Yes, Poo Squad picks up dog poop in Silver Lake, KS. Your local Poo Squad crew comes out from Poo Squad Topeka, run by location owner Matt Young, and handles residential dog poop removal for Silver Lake yards. Weekly, every other week, monthly or a one-time cleanup: you pick, we scoop.
You know the drill. You step out back with your coffee, look across the grass, and start counting. We know that look. Our Poo Squad Topeka crew is a short drive up US-24, and Silver Lake yards are part of the regular route.
A Town Named After a Dog? Silver Lake Might Be
Here's our favorite bit of local history. The City of Silver Lake's brief history gives two stories for the name. One credits the clear, silvery water of the lake. The other says the town was named after a bird dog called Silver, owned by Chief Joseph LaFramboise and named for its white curly hair.
We can't settle that debate. But a town that might be named after a dog? That's our kind of town. Silver's descendants (spiritually, anyway) still deserve a clean yard.
Where Silver Lake Dogs Live and Play
Silver Lake is small. Roughly 1,345 people at the 2020 census, packed into about six tenths of a square mile. That means a lot of dogs sharing the same few blocks, and a lot of yards backing up to each other.
The town grew out of the original plat, which ran north from the lake three blocks to the railroad and east toward the Methodist Church. Palmer's Addition came later, east of Madore Street. Chestnut, Walnut and Pine still run parallel to Madore. If you live on one of those streets, your dog probably knows every fence post on the block.
Then there's the lake itself. Silver Lake is a natural oxbow, about 14 acres, left behind when the Kansas River changed course. It sits on the west side of town, around half a mile north of the river. Homes and businesses line almost the whole east shore, and crop fields border the west side.
Other spots your dog might drag you past:
- Silver Lake Lions Club Community Park, a community park right in town (the state even keeps a July 1993 photo of it in its floodplain files).
- The Silver Lake Community Center at 404 E. Lake Street, home base for the town's holiday kickoff.
- The Kansas River, just south of town, where locals kayak, canoe and catfish.
What Silver Lake's City Code Says About Dog Poop
This part surprises people. Silver Lake's animal code doesn't just cover loose dogs. It covers your yard, too.
Chapter II of the Silver Lake city code on animal control says, in plain English:
- Scoop at least once a week. Excrement has to be removed at least weekly from any pen or yard area where animals are kept. More often if you need it to control odors, flies or rodents.
- Stored waste needs a lid. If you keep bagged waste on the property, it goes in containers with fly-tight lids and gets hauled off at least weekly.
- No soggy dog yards. Pens and yards should drain well, dry out normally and not hold standing water.
- You get 24 hours. If an officer finds a yard isn't being kept sanitary, the owner gets written notice and 24 hours to fix it.
So weekly service isn't just nice in Silver Lake. It lines up with the city's own rule. Want to know why the code cares about flies and rodents? Read up on whether dog poop attracts flies and whether it draws rats. (Short answer: yes and yes.)
Leash Rules In Town and Out on County Land
Inside city limits, Silver Lake's code makes it unlawful to let your dog run at large, at any time. "At large" means outside a fence or enclosure, or off a leash and out of your control. Here's a detail people miss: a dog tied to a stake within reach of a public street counts as at large, too. Dogs found loose get impounded.
Heading out of town? Shawnee County adopted a rule in August 2023 requiring dogs to be leashed on county property, except at dog parks. So keep the leash handy on those weekend trips.
Rain, the River and Your Silver Lake Yard
Living this close to the Kansas River has perks. It also means wet stretches. The lake is shallow, and in rainy times it can spread to 40 acres or more. Soggy ground plus old dog piles is a bad combo.
Rain doesn't wash poop away. It breaks it down into a mess that soaks into your lawn and runs downhill. More on that in our guide to whether dog poop washes away in the rain. And when winter finally lets go, a whole season of buried landmines shows up at once. That's a great time for a one-time dog poop cleanup to reset the yard.
What Pooper Scooper Service in Silver Lake Costs
If you've been searching for a pooper scooper service Topeka KS folks trust, and you live in Silver Lake, here are our real prices:
- Weekly: $55 per month for 1 dog, $65 per month for 2 dogs.
- Every other week: $50 per month for 1 dog, $60 per month for 2 dogs.
- Monthly: $50 per month for 1 dog, $60 per month for 2 dogs.
- One-time cleanup: $45 for 1 or 2 dogs.
Weekly is the plan that matches the city's once-a-week rule. Not sure how often your yard needs it? Our take on how often to pick up dog poop in your yard walks through it. You can also see what's included in our residential pooper scooper service, and add pet-friendly yard deodorizing if the smell has settled in.
Around Town in Silver Lake, With a Clean Yard
Silver Lake keeps a busy little calendar. The city's Small Town Christmas kicks off the holidays each December at the Community Center, with carriage rides and pictures with Santa. A farmers market runs on Tuesday evenings in the Methodist Church parking lot. Citywide garage sales roll through in September.
That's a lot of neighbors walking past your place. Hosting family for the holidays? Prepping the yard before garage sale weekend? Nobody wants guests playing hopscotch around the dog's work.
Let Us Take the Scooper Off Your Hands
You've got Eagles games, river trips and a dog who thinks the whole backyard is his office. We've got the bucket. It's the same pooper scooper service Topeka KS yards get, right here in Silver Lake. Reach out to Poo Squad Topeka or call (785)-730-2196, and your local Poo Squad crew will get your Silver Lake yard back to grass you can actually walk on. We handle the mess. You get the yard back.