Heat and humidity speed up how fast waste breaks down and releases odor, and the afternoon rain spreads it around. Here's how to find the source and actually get rid of it.

Where The Smell Is Really Coming From

• Hidden piles: waste in tall grass, along the fence line and under bushes is easy to miss and keeps smelling for days.
• Old, flattened waste: piles that got rained on or stepped on soak into the grass and soil.
• Urine spots: concentrated dog pee, especially on patios, pavers and artificial turf, is a big odor source.
• The trash can: bags of waste baking in an outdoor bin can make the whole side yard smell.

Step 1: Remove Every Pile, Not Just The Obvious Ones

Walk the yard in a grid pattern, row by row, like you're mowing. Check the fence line, the corners and under the shrubs. Most lingering smell comes from the piles nobody saw.

Step 2: Rinse The Pee Spots

Hose down the spots your dog uses most. On patios, pavers and turf, use an enzyme cleaner made for pet urine. Enzymes break down the source of the odor instead of just covering it up.

Step 3: Fix The Trash Can

Double-bag waste, tie it tight, keep the bin in the shade if you can, and rinse it out every few weeks. Or skip the problem entirely, because when we service your yard we haul the waste away with us.

Step 4: Stay Ahead Of It

The real fix for dog poop smell in the yard is frequency. Once a week works for most one-dog homes. Two or more dogs, or a hot, rainy stretch, often calls for twice a week. Let it slide two weeks and you're starting over.

Let Us Keep It Fresh For You

We grid-search your whole yard every visit, bag it and take it with us, so nothing sits in your yard or your trash can. Weekly service starts at $14.99 in Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills, Land O' Lakes, San Antonio, Dade City, Lutz, New Tampa and Plant City, backed by our Spotless Yard Guarantee. Get your free instant quote.

Fresh Air Starts With an Empty Yard

Sprays and deodorizers only cover the smell for a day or two. As long as the source is sitting in the grass, it comes right back. We remove the source. We grid-search the whole yard every visit and take everything with us, so the smell has nothing to come back from. Weekly service starts at $14.99 with no contracts, and every visit is backed by our Spotless Yard Guarantee: if we miss a spot, tell us within 24 hours and we'll come back and re-clean it free. Still not happy? That visit is free.

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Keep reading: The Florida Heat Is Turning Your Yard Into a Fly Breeding Ground and How To Dispose Of Dog Poop.

About the Author

Tiffani, Owner of Scoop Dog

U.S. Army veteran and Zephyrhills dog mom to Luna and Snickers. Tiffani personally scoops yards and walks dogs across Wesley Chapel, Zephyrhills, Land O' Lakes, San Antonio, Dade City, Lutz, New Tampa and Plant City, and writes every guide from what she sees in local backyards each week. Read her story.