Doggie Dooley Pet Waste Digester - Pyramid Style - Black with Green

The idea is deceptively simple. Dig a 4' hole and top with the plastic cover. Easy right? NO! Try doing this project with a significant other by hand and you may end up single at the end. Sweat and tears went into setting this thing up. SAVE YOURSELF and either rent an auger or just hire someone with the tools to dig the hole. Whatever you do, unless you have the softest dirt on the planet and want to make your life harder for no reason, USE AN AUGER. It's only about $60 to rent at Home Depot or Lowe's for a few hrs. Other that that, set up was straight to the point, it looks good, and we'll see how well it works. UPDATE: after a couple months of use, I am definitely happy with this item/idea. There's no smell except for some brief whiffs that happen when watering what I now call lovingly the "sh!t hole". I have 3 dogs between 35-50lbs and the poop amount is decomposing quickly enough that I'm not worried about the hole filling up, but we'll see how it goes during the winter months when we hit freezing temps. I water the sh!t hole 1-2x wk as needed by leaving the hose on until the hole is about 3/4 full of water. I add enzyme powder about 1x wk, but honestly forget a lot and still don't have any smell or fly issues. This has made life so much easier. I just flip open the lid and drop the poop and I'm done. No poop filled bags in the trash stinking up a storm and adding to plastic waste for a biodegradable thing like dog poop.

LOVE this!! Been using it for about a month for my large dog and I absolutely love it

As other reviews state, the ease of use, cleaning, and size are really good. However, the sturdiness, the stability, and the inability to use bags causes some draw backs. Living in Phoenix, AZ most of the soil is a clay based with something called Caliche, or calcium carbonate mixed with clay. This it was very frustrating to dig in, and required some extra steps to make sure that this system would work. Also after digging the hole for the actual assembly was hard enough, then the directions stated to dig another 36"/3' deeper. This was extremely frustrating and ultimately led me to take multiple days to just dig the hole. I have six dogs, as such just one was inadequate, I did ultimately but this one and two of the metal ones, (which I found offered a little better in product strength). The product itself is made from very thin and flimsy plastic which the lid is off the same caliber. The hinge and mechanism is also sub-par. Somethings to think about before buying this: Where do I plan to put this? Can I actually dig the hole deep. enough? What type of soil do I have? Do I plan to maintain this according to the directions? If you answered no, or the soil that you have is not compatible, I wouldn't recommend this for you. As you read above, I did end up buying this and two other to satisfy the amount of dog dung that's produced on a daily basis. I'm happy with the outcome, but it is another added chore that I have to add only certain amounts of feces, add a gallon of water to each canister, and do that on a daily basis to prevent issues/odors with each system. My main take away is 1 don't waste my money on the additives you see listed on the other items section, and two the stability of the device made me place these systems easy away from pathways and potential areas that will cause the system to collapse.

I've had this for about 3 years now and it's still working well! About once a year I have to dig a new poop hole for my medium sized dog. But, that's probably my fault for not following the instructions of adding water and enzymes. I bet if I did that each hole would last longer than a year. But even with digging a new hole once a year, it's worth it. One more slight issue. The first time I dug it up I pulled a little too hard and the plastic cracked. Still works though.

The concept is great and exactly what I was looking for. The build quality is disappointing for how much this cost. The entire container is thin plastic, seems to be decent strength, but nowhere near as strong as say a PVC pipe or 5 gal bucket. Once I put it in the ground and pushed the dirt near the opening, I heard it crunch! Thankfully it was not damaged and I put a decorative fence around it to prevent anyone from stepping close. But if I was putting this in a place people walked I'd be very concerned. I'm ok with the purchase, it's in the ground now. Took about two hours to dig the 18x18x16" hole, followed by a 4 foot hole. So my primary concern is whether this thing will hold up coz digging it out will be a total pain (not to mention disguisting). In hindsight, a 5 gal painters bucket with an easy open lid would be a better and less expensive solution. Just dig the opening for the bucket then a 4ft post hole and buy the septic solution. Do make sure you test your soil drainage capability by digging the first hole, filling it up with water and make sure it drains within ~24hrs. I still gave this 3 stars. If it works then it's worth it imo, though overpriced for what you get.

The Dooley has been in the ground now for a couple weeks and I’m really pleased with the results so far. The material for the chamber walls is outdoors plastic and really pliable so left me curious if it would hold up. After installed the top of the chamber is extremely solid and rigid considering. Probably best practice to not walk directly on top of it but no doubts at all it will hold up the soil and mulch on top of it. I probably reduced some of the odor management by inserting a short 2ft pipe at the top. I wanted to ensure the hole wouldn’t cave in. Deeper than that it’s very much clay and I had to use a heavy pike to break through it. I did dig as deep as possible, the 6” hole is over 4 ft deep. The Dooley holds the water for a good 6 days. When it dried up I was really surprised to see No turds. The bacteria ate it all and left only a sock my dog had eaten. So far so good. I’ll add an update if anything worth knowing comes up. Update: After two very hot summer months I have to say this thing has absolutely delivered. It was a lot of work to install and maybe a tad pricey considering volume of materials BUT worth every freaking penny and drop of sweat. No smell. None. We put it in a flower bed by the back porch for convenience and it’s been a good decision. With the addition of a poop scoop that “grabs” the poop it’s a very easy job now and the trash can doesn’t smell or attract those hordes of flies like it did when we were putting the poop bags in the trash. This is a no-brainer folks; if you can handle a little digging you will not be sorry.

It was months before I figured out a way to dig a hole deep enough. We attempted to dig it with a shovel and post digger. We also had a landscaper attempt to dig the hole in three different spots with an awl with no success. He gave up. Installing this requires digging a 64" deep hole... which you don't really understand how deep that is until you try to do it. This is much deeper than ANY post hole you'd need to dig and soil gets rockier and harder to dig the deeper you dig (at least, that's been my experience). The larger width hole isn't bad, but then you're stuck trying to dig a very thin hole for 48". Again... this is really quite deep. And unlike the larger area, you can't get leverage to lift the rocks up. You don't want to dig the thin hole wider to get rocks out because then it won't support the Dooley as well. If you want this product, I highly recommend digging the hole FIRST, then ordering it IF you're able to dig a hole to the specifications. It's an expensive item to purchase and not particularly useful if you can't bury it in your yard. Also, you want to make sure your soil has decent drainage wherever you put the hole. Otherwise it's a bad spot for the product. I finally managed to dig this using a dig bar (picked one up at the hardware store) and a post digger. A dig bar is essentially a straight pointed metal rod and it's heavy. Some are lighter than others so I recommend finding the lightest option if you are concerned about your ability to use it. I'm pretty sure they're about 16-17 lbs. When you use the dig bar, you can thrust it down to break up soil and rocks, allowing you to use the post digger to then scoop up the dirt and rocks. This allows you to dig straight down so your shelf can properly support the Dooley. You need the smaller hole to be as straight down as possible and the shelf to be as perfect as possible or you'll have dirt and rocks slip back into the hole when you place the Dooley back in the ground and fill in around the sides of it. In terms of the actual product it's a cheap, thin plastic. It technically keeps the scent in (although I'm not sure how well because we haven't had it installed during the hottest part of summer yet), but the plastic is so thin that I am very concerned about the ability of it to support any weight. Seeing a portion of it is buried under the ground, I surrounded the area with rocks to mark off where it is. But I have two young kids and I am still concerned that if one of them stepped on it, it would break and collapse. If I push on the soil above the Dooley, I can see everything flex. I'm also concerned about if it will stand-up to the weight of heavy snow. I don't think it would collapse under my dogs weight but I haven't seen either dog try to walk over it (and the heaviest is 50 lbs). I also don't see the lid lasting long if my dog decided he was interested in chewing it. In the winter (assuming you live in a cold area), the poop won't break down so you can't use it for those months. I didn't see it breaking down particularly well in the Fall, but I really can't attest to that as I installed this later in season. The ground wasn't frozen (obviously) but cool weather doesn't really do much for speedy composting. My thought is that eventually, even if the poop breaks down and composts, the hole will fill up and you'll need to relocate the Dooley. Now... Once you've dug this hole once, you're probably not going to be keen on this, particularly as I can only imagine what a smelly venture this is. Overall, I just don't think this product is practical for most people. I wanted this to work so bad. But you could probably just dig your own holes, use the enzymes separately, and save yourself some time and money. I also think it is potentially unsafe if you have children that could be in the yard (any deep holes at all). There's another product available that hooks up direct to your septic. I haven't tried it, but it looks like it might be a better long term option. Not sure about child safety on it. Don't think it's for sale on Amazon (or it wasn't when I bought this) and it's probably more expensive than this by a lot.

I thought I'd stop by and share my thoughts with you on this thing. I bought it in March which is still frozen ground here in Michigan - today is 98 degrees, yesterday it was a record breaking 100, and it's days like this that I bought it. Before I would have little other options but to put the stuff in the trash bin, and needless to say on the hot days you'd smell it for a 100' away, if not more. It disgusted me!! I had to do something before I called the authorities on myself. Today?? I fell a day, maybe two behind on cleaning up the back yard for 1 golden retriever and 1 Newfoundland. Over to the doggie dooley it went and WOW!! I didn't get knocked over in rank smellings!! This thing is the best working item for something I never knew existed! My recommendation is 100% go buy this thing if you appreciate a solution for what I described. I didn't stick my head into the hole for testing, but both me and my wife commented on how glad we are to have this set up. It comes with a starter pack of the necessary additives, and I should definitely head over and give them a high five as well! Best solution to a long problem that I've discovered in years! Oh, and one last point, I'm no affiliate or paid review guy.. just a guy that wanted to show some consideration for anyone within striking distance to my trash can (Before)

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Excellent easy to instal now have a lovely clean yard all so easy

I can't believe this nifty product isn't recommended in a Dog Owner's 101 course somewhere. I love it! I'm not going to lie to you - digging a five foot hole was not an easy task but so worth it in the long run. I did not have an auger so to get 5 feet down my hole had to get pretty large. The plastic is a little bit flimsy and didnt hold the shape very well when we put the dirt back on top so we framed the sides of our hole with some scrap pieces of wood and all was good. For maintenance, I add two "Waste Terminator" tablets per week (one per dog) and 4 litres (milk jug) of water every time I add poo. Very easy and absolutely no smell even when I open the lid. I suppose, like other reviews say, there maybe cheaper ways to make your own one of these contraptions but I am extremely happy with mine. Thank you! Five stars! 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟

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Gutes System, ABER nach einem halben Jahr bricht bei uns schon das Plastik vom Deckel ab. Für den Preis hätte ich da mehr Stabilität erwartet. Daher 2 Sterne Abzug (dünnes Plastik zu hohem Preis). Schade, man könnte also auch ein KG-Rohr mit einer anderen Abdeckung nutzen. Das mache ich jedenfalls wenn es noch weiter kaputt geht. Nochmal werde ich es nicht kaufen…