An Evening in the Park: “What Are You Doing There?”
Evening walk in the city park. Pumpkins are already sitting by the front doors, and colorful leaves rustle under four very short legs and two slightly longer ones. Waldi, my wire-haired dachshund, searches for the perfect spot by the path with the dedication of a big-game hunter. Found it. Business done. I crouch down next to him, because with a dachshund there is no other option anyway: his bottom sits at roughly ankle height.
At that exact moment my neighbor walks by with her Labrador and stops. “Can I ask what you’re doing there?” I hold up my hand, which is tucked inside a grey bag with soft white paper on the outside, and answer honestly: “Toilet paper for Waldi.” She laughs, I laugh, and Waldi looks as if he had invented the whole thing himself.
Three seconds later everything is done: butt wiped, poop picked up, bag knotted, into the nearest bin. And my neighbor? She immediately wanted to know where to get it.
How dogpaper, the Toilet Paper for Dogs, Works
dogpaper is a dog poop bag with soft hygiene paper on the outside. The idea is so simple you wonder why it didn’t exist long ago. Every dog walker carries poop bags anyway, and picking up after your dog has been routine for years. dogpaper simply turns that familiar move into a better one.
The routine, right after your dog’s business, on the spot:
- Hand in the bag: just like with any poop bag. Your hand stays clean.
- One quick wipe: with the paper side, right under the tail.
- Pick up the poop: in the same grab. Thanks to the paper, dogpaper even picks up more residue from the ground than a smooth plastic bag.
- Turn inside out and toss: flip the bag, tie it and drop it in the bin.
There’s no extra step and no second bend. The wipe happens exactly when you are already crouching next to your dog anyway. Hand in, wipe, pick up, toss.
One Bag Instead of a Wipe Plus a Poop Bag: an Honest Comparison
Of course my neighbor asked the question many people ask: “Wouldn’t a baby wipe do?” Sure, that works. But then you’re holding two things: a wipe for the butt and a poop bag for the pile. You reach twice, you dispose of two items, and the used wipe somehow has to travel with you to the next bin.
With dogpaper it’s one single bag. There’s no extra pack in your jacket pocket, no extra trash and no juggling leash, wipe and bag at the same time. Especially on the evening walk, when you just want to stroll through the park after a long day, that makes a real difference. Three seconds, one grab, done.
What about diet? Thanks to good food, many dogs usually finish cleanly, and that’s great. Still, every dog owner knows the softer days. If you use dogpaper as your regular poop bag, you’re prepared for exactly those days without having to think about it. On all the other days the quick wipe doesn’t cost a single extra second, because your hand is already in the bag.
Why Dachshunds and Their Owners Love It
I admit it: as a dachshund owner I have a certain home advantage. With Waldi, butt and poop are so close together that the distance from one to the other is shorter than with any Great Dane. One wipe, a small turn of the hand, done. Sometimes I think dachshunds were built this low just so dogpaper had to be invented.
Then there’s the dachshund temperament. Waldi usually doesn’t put up with much and has an opinion on almost everything. Yet during the wipe he stays surprisingly still, simply because it’s over so fast. Afterwards he trots on with a visible spring in his step, ears up and tail wagging. You can just tell he feels more comfortable.
And me? I have a clean hand, only one bag in the bin and the good feeling of having done something nice for my dog. These days someone on our walk regularly asks what I’m doing. My answer stays the same: toilet paper for Waldi.
Halloween Takeaway: the Only Scary Thing Is the Dachshund Stare
Around Halloween the park is full of pumpkins, lanterns and little ghosts in the windows. On our evening walk, though, only one thing is truly spooky: Waldi’s dachshund stare when the treat pouch is empty.
One fright you can definitely skip is fumbling with a wipe and a bag. dogpaper is the only product worldwide that combines dog hygiene paper and a poop bag in one. You don’t have to learn a new move. You keep the familiar one, just better.
So give it a try on your next walk and be ready for questions from the neighbors. Then answer with a smile. Did you wipe your dog’s butt today?
Wipe the butt and pick up the poop – in one single move
After your dog has done its business, put your hand into the dogpaper bag as usual, wipe its bottom once and pick up the poop in the same grab. Turn the bag inside out, knot it, throw it away – done. Try it: 1 single pack (8 uses) for €1.99.