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

Before you buy one of these make sure you can dig a hole deep enough to site it. Took me 4 goes to find a suitable spot, that's when you find out where all the building waste went when your house was built! ... I would also recommend buying an auger, so much easier and quicker than trying to use a spade and they only cost around £10 ... Once in the ground and in use it resembles something like 'poo soup' but I have to say there is no smell and it works well ... We have 2 dogs, 1 staffy and 1 bulldog, and as long as you do a patrol every day it copes fine ... Not something you would want to move so make sure you put it somewhere 'for life' ... If we move house I would definitely purchase another one

This device is a septic tank for dog poop. The tank holds water that is dosed with a special tablet that creates a bacterial soup that digests the lumps. There is a vertical waste pipe set in the bottom of the tank that maintains the depth of water. After adding each day's mess you add one gallon,(5ltrs) of water. This action washes out digested waste through the overflow pipe and agitates the contents. Once set up and working there is no smell apparent from the tank. All I have showing in my garden is the lid of the tank. The lid is opened with a toe and the poop is slid into the water. The only issue I had was digging the required hole 48" deep and 14" across. That was not an easy task for me, (at 75). A post hole tool may have made the job easier.

Purchased for single working cocker spaniel (~12kg), with plan to get another dog in about a year. Was concerned about plastic lid. Especially the idea that the lid would be too flimsy or that a child might step on the lid and fall in. But, on delivery, found the lid to be quite small, so I'm not concerned. The lid is big enough to make it easy to put in the dog waste, but not so big that I'm worried someone would fall in. I knew at the time of ordering that my ground was not clay. The problem with clay is that the ground is required to absorb excess water from the unit. As every gardener knows, clay ground doesn't absorb water. I chose unobtrusive location to install, nestled in a corner and slightly hidden by a hedge. But near the place where we have encouraged the dog to go to the toilet. Took about two hours to install, about an hour of which was removing two large stones found when digging. Used post hole digger, spade, trowel, and spirit level. The only reason I needed a trowel was to clear space around large stones so they could be lifted out. Getting level was important to me because of flow of waste water. Installation guide suggests digging 48" hole depth (14" around), with the unit sitting in the top 24" and an empty space below (also 24"). When you add water to the unit day-to-day, the excess water drains from the unit above into the hole below, and this excess water then seeps into the surrounding ground. I had concerns with the side walls below being unstable, and what I would do if the hole is was dug too big and then the unit wouldn't be held in place at the top. So, instead of leaving a bare hole, I took a section of plumbing soil pipe (about £10 from B&Q, but only comes in 10' length), cut to about 3' length with a hacksaw, drilled with many holes, and buried this pipe section below the drain from the top unit. After this, I was able to fill in around the drain pipe, and then have a solid base upon which to set the top unit. Started the unit today by filling with a hose and adding a couple of the digester tablets that came with the unit (it came with 12 tables, recommended one tablet per dog per week). The instructions suggest adding 4 litres of water each time you add waste, and not to overload the unit by adding multiple days at a time. We collect the dog's waste as she produces it, so I expect I'll end up adding a few litres a couple of times a week.

Great idea, though digging a 48 inch deep hole is a bind, not got there yet. Got my son to dig it and now it’s working very well.

I became aware of this product whilst watching a garden transformation programme on tv and I would encourage better advertisement because it's an amazing product! It's challenging to install, which may sound discouraging, but once it's in, you won't regret it. It saves money on bags, is environmentally friendly, clean and most of all, the grass around it grows really well. Very pleased!

Absolute rubbish. Don't waste your money on it. Not thick plastic, not worth the money at all

Good Product but but us ill equipped for UK's Low temperatures and stops processing poop

I'll start by saying please make sure you realise how big of a hole you need! (4 foot) Spent an afternoon digging this and it's held strong for months now. It does say this size is ok for two large dogs but I can assure you, it's not enough for two German Shepherds. That's ok though it works amazingly well when used with the tablets/powder you can buy on here. Dig your holes well and it'll save you having to fill your bins with doggie doo! It's great for the garden though as it acts like fertiliser in the immediate area, put a veggie garden near it and it's going crazy even in this heat!

Send to be fit for purpose. Worst bit? I have to dig a1.2 metre/4 foot deep hole to sit it in. I live on very rocky ground but it's achievable, I hope 😂

I owned one of these many years ago and just got this new one. Works great, not smelly like you would think. In fact you get worse smell picking up the dog poo than from the tank!

Finalmente una soluzione valida per smaltire gli escrementi dei miei cani di grossa taglia.Funziona benissimo , ogni volta che aggiungo le cacche dei cani metto 5lt d' acqua e una volta alla settimana 2 pastiglie che sciolgono benissimo tutto. Una volta che il coperchio è chiuso non emana nessun odore. L'unica difficoltà è stata scavare la buca che doveva essere di 1,20 m ma noi siamo arrivati a farla solo di 1 metro ma devo avere un buon terreno drenante perché funziona comunque. Super consigliato.

Hyper pratique ! Je ne pourrais plus m en passer car j ai 3 chiens ... ça passe inaperçu dans le jardin et ça ne sent pas

Don't purchase this product by the imagae given. Its so small and highly expensive.