07/27/2026
🦠 Most Thunder Bay dog owners don't know this, and it changes how you think about your backyard forever.
Dog waste isn't just unpleasant. It's classified as an environmental pollutant and unlike most things you'd call a pollutant, this one is quietly working its way into your soil, your grass, your home, and your family every single week.
Here's what's actually in it: E. coli, salmonella, roundworm eggs, giardia, campylobacter, and parvovirus.
None of these are neutralized by rain. None of them are killed by cold, in fact, a Thunder Bay winter preserves them under the snow for five months while freeze-thaw cycles push them deeper into your soil with every temperature fluctuation.
By the time April arrives, what you're walking on, what your kids are rolling around in, and what your dog is tracking back through your back door isn't just visually dirty.
It's biologically contaminated and has been since November.
Roundworm eggs, one of the most common parasites found in dog waste can survive in soil for up to two years. Your children play at ground level. They touch the grass. They touch their faces.
Toxocara, the roundworm most commonly found in dog f***s, is one of the leading causes of parasitic infection in children across North America, and in the vast majority of cases, it comes from contaminated soil, not direct contact with waste.
Every time your dog comes back inside from the yard, they bring whatever is on their paws with them. Onto your kitchen floor. Onto your couch. Into the spaces where your family actually lives.
Regular professional removal, not just the annual spring cleanup, but consistent weekly clearing, is the only thing that actually interrupts this cycle before it compounds.
A clean yard isn't a luxury. For a family with kids and pets in Thunder Bay, it's one of the most straightforward health decisions you can make.
That's exactly why we do what we do. 🐾
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