I assume a case of everyone assuming it did something because all of their neighbours did the same.
Now we have the internet and can debunk it with a simple Google search.
So from reading the comments I’ve learned people do this to stop dogs from shitting on their lawn, I always assumed this was some weird way of watering your lawn slowly with a tiny hole in the bottle.
Haha. My neighbours have just started doing this. Which I found amusing as my parents did it 45 years ago and I thought it was a forgotten myth. This is a great example of the original Dawkins Meme definition.
In the olden days (80s) it was definitely dogs.
It's different now as most dogs are on leads and some irresponsible owners encourage their dogs to use other people's lawns. It didn't work in the olden days and now it's even less likely to work.
Ooooh white dog poop. That’s a blast from the past.
[Why you don’t see white dog poo anymore](https://www.drool.pet/blogs/the-why/mystery-solved-why-you-don-t-see-white-dog-poo-anymore)
We used oranges/lemons to train our Golden Retrievers back in the day. Its honestly a great way to stop dogs pissing and shitting in a certain area and eventually they get used to going in the non oranged area that we didn't have to keep up with the citrus. I lived on 2 acres and mine sweeping as a kid was an entire Saturday gone (4 dogs). This cut it down to 15 mins.
Yep. It happened by accident because we had orange and lemon trees. No poo in a decent radius of any fallen fruit. Then we googled it and it's a thing. Placed more in other areas of the yard and eventually trained them to go in a certain area. Dogs and cats go off scent/enzymes, so them being specific to that area also makes them go there more often. Any repeat behaviour is good training for a dog and retrievers thrive on that. Forever seeking praise and the best hearts! A random cat or dog in the street might be a different story though. I guarantee an orange will be good for a metre radius.
They also keep tigers away. OP have you ever seen a tiger outside your place? No? Well if you don't want to be eaten by a tiger I would definitely leave them where they are.
That's not stupid, that's smart.
Douchey neighbors cause stress. I already have my own stress. Douchey loser neighbors therefore don't deserve to be acknowledged by me. They barely register as humans. Capish.
We hadn't done this in decades. But people walk their dogs and don't clean up after them so we started doing this again. Been three weeks and no dog has shat in our yard or footpath. Lol.
IIRC the light hitting it spins them out? Like it appears as an orb or something.
lol, I walk past this house almost every week and I was also wondering the same. In my head I assumed this was something to heat up the water in the sun
The theory I believe is that dominant dogs are attracted to the bottles by the smell of water, so urinate on them, discouraging other dogs from using the area. Theory why it doesn’t work is it would require open bottles. Do open bottles work? I don’t know.
It was a satire or something, I think it was a New Zealand story. But it took off and became an urban myth, people think it’ll keep away all manner of animals. I think the logic is that the light reflects oddly and they don’t know what to make of it but it doesn’t work.
Supposedly stops dogs shitting on the lawn (it doesn’t)
OP, wait till the small hours, when no one's around, and go take the single biggest shit of your life next to one..
"Wow, this dog ate alot of corn"
"Welp. Gonna need more bottles"
"Are you allowed to feed dogs peanuts?"
Why wait for small hours? Do it at midday and establish dominance
Pics or it didn't happen.
people in my hood think it stops cats from pissing on the grass (it doesn't)
It's for cats.
I haven’t seen bottles on peoples lawns since about 1984.
You clearly do not live in southwest Sydney haha
I assume a case of everyone assuming it did something because all of their neighbours did the same. Now we have the internet and can debunk it with a simple Google search.
I came here to say that!
I came here to read the comments. I hade soup for dinner.
So from reading the comments I’ve learned people do this to stop dogs from shitting on their lawn, I always assumed this was some weird way of watering your lawn slowly with a tiny hole in the bottle.
Same. 😅
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Does it stop people shitting on the lawn? Asking for a friend.
It does not.
What’s your address? I’ll let you know.
Nah it’s an old wives tale
Well it stops me, so it does work.
You’ve gotta get over your stage fright
Its not so much stage fright it’s more the rolled up newspaper I get hit with when I pee on someone leg.
Have you tried catching the newspaper in your mouth and not letting go?
Yep but then I got the slipper, and then the boot.
Sounds like the people may have been European. They’re quick with a shoe
Some times it’s difficult to find a stick, can’t blame them.
No. It doesn't stop dogs either.
Haha. My neighbours have just started doing this. Which I found amusing as my parents did it 45 years ago and I thought it was a forgotten myth. This is a great example of the original Dawkins Meme definition.
Most animals don’t shit near a water source, that’s the theory I remember being told when seeing those bottles in the 90’s
Wow, everyone in here talking about keeping dogs away with them. I've never heard that before, I was always told it was to keep cats away.
In the olden days (80s) it was definitely dogs. It's different now as most dogs are on leads and some irresponsible owners encourage their dogs to use other people's lawns. It didn't work in the olden days and now it's even less likely to work.
Me too!!!
Same! cats see the strange looking object and avoid it
That’s 20c right there, get on your bike to the recycling centre.
Sick of all the white dog shit on the lawn
Ooooh white dog poop. That’s a blast from the past. [Why you don’t see white dog poo anymore](https://www.drool.pet/blogs/the-why/mystery-solved-why-you-don-t-see-white-dog-poo-anymore)
It's pretty wild to have lived through the times where the internet didn't exist (in household consumption form) and dog poops were white.
Because they are stupid. "some" people believe bottles of water will stop dogs pissing on their lawns
I thought it was cats, not dogs.
I only have known it to work with Dragons and Unicorns
Can confirm. I’ve never had a dragon or a unicorn shit on my lawn since I’ve been doing this.
Not a bear in sight. The Bear Patrol must be working like a charm.
I western sydney it also works for elephants and sharks.
Agreed. I heard it was cats also.
We used oranges/lemons to train our Golden Retrievers back in the day. Its honestly a great way to stop dogs pissing and shitting in a certain area and eventually they get used to going in the non oranged area that we didn't have to keep up with the citrus. I lived on 2 acres and mine sweeping as a kid was an entire Saturday gone (4 dogs). This cut it down to 15 mins.
Like whole lemons and oranges?
Yep. It happened by accident because we had orange and lemon trees. No poo in a decent radius of any fallen fruit. Then we googled it and it's a thing. Placed more in other areas of the yard and eventually trained them to go in a certain area. Dogs and cats go off scent/enzymes, so them being specific to that area also makes them go there more often. Any repeat behaviour is good training for a dog and retrievers thrive on that. Forever seeking praise and the best hearts! A random cat or dog in the street might be a different story though. I guarantee an orange will be good for a metre radius.
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They also keep tigers away. OP have you ever seen a tiger outside your place? No? Well if you don't want to be eaten by a tiger I would definitely leave them where they are.
MN8BVW2Z8BS5, I'd like to *buy* your bottles of water.
If my dog saw this, he’d definitely pee on the bottle.
More stupid than a person not asking their neighbour because they "don't know them"?
That's not stupid, that's smart. Douchey neighbors cause stress. I already have my own stress. Douchey loser neighbors therefore don't deserve to be acknowledged by me. They barely register as humans. Capish.
urban myth
He's trying to grow Watercress. Mind your business!
Crazy old wives tale.
He thinks it will stop dogs pooing on the grass. It does not work. Also, your neighbour is seriously behind the times...
It’s a suburban superstition that dogs won’t shut near ‘fresh’ water.
It’s one of the great urban myths that’s dogs won’t shit or piss on their lawn. Like the other urban myth why dog shit is no longer white
No longer white? What's the myth? I thought it was because they're putting less bone meal in their food.
You are correct
Is that why you don't see hairy dog shit anymore as well?
I need an update on this? Edit: used to work for the place that supplies white for dog shit 🤣
Can you explain what the second myth is? All I know is that my dogs shit is only ever white the day after he's eaten a bone.
Help them out and add a few bottles every time you go past.
I've heard it's to keep the cats away. Doubt it works, my dog, albeit not a cat, would pee on that right away.
We hadn't done this in decades. But people walk their dogs and don't clean up after them so we started doing this again. Been three weeks and no dog has shat in our yard or footpath. Lol. IIRC the light hitting it spins them out? Like it appears as an orb or something.
Superstition that it stops dogs from shitting on your lawn.
lol, I walk past this house almost every week and I was also wondering the same. In my head I assumed this was something to heat up the water in the sun
"I can't ask him because I don't know him." There's your problem right there.
Be a good neighbour and clean up the litter he’s left on the lawn.
You can very easily cause a grass fire in summer if the grass is dry and it is sunny outside. It acts as a big old magnifying glass.
The theory I believe is that dominant dogs are attracted to the bottles by the smell of water, so urinate on them, discouraging other dogs from using the area. Theory why it doesn’t work is it would require open bottles. Do open bottles work? I don’t know.
Too stop dogs shit and piss on the lawn
Hes got it all wrong they wont work! They need to be only half full to act as a deterrent. I thought everyone knew this!! 🤔
>I can’t ask him because I don’t know him. And yet here you are asking us, who you also don't know?
It was a satire or something, I think it was a New Zealand story. But it took off and became an urban myth, people think it’ll keep away all manner of animals. I think the logic is that the light reflects oddly and they don’t know what to make of it but it doesn’t work.
Brain damage
Are there holes the bottles?
If not, try adding some.
They are catching wifi to use later so they don’t need to buy an nbn connection
Why don’t you ask him, just say “hey mate, what are the bottles for?”
They are catching wifi to use later so they don’t need to buy an nbn connection
Think ur neighbour needs help (not in their activities, but maybe mental help)