It’s happened to the best of us. You’re off to an important meeting or date, it’s a gorgeous day and you’re feeling good about being on time as you trot across the lawn to your car and… squish… there it is. Your shoe has a stinky pile of doggie doo left by man’s best friend as a thank you for making your yard available.
Dog waste in the yard or on the street isn’t just a pitfall for the bottom of your shoes, it’s also a cause of pollution in creeks, rivers and lakes and wells, due to runoff. A study posted on the National Medical Library website claims, “Dog feces may be a serious hazard because they may contain microorganisms that are both pathogenic to humans and resistant to several classes of antibiotics. Dog feces can cause various public health issues, posing risks of bacterial infections, parasitic infections, and viral illnesses through fecal-oral transmission, contaminated soil, and water. Children, older adults, and immunocompromised individuals are at higher risk for severe complications from these zoonotic diseases, which can manifest as diarrhea, vomiting, fever, vision loss, and even death.”
Also, canine parvovirus, commonly called parvo, is one of the more serious viruses that puppies, adolescent and mature dogs can contract. This potentially fatal virus is difficult to kill, can exist for an extremely long time in the environment, and is shed in very large quantities by infected dogs. Due to its environmental stability, this notorious virus can just as easily be transmitted through the paws and hair of an infected dog, an unsuspecting person’s shoes and clothes, as well as any surface or object that’s been unknowingly contaminated.
What to do? Responsible pet waste management works, but that demands time and attention; and what if it doesn’t fit into your daily schedule? No problem. Happily, a local service out of Holiday Island, also operating in Eureka Springs and Berryville, has your back.
Cougar’s Clean-Up starts from the ground up. A technician will pick up dog waste, double bag it and place it inside your trash bin, making the outdoor space safe, clean, and paw friendly. They not only specialize in dog waste removal but also offer yard treatment against parvo.
“Your yard might look clean, but parvo can linger unseen and deadly,” owner Maria Chantel Cougar said. “Our Parvo-Safe Yard Disinfection kills what scooping can’t — protecting your pets where it matters most.” The treatment is eco-friendly.
The veteran-owned business was started just six months ago by Cougar and Eric Martin. “There are several of these companies in bigger cities around us, but none here,” Martin said, “and this being a dog-loving area, it was the perfect business to begin in our community.”
Cougar’s Clean-Up also offers reliable, no-contract service with several plans on a twice weekly, weekly, bi-weekly or monthly schedule to ensure a cleaner, healthier yard through doggie doo removal and/or treating your lawn against parvo for extra protection. By preventing pet waste pile-up, a technician will keep your lawn free of odor and pollution while helping to reduce the spread of illness-causing pathogens.
The service also offers a special Trash Valet service which will move your household trash to the curb on the night before your pick-up. Once sanitation picks up your trash the bin is returned to its original location.
“This is just another example of our commitment to you and the community,” notes Cougar. “You will become our partner in combating any potential trash overflow, increase of pests, pollution, and poor air quality.”
By keeping your yard free of pet waste, and distributing a kennel-grade, lawn-safe sanitizer, Cougar’s Clean-Up is working to help reduce pollution through action, and invites the community to become part of their green clean team, seeking to foster healthier neighborhoods and communities, one yard at a time.
The business has rave reviews online and is already closing in on the maximum number of customers they can handle, and a sooner-rather-than-later call will lock in current fees for a year before a price increase.
Cougar and Martin iterated, “We strive for healthier, environmentally sustainable yards for all. With our services reducing the spread of harmful bacteria and viruses to humans and pets, we see a safer, eco-friendlier yard in your future. Enjoy your beautiful outdoor space without the hassle. Let us do the dirty work for you! Sign up today, and begin supporting a cleaner, healthier community.”
Call/text (479) 981-2821 to schedule your first clean-up, or email cougarclean2821@gmail.com. See Cougar’s Clean-Up on Facebook for customer comments and special sale pricing or visit cougarsclean-up.com to learn more and take care of business responsibly.