Customer Reviews

Doggie Dooley 3800 Deluxe Leach-Bed-Style Toilet

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I have two large dogs (Shepard/Golden Retiever cross), and this unit has ample capacity.
Tips:
1.Keep it moist! The enzymes can't work if the waste inside the unit dries out. A good weekly wetting is usually enough.
2.The enzyme mix that comes with the unit is limited in quantity. I find that the same mix is used in some enzymatic drain openers;
"Drain Care" by Enforcer Products is one example. Cheaper than buying the
mix from the Doggie Dooley folk.

Product is so far so good. I think I would have opt. for the other bucket style model, just because this one has no water - and it allway seems like it is empty. I fill it once in the AM and one in the PM and both times they are bone dry. Make sure you are close to a water supply! But purchased this one because I have 2 large dogs. I have had it in place now for about 1 month, and working just fine.

When we got our large dog - the thought of putting her poop in plastic, even the biodegradable kind seemed wasteful & gross. So when I heard about these - which are basically small septic systems, I was happy. You could just put a bucket that has the bottom sawed off w/some holes drilled in it & a lid in the ground. But after some good digging - this is easy to use. Like the other reviewer said - just buy the enzyme stuff for other septic tanks, cheaper. I also use a natural cat litter & scoop into a paper bag & then dump it out there too. Then take empty paper bag & put it in the yard waste bin. Keep the water going & it'll do the job.

Not for cold climates. You have to use an eight inch drill and go four feet deep. This can prove to be quite a task. Make sure not to over cut the top where the dooley goes or you have wasted all of your time. Once you have your dooley set up follow the directions for the waist digestion. The most important thing is to keep it wet. Make sure to fill it with water every day or every other day for the first week and then do it at least once a week after this. You want your dooley to be a mushy mess at all times and it will work as long as you are over 40 degrees. This is much better than filling a trash bag in my opinion.

I rarely write reviews, but in this instance I feel it necessary. Given the nature of this product and what it's purpose is, one would think it would be fit for its job. However, I found it very prone to failing, and when a person puts pounds of solid waste in it, having it fail is messy at best. The 'Dooley' is made of maybe 1/4 inch stiff plastic that is screwed together and stabilized with thin plastic beams. All of this is good in theory, but when placing the Dooley several feet into the ground, the placing soil on top of it, then compressing that soil, it does not hold up. I live where the soil is very fine, i.e. not thick like clay, almost like silt, so here the weight is minimal. When the Dooley was put into place and the remaining hole was filled in, it buckled. The bottom support, which is a thin plastic crossbar, snapped and fell to the bottom. Keep in mind that the hole for this poop storage container is at least three feet, maybe more if you have a big dog or more than one - in this case it was approximately five feet easily. So I was left with a cracked container, a snapped crossbar that could not be retrieved without digging the Dooley back out, and a lid that would not close correctly as a result. My advice is to steer clear of this thing and get one made of metal, or something more sturdy. I know that the company that makes the Doggie Dooley 3800 makes a metal model -> Doggie Dooley 3000 Septic-Tank-Style Pet-Waste Disposal System, and in hindsight it would have been better to have gone with that one.

We bought it and installed it, but after putting 1 month of poop in it 8 months later it is still there! I just got off the phone with customer service and they seemed just bored from talking to me. Not at all helpful. Don't waste your money.... but most of all don't waste all the time it takes to install the thing!

We've had 2 large labs for several years. Cleaning the yard was a chore but the more important issue was, "Where do you put it?". So we did what most intelligent people do. We got an Irish Wolfhound puppy to round out our family. Now there's a minor problem. You have two big poopers and add a small pony. This dictated we pursue alternative measures. Since we are on well and septic here is our community, I thought the idea of a second septic tank just for the critters would be practicle. After doing research, I found the Doggie Dooley system already exists, so I bought one. The only problem was the size of the hole you have to dig to install it. But that's done and now you have a practical and effective way to dispose of the waste. Carrying several buckets of water to the back corner of our 3/4 acre back yard where the tank is located is incovenient but a hose that long is not really an alternative. It's been in use for about a month now and looks like it's doing what it's supposed to do. If it does, it will make our life (and our back yard) a lot more livable.

It works great but don't put it on top of sand the water will just diserper but on dirt it works great

Ive had this for about 4 months now & it is absolutely amazing- Im using it for 4- large dogs, it does a good job of keeping up as it isnt recommended for that many- I had this installed as my privacy fence was being put up- I dont think digging 2 feet in the ground would be fun, but if you are ambitious enough it will be worth ever minute of your time- This makes picking up so much easier!!!

SINCE I BOUGHT THIS PRODUCT AND STARTED TO USE IT RIGHT AWAY; IT HAS WORKED VERY WELL WITH THE WASTE. THERE'S NO MORE SMELLY AND MAGGOT FILLED BAGS TO TAKE OUT TO THE CURB EVERY WEEK. I JUST PUT THE WASTE INTO THE IN GROUND TANK, KEEP IT FILLED WITH WATER, AND ONCE A WEEK I ADD THE EMZINES TO HELP BREAK UP THE WASTE. I HAVE 2 LARGE DOGS THAT PRODUCE A LOT OF WASTE EACH DAY. THE DOGGIE DOOLEY SEPTIC TANK HANDLES THE WASTE VERY WELL.Doggie Dooley 3800 Deluxe Leach-Bed-Style Toilet