https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 17 Apr 2026 16:04:22 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501674 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:18:01 +0000 PawPrints 2501674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@junebugsmama: OMG on picking up the old poop. Gaahhh! It's all good for the immune system right? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501672 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:16:21 +0000 PawPrints 2501672@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@StrawberryBee: YES, real product suggestions thank you!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501670 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:15:40 +0000 PawPrints 2501670@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: We probably could try, since they already have certain spots they prefer. Maybe a combination approach: try to persuade them to focus on peeing/pooping only in specific spots, get better about picking up after them immediately, and also build a little corral for DD. I'm thinking I'll try something simple/temporary to start, like the landscape fabric stretched across tomato stakes, just to give the dogs the idea that they need to stay away from that area. Maybe put down something soft/durable inside so she isn't just scooting on the mulch. (We can't grow grass - the dog pee kills it every year we've tried.) (Though if we had it gated off, maybe it could work.....) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501665 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:14:03 +0000 StrawberryBee 2501665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Our current setup sounds like it wouldn't work for you. We were able to fence in the front yard, and LO has free access to the entire backyard. </p> <p>In our old house we were trying to get grass seed to grow at one point, so we temporarily fenced off that corner of the yard. It was basically this:</p> <p><a href="http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-14713G/Traffic-Safety/Safety-Fence-4-x-100-Green" rel="nofollow">http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/S-14713G/Traffic-Safety/Safety-Fence-4-x-100-Green</a></p> <p>and these:</p> <p><a href="http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-4637/Traffic-Safety/Safety-Fence-Post" rel="nofollow">http://www.uline.com/Product/Detail/H-4637/Traffic-Safety/Safety-Fence-Post</a></p> <p>DH got some used ones off of Craigslist. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501653 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:07:35 +0000 BSB 2501653@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Hmm, I haven't thought about this but it's good idea to start thinking. Babies aren't crawling yet but I do want to go outside with them soon. </p> <p>I think I will set up some fencing to keep the dogs out of a particular spot. I do have play yard that I think is raised so it would go above the poop. *shutter* Scratch that. I'll put the play yard on the cement walkway until I feel the grass the 'clean' enough. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501645 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 11:04:44 +0000 mediagirl 2501645@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: ugh. Totally understand. Can you train them to go in one spot near the end of the yard? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501630 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 10:59:19 +0000 PawPrints 2501630@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Fenced in but they don't hang out back there at all if that's what you mean? They run out and run back in. The issue is the dogs are big and the yard is tiny so even if we pick up every poop immediately, the ratio overwhelms the yard so pretty much everywhere is likely to have some residue. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501626 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 10:53:56 +0000 mediagirl 2501626@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just pick up after she poos. I'm guessing you're fenced in and the yard is their home? We pretty much taught our dog to pee in the mulch or in the woods and poop in the woods, if possible. If she doesn't, we pick it up. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501621 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 10:52:06 +0000 alphagam84 2501621@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wonder how we will handle for DD when she's a little older. I read that some people make dog bathroom areas and train their dogs to only go in that area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501388 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 08:55:06 +0000 snowjewelz 2501388@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DD is 15 mo and we finally had been out in the backyard a couple times over the last few weeks. She doesn't really seem interested in putting anything in her mouth! </p> <p>Last summer when she was 6-9 months I just put big picnic blankets out so she never really got out on the grass either.</p> <p>We just try to pick up poop daily once we go out there daily! My dog usually poops in the same areas so it's not too hard to look. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501276 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 06:23:53 +0000 regberadaisy 2501276@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: hahahaha yes. ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501273 Mon, 21 Mar 2016 06:16:20 +0000 avivoca 2501273@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We hardly ever go in our backyard to play because it is on a slope, but I never ever worry about the pee. My dog is a city dog and likes to go on walks she only poops back there if she is sick or has no choice, but will usually hold it to her next walk. We use our front/side yard more because they are bigger and flat. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501229 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:44:43 +0000 LatteLove 2501229@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Confining the baby is probably better than the dogs, at this stage! We got our puppy right after our son started walking so we didn't deal with crawling. I never worried about him touching/picking up poop as he isn't too bad about putting stuff in his mouth, but we do have a backyard/outside pair of shoes in case he steps in it (which has happened, but not often). He mostly plays with his water table on our small patio (the rest of our backyard is dirt) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501225 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:09:34 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2501225@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>How could I forget... He just picked up a oldish poop this week! I had my eye on one in the corner of the yard and was steering baby clear of it but I didn't realize there was one right there next to us! Milestone ladies! The next day he put his first piece of dog kibble in his mouth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501224 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:08:14 +0000 mrsbubbletea 2501224@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We were just talking about this! I want to make a toddler only area. The dogs love roaming out there and especially since they don't get as much attention these days (dog mom guilt for sure) I could take that away from them. Our yard is super un toddler friendly... Potential poop and pee, husband had his motorcycle work area which DS makes a beeline for every time we go out there, just every pot and plant about to be destroyed. I picture a cute little area with his toys and his baby pool where I can sit and just watch him, not follow him around and worry about his every move! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501203 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 21:21:59 +0000 PawPrints 2501203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@regberadaisy: What, and like have to put on PANTS in the morning?? :shocked: (Seriously having a fenced backyard so we would never have to put on leashes and walk outside at the crack of dawn was like... at least a moderate consideration when we bought our house.)</p> <p>@LindsayLou: Wow that is serious dedication. I don't think we are going to be pouring any cement. Still curious if anyone has specific ideas for setting up less-intense fencing setups; maybe landscape fabric stretched across some tomato stakes? </p> <p>@Mae: Probably the best solution. We are much better about that in the summer, and usually pick up every poop pretty soon afterward. It tends to build up in the winter when it's dark and soggy and we just don't want to follow them back there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501168 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 20:18:12 +0000 Mae 2501168@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have a boy dog so he only pees ON things (primarily our AC unit.... lol). So I don't feel like there is a ton of pee just all over the yard. Poop is another story. He has a lead so he can only get to certain parts of the yard and last year when LO was 1 it was easy to keep her on the other side. This year I think we're just going to have to get our butts outside and pick the poop up as soon as he is done every time to make sure we have a poop free yard for her to roam in. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501125 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 19:32:03 +0000 regberadaisy 2501125@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@PawPrints: If they're not running around bSck there then why not just throw a leash on them and take them up front? That's what we do every time our pup has to go. We take her out front. When we're hanging in the backyard she will sometimes go back there but it's more one offs and much easier to manage! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501123 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 19:21:51 +0000 LindsayLou 2501123@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We don't have dogs, but previous owners of our house did. They put up a chain link fence to split the backyard in two, creating a dog space. We kept the fence up since it's cemented in, and are using the larger part of the yard as lawn space, and the smaller part as a garden with raised beds and a small patio table and chairs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501038 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 16:45:17 +0000 PawPrints 2501038@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Champagne: Our yard is tiny, so with two big dogs, chances are that any patch of grass/mulch has at least some recent pee or poop on it. Sometimes it's quite concentrated. Gross. </p> <p>We are also fortunate to live near a lot of great parks so we'll likely spend tons of time there this summer, but it would be nice to let LO scoot around when we do hang out in the backyard. There may be a way we can wrangle a divider back there so the dogs only pee/poop on one side of it. What did everybody use for making a divider? Chicken wire? Gates hooked together? @littlejoy ?</p> <p>A dog run wouldn't be the best solution even if the yard were bigger - they don't spend any time back there hanging out, they just run back and do their business and then run back inside again. Couch potato dogs. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501025 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 16:14:00 +0000 ShootingStar 2501025@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have our dog go on the side yard, we only play in the back or front. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501019 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 15:59:34 +0000 Mrs. Champagne 2501019@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My son isn't crawling. Running and walking. So we just pick up the poop every time we go outside. Wash hands when we come in. Take shoes off before we come in, etc. It hasn't really been an issue if we stay on top of picking it up. Maybe I'm being naive about germs though? The yard is huge and the dogs only usually poop on one area. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501016 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 15:55:15 +0000 FaithFertility 2501016@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We just received sodded our back yard and DH and I plan to just shovel it as much as a possible, Maybe daily once we head out back, just do a quick walk around! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2501013 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 15:33:47 +0000 AB810 2501013@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>my husband fenced off half of the yard and put down gravel to turn it into a dog run. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2500996 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 15:16:40 +0000 youboots 2500996@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Following. We are fortunate enough to have a park 2 blocks away we may let the dogs have the run of the yard until we eventually re do the backyard in the next year or two. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2500994 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 15:09:49 +0000 Cherrybee 2500994@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We built a pen for our (tiny) dogs but it wasn't ideal. They loved to have the run of the garden and it just seemed cruel confining them. We ended up rehoming the dogs. :bummed: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2500964 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 14:35:26 +0000 littlejoy 2500964@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My phone is currently in rice, after falling in the tub. BUT, when it's out, I'll take a photo of what we've done. We ended up putting up a "fence" to keep the dogs on one side of our yard. The other side is for our garden beds and our kiddo. We didn't use the yard last summer because of the dogs, and I refuse to not get use of my yard because of it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2500959 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 14:19:49 +0000 mamabolt 2500959@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ugh I hate this. LO is 3 now and we deal by picking up often and having a pair of yard shoes so if she steps in it was can hose them down. But with crawling baby I have no idea. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2500957 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 14:17:37 +0000 kiddosc 2500957@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We put our dog on a cable. Then she can only reach certain parts of the yard and the rest is clear for LO. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/dogsbabiesbackyard#post-2500902 Sun, 20 Mar 2016 12:39:36 +0000 PawPrints 2500902@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We're almost headed out of our rainy season here, which means our crawling and soon-to-be-walking baby can get to finally enjoy our little backyard. But we have two big dogs who are accustomed to peeing and pooping wherever they want, and we just scoop it all up every couple of days. LO of course is going to put mulch, dirt, grass, whatever into her mouth. </p> <p>What do you do to manage dogs' needs and create a safe space for baby to play in the backyard? I'm picturing that we could build a little Baby Fury Road with playard gates and some floor mat type tiles and just have that be LO's area, thus forcing the dogs to go outside that area. Any other ideas? </p>