A one time cleanup is one visit that clears the whole yard, with no schedule and nothing to cancel afterward. Poo Squad McPherson does them in McPherson, Galva and Canton. Nobody books one for fun. There is always a reason, and the reason decides when we should come and what you should expect. Find yours below.
You stopped going out there
This is the most common one, and the least talked about. A busy month, a bad back, a new baby, a stretch of weather, and the yard quietly became a place the dog uses and nobody else does. By the time it bothers you, picking it up yourself is an afternoon you do not want to spend. That is the whole job description for a one time dog poop cleanup. You do not owe anyone an explanation. Tell us how many dogs and roughly how long, and we will bring enough buckets.
The snow just melted
Cold does not break waste down. It stores it. Whatever landed in December is still there in March, softened by the thaw and sitting in grass that is about to start growing over it. The first warm weekend is when most of McPherson walks out back and sees it at once, which makes late winter and early spring the hardest time of year to get on the calendar. If you already know what is under the snow, book before it melts.
You are moving, selling or renting
A yard has to be clear for listing photos, for a showing, and for a move-out inspection. Landlords notice, buyers notice, and a dog owner leaving a rental is usually expected to leave the yard the way they found it. Time the visit for a day or two before the photographer or the walkthrough, and keep the dog on a leash for bathroom trips in between if you can. If you manage rentals, a cleanup between tenants is a quick way to stop the next lease from starting with a complaint.
People are coming over
Graduation parties, a reunion, a birthday in the back yard, family in town for the holidays. Guests walk where you never do: along the fence, behind the garage, out to the far corner where the kids set up a game. Have us come the day before, not the week before, so the dog does not undo the work.
Someone else needs the yard clear
Mowing crews, fence builders, sprinkler installers, sod layers and the people who aerate lawns all have the same request, and some will not start until it is met. A mower does not remove waste. It shreds it and spreads it across the lawn and the underside of the deck. If a crew is booked, put us on the calendar a day ahead of them.
A new dog, or someone else's dog
Fostering, dog sitting for a month, moving into a house where the last owners had three big dogs, or bringing home a rescue while the yard still holds what the last pet left. Clearing the ground first matters more here than anywhere, because parasites pass from waste to the next dog that sniffs around it. Start the new dog on a clean yard.
How the price works
One time cleanups are priced by what we actually haul away:
- $35 covers the visit and the first five gallon bucket we fill.
- $20 for each additional five gallon bucket.
So two buckets come to $55, three to $75, and four to $95. The bucket is the fairest measure there is. A yard three weeks behind and a yard eight months behind are different amounts of work, and the count says so without anyone having to argue about it. Give us the number of dogs and the rough timeline when you book, and we can tell you what range to expect before we arrive.
What we do on the day
We text when we are on the way. Then we walk the entire yard in overlapping rows, not just the worn path from the back door. After the open lawn comes everything around it: the fence line, the back corners, under the deck and its stairs, behind the shed, around the air conditioner, along the alley and beside the garage. Tall grass and leaves get checked by foot, because that is where a yard that looks finished is not.
Everything is bagged and leaves with us. Nothing goes into your trash can unless you ask. Our tools are sanitized before they come into your yard and again after. On the way out the gate is latched and checked, and we send a photo of it closed.
What you do
Very little. Unlock the gate or give us the code. Tell us if a dog will be outside, and whether that dog likes visitors. Mention anything we should avoid, like a garden bed, a sprinkler head that sticks up, or a low spot that stays muddy. You do not need to be home. We work Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm.
Two things a cleanup does not fix
It does not remove smell that has soaked into the ground. Urine and residue are a separate problem, and yard deodorizing can be added to the same visit to treat them.
It does not regrow grass. Brown spots come from concentrated urine, and they recover with water and time once the yard is clear.
If you would rather not do this again
A cleared yard stays clear for about a week. After that it is building again. Many of our regular customers started with a single cleanup, liked what they saw, and moved to a weekly or every other week pooper scooper service in McPherson KS so the yard never got back to where it was. Others book once a year, every spring, and that is fine too. There is no contract either way and nobody will push you.
Book a cleanup
Get your price and book online and choose the one time option. Or call or text (620) 798-5300, Monday through Friday, 8am to 5pm. Tell us the town, the number of dogs, about how long it has been, and any date you are working toward. We cover McPherson (67460), Galva (67443) and Canton (67428).
