u/Phillies1993

Surely the Mets won't collapse again

Would love them on my island!

Would love them on my island!

Howdy 🙂

i've noticed a big influx of people online talking about poop scooping as the hot new service business, so I will share some of my story...

about 5 years ago, I was working a soul sucking social work job making no money, job hopping through my twenties & feeling pretty stuck. I knew I wanted to start a business to escape the wage cage, but I was broke and needed something cheap to start. I also wanted something that was easy to hire for, not overly regulated, not overly saturated, and solved a real problem.

i was super close to doing carpet cleaning, but my business partner told me his wife had hired a pooper scooper company to clean their yard and told me to see if that had any potential. At first I thought he was joking, but I loved the idea immediately.

did some research & found out the industry has actually been around since the late 1970s. Almost 50% of households own dogs, most people hate picking up dog poop, and a lot of people still do not even know this service exists.

We started with about $1,200, my Ford Escape, some basic tools, door hangers, yard signs, car magnets, and free Facebook group posts. 5 years later, we’ve cleaned over 300,000 yards and ranked the 10th Fastest growing company in WA state last year on the INC 5000 list.

Scooping Poop is a very real business if you treat it like one!

I'll be popping in to answer your questions on this thread. ask away!

EDIT: The moderators temporarily removed the post while verifying my claims. I submitted proof and the AMA is now verified and restored. I’m back and answering questions!

This song needs a 2026 update.

I remember hearing it on Dogpile around 06. The only lyric I remember is "Uncle Phil! He lives in Bel Air!" It was not a rap song it was more of an upbeat rock song.