Turning a Profit on Poop

As we were eating breakfast this morning, my husband read an article from the Post about a woman who makes more than $100K a year removing dog waste from people’s yard. No joke! She scoops poop for a living and makes a killing doing it.

Debbie Frazier started this business in Albuquerque 22 years ago and is not the only one making big profits these days around the country. The Association of Professional Animal Waste Specialists now shows 127 members nationwide. She lauds her job as an opportunity to be outside all day petting dogs, claiming that dogs are a gift from God. I can’t argue with that.

Frazier says her son used to joke about her business when he was younger, but now he plans to take it over when she retires. Claiming not to care who makes fun of her, she says she laughs all the way to the bank.

Thinking about that feeling of squish when you step on a concealed clump of dog poop, I think I’ll Google to see if there are any APAWS members in this area. Our yard is always like a field of land mines just waiting for an unsuspecting foot.