We'll start where no scooping company starts: sometimes DIY is the right call. One small dog, a small yard, and you genuinely don't mind the chore? Keep your $17 — buy better bags. This post is for everyone else.

The DIY ledger

A real weekly sweep of a normal yard runs 20–30 minutes with two dogs — call it 26 hours a year, done in July heat and January inversion alike. Add bags and a dedicated bin, and add the misses: DIY scooping skips weeks (vacations, storms, "I'll get it Saturday"), and the lawn keeps score.

The pro ledger

Weekly service with us is $17/visit — roughly $74/month for a two-dog yard ($21/visit). For that you get every corner every week without fail, gate + dog photo proof, fresh-bag biosecurity, the free Sheriff's Report Card health check, and 26 hours of your year back. At any reasonable value of your Saturday, the math tilts fast.

The hybrid nobody mentions

Some clients DIY summers and hire us October–April, when daylight dies and snow buries the backlog (the Spring Reveal is real). No contracts means that's allowed. Run your numbers — the quote takes 30 seconds.

More trail notes:

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Why Dog Poop Is Killing Your Grass (It's Not Fertilizer)
Weekly vs. Every-Other-Week Scooping: Which Do You Actually Need?