Doggie Dooley 3000 Septic-Tank-Style Pet-Waste Disposal System

WOW, this dog poop septic tank... What an invention. My husband got this installed fairly quickly, thanks to my digging Husky, she had a pretty big deep hole dug in our yard, so she did half the work for my husband, we figured why not put it where Ellie wants it ;-) At first he didn't really follow the directions and didn't dig it out properly, the digging measurements were a bit confusing to him apparently because when our daughter and so-in-law stopped over, my husband was showing them, but my son-in-law looked at the directions while talking to my husband and he didn't have it far enough in for the "French drain" or something like that (son-in-law is a plumber, so by nature he was curious) So the next morning my husband took it out and dug to the dimension my son-in-law told him... Worked like a charm.Yes, it is disgusting in there once you start putting the poop in, but using the tablets and flushing it often does help.The smell stays contained with lid closed. I like that I can just pick up the poop, step on it to open, drop the poop and let it close. I learned the hard way to make sure you are standing behind it and don't drop it from too high, the poop water will splatter up on you.When you add a gallon or more of water, it brings the water level up and then down the pipe into the ground. It as if you are watching it flush, although the brown water is still there, that's all it is, no chunks of poop at all.Having 3 dogs, this is very useful for us!

We currently have 3 dogs, 2 smalls (10lbs) and 1 med/lg (60lbs). After many years of struggling with how best to dispose of dog poop and keep the yard clean (and the neighbors happy) - it seems we have finally found a system that is super easy, and super effective! We have been using the Doggie Dooley 3000 Septic-Tank-Style Pet-Waste Disposal System for about a week now, and are so impressed!! It is great to have a single place to collect the poop, there is no odor, and the maintenance is minimal! The hardest part was deciding where to put it - and digging the hole. Where we live, once you get about 3 feet down you hit red clay - so we did a little drainage test to make sure the water would absorb in a timely fashion before we finished our Doggie Dooley installation. Once you have it installed - just fill the tank, add the appropriate number of enzyme tablets - and the system is ready to start handling your messy dog waste! We add a gallon of clean water every morning, and add collected poop throughout the day (add new tablets 1x week). The only time we have noticed an odor is when we add the fresh water and are churning up the poop water in the tank - but that is minimal - and once the lid is closed you wouldn't even know it was there. If you have curious dogs - like ours - then I recommend installing the tank somewhere that the dogs don't have access, because the lid is easy to open and does not have a latch. Also, be careful of splash back when adding new poop or water to the tank. We keep a full gallon jug of clean water beside the tank to make things easy - rather than dragging out the hose every morning. I am so glad we finally decided to give this a try - so far so good!

I wanted one of these, but decided to use an old garbage can instead. I dug a deep hole, cut the bottom off the can, only to discover that I did not have a lid for the can. I REALLY like the lid on this product, it looks durable and easy to use. I did not relish the though of lifting the lid every time I scooped. So I bought one of these to use in my hole about a month ago.Well, it turns out this is a mini septic tank. The bottom can is sealed on the bottom and has an overflow tube. It uses the type of composting that is in water. You add enzymes to break down the waste, and then what's left flows over the top of the overflow tube and into the ground.I also discovered, after reading the instructions, that this will not work in clay soil. My soil is so clay, I added a little water to make it easier to dig, and the water stayed for days!Seeing that this type of composting would not work for me, I modified mine. I cut the bottom off, used the can as a lid, (I know an expensive lid!), and used it that way. My hole, big enough for a garbage can was too big, so I cut pieces of my garbage can (plastic) and put it around the Dooley and filled in my hole around it.It works great so far. The top flange and the lid itself are plastic, so I worry about sun damage and cracking, but so far so good. Since my soil is clay, water drains very slowly out of my hole. I dropped some of the enzyme pellets in anyway to see what happens. There is still a lot of water in my hole, but so far no smell. It has been cold, so it might be worse in the summer. LOTS OF FLYS!!!! But I figure better inside the Dooley, than outside in the yard. At least the spiders will be able to feed of the Dooley that having to build webs all over the yard like they do now.So check your soil to make sure it can absorb the water from this mini septic tank before buying.