Yes, Poo Squad picks up dog poop in Overland Park, KS. Your local Poo Squad crew comes from our Northwest Kansas City, KS location, owned by Scott and Rachelle Roberts. We handle dog poop removal, so your yard goes back to being a yard.
You know the drill. You let the dog out, you forget to scoop for a week, and suddenly the backyard is a minefield. We get it. We know dog poop. Unfortunately.
From Downtown OP to Coffee Creek, Overland Park Yards Get Busy
Overland Park is a big place with a lot of dogs in a lot of different yards. Up north, Downtown Overland Park has the Farmers' Market and Thompson Park, plus plenty of apartments and condos. Out in Oak Park, near Oak Park Mall and Bluejacket Park, you'll find houses, townhomes and apartments side by side.
Head south and the lots get bigger. Nottingham by the Green sits near 129th and Pflumm, with mature trees and classic homes. Deer Creek wraps around the Deer Creek Golf Club near 133rd and Metcalf, with rolling hills and wooded views. Pinehurst Estates, near 151st and Switzer, has large homes on generous lots. Even farther south, Coffee Creek Crossing is a newer neighborhood near 167th and Switzer.
Big lot or small patio, the problem is the same. Dogs don't care about square footage. They poop anyway. A good pooper scooper service works the same in a Blue Valley backyard as it does in a fenced strip behind a townhome. That's where our residential pooper scooper service comes in.
Where Overland Park Dogs Run, Sniff and Swim
Overland Park dogs have options. The closest off-leash spot for a lot of you is Thomas S. Stoll Memorial Park, an 80-acre park off 119th Street and Quivira. It has a dog off-leash area, a paved walking trail, a small pond and a playground. Johnson County Park and Recreation keeps the Stoll Park off-leash area open year-round from dawn to dusk.
Want a leashed walk with a little scenery? The Overland Park Arboretum and Botanical Gardens on West 179th Street welcomes dogs on a leash. Stick to the mulch paths or the International Sculpture Trail around the Pavilion. Dogs aren't allowed on the garden walkways, and the city asks you to pick up after your pet.
Got a water dog? Shawnee Mission Park, just up the road in Shawnee, has a 44-acre off-leash area west of the 87th and Ridgeview entrance. A paved trail leads down to the lake and beach. Heads up: maintenance closes it Tuesday and Thursday mornings from 5 to 9 a.m. Down south in Olathe, Heritage Park now splits its off-leash space into a 2.9-acre small-dog area and a 24.1-acre area for bigger dogs.
All those trips mean happy, tired dogs. They also mean dogs who come home and do their business in your yard.
Overland Park's Dog Rules, in Plain English
Overland Park takes pets seriously. Here's the short version of what the city expects from you.
- Leash up. Under the city's Overland Park leash law, dogs must be on a leash whenever they aren't confined to a cage, a house or a backyard. Someone has to hold the leash, and it can't be longer than ten feet.
- Keep them home. Section 6.08.020 of the municipal code, Dog and Cat Control, requires dogs to be confined to the owner's residential property.
- Don't let waste pile up. The city's property maintenance checklist says excessive accumulation of animal waste should be cleaned up and disposed of properly. It's right there on the city's Code Compliance checklist.
- License your dog. Dogs and cats must be registered by six months old or within 30 days of moving to Overland Park. Proof of rabies vaccination is required. The city has reminded owners to renew by June 30 to dodge a late penalty.
Not sure what happens if you skip the scooping? Our guide to fines for not picking up dog poop breaks it down.
Four Dogs Is Legal Now. Four Dogs Is Also a Lot of Poop.
In June 2025, the Overland Park City Council unanimously passed Ordinance No. DAC-3486. It changed a few big things for pet owners. You can now keep any combination of up to four dogs and cats without a Special Animal Permit. The old limit was two dogs and two cats. You can also license pets for one, two or three years at a time. And fosters can keep an animal for 180 days before needing that special permit.
That's great news for animal lovers. It's also great news for the lawn's least favorite visitors. More dogs, more piles. Do the math and your weekend chore turns into a part-time job.
Here's the thing: leaving it there doesn't help your grass either. If you've ever wondered, read why dog poop isn't good for grass. Spoiler: those brown spots aren't fertilizer.
Overland Park Pet Places Worth Knowing
A few local names every Overland Park dog owner should have handy:
- Overland Park Animal Control. It's a division of the Overland Park Police Department, and it enforces the city's animal laws. Call 913-895-6300 to report animals running loose.
- Great Plains SPCA. This Merriam-based nonprofit shelter houses animals for Overland Park Animal Control. Its leaders helped shape the 2025 licensing and fostering changes to ease shelter crowding. Thinking about fostering? Now it's easier.
- The City Clerk's Office. It's at City Hall, 8500 Santa Fe Drive, and it handles pet licenses and special animal permits.
A licensed tag is one of the fastest ways Animal Control can get a lost dog back home. Worth the few minutes.
What Our Crew Does in Your Overland Park Yard
Simple. We walk your yard and pick up the dog poop. All of it. The fresh stuff, the forgotten stuff, the stuff hiding under the deck. You get a clean yard without bending over once.
Has the yard gotten away from you? Maybe the snow just melted and revealed a whole winter's worth. Ask us about a one-time dog poop cleanup to get back to square one. Curious what a pooper scooper service runs in general? Our article on how much pooper scooper service costs explains what affects the price. Just call for your actual quote.
Ready to Hand Off the Scooping in Overland Park?
You've got better things to do than patrol the backyard with a plastic bag. Let your local crew from Poo Squad Northwest Kansas City take it from here. Looking for a pooper scooper service in Kansas City, KS that also comes to Overland Park? That's us. Call 913-392-9223 or reach out online. We handle the mess. You get the yard back.