Gerda, her Maltese and the one wipe

Gerda is 71, has been walking dogs for decades and has little patience for fuss. Her Maltese Pepe, on the other hand, considers himself the most important walker on the field path behind the village. When the two set off for their evening round, the route is always the same: grass verge, field path, the bench at the edge of the woods. And somewhere along the way, Pepe does his business.

In the past, Gerda simply picked up the poo afterwards. Today she reaches for dogpaper, the dog poop bag with integrated hygiene paper. She gave us her motto right away: “One wipe, no rubbing.” It sounds like a piece of life wisdom, but above all it is a very practical guide for the moment right after your dog has done its business.

In this article we explain honestly why this single wipe works, when dogpaper really helps, and why a small supply in your coat pocket makes sense now that the dark season has arrived.

Why one wipe beats rubbing

One concern keeps coming up in the comments: doesn’t wiping smear things more than it helps? The honest answer: if you rub, you smear. If you pull once with the whole surface, you pick it up. That is exactly the difference Gerda sums up so neatly.

dogpaper is designed so that your hand sits inside the grey bag like a glove. On the outside is soft, absorbent hygiene paper. Instead of a tiny fingertip, you have a broad, soft surface right beneath your dog’s tail. One calm wipe is enough in most cases, and the butt is clean.

There is another point: many dogs don’t like a lot of fiddling around their rear end. A short, confident wipe is far more pleasant for the dog than nervous dabbing. Pepe, for example, simply stands still, gazes proudly into the distance and trots on looking visibly more comfortable.

The routine: hand in, wipe, grab, tie

The best thing about dogpaper is that you don’t have to learn anything new. You carry poop bags on every walk anyway, and picking up is long since routine. dogpaper simply adds one single movement to that routine. Here is how it works:

1. Hand in the bag. As usual, put your hand into the bag right after your dog has done its business, on the spot, on the meadow or field path.

2. Wipe once. With the paper side, wipe once beneath the tail. No rubbing, no polishing, just one calm stroke.

3. Grab the poo in the same move. Without taking your hand out, pick up the poo. Thanks to the paper, dogpaper even collects more residue from the ground than a smooth plastic bag.

4. Turn inside out, tie, toss. Turn the bag inside out, tie a knot and drop it into the next bin. Butt and poo are done in one go.

According to Gerda, it takes about as long as saying “Good boy, Pepe.” Your hand stays clean, and instead of a poop bag plus extra tissue, only one single bag ends up in the bin.

Honestly: when dogpaper really helps

We don’t want to talk anyone into anything. Not every dog needs a wipe after every business. On many days everything is firm and straightforward, and the usual grab for the poo is all you need. For those days, dogpaper is a fully functional, tear-resistant poop bag as well.

Where this dog hygiene paper really shines is on the softer days. A change of food, an excited dog, or simply a day when the stool is softer than usual: that is when something tends to stick to the butt. In exactly that moment, dogpaper already puts the solution in your hand, with no rummaging through pockets and no second step.

With small dogs like the Maltese, where everything happens close to the ground, the difference afterwards is noticeable for both dog and owner. Gerda puts it dryly: “I don’t wipe on principle. I wipe when it makes sense. But then I do it properly: once.”

Black Week on the field path: stock up instead of crowds

While people elsewhere are jostling over TVs in department stores, Gerda stands on the field path in the grey November light and takes care of the most important thing calmly, in one move. For her, Black Week means: poo in the bag, bag in the bin, on with the walk.

She does allow herself one small purchase: a supply of dogpaper for the dark season. When walks start in the twilight, it is nice not to have to wonder whether there is still a bag in your coat pocket. One pack in every jacket, one on the leash holder, and the topic is sorted for the months ahead.

dogpaper is the only product worldwide that combines a dog poop bag and hygiene paper in one. It turns a movement you already make on every walk into a small extra step towards your dog’s comfort. And maybe on your next walk you’ll catch yourself quietly repeating Gerda’s words: one wipe, no rubbing.

Did you wipe your dog’s butt today?