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A cleaner backyard in Sterling Heights
Your dog handles the fun part of the backyard. We handle the rest. Poopy Scoops picks up dog poop all over Sterling Heights, in ZIP codes 48310, 48312, 48313 and 48314, which together cover the whole city.
Most homes here are single-family houses, and a yard the dog uses every day fills up faster than you would think. Pick a schedule, see your price in about 30 seconds, and let the lawn go back to being a lawn.
Where Sterling Heights dogs roam
Sterling Heights gives your dog a few good reasons to leave the yard. For off-leash play, the Sterling Heights Dog Park in Delia Park is fenced, with a 1.25-acre area for all dogs and a 0.75-acre area just for small dogs. Entry is by annual pass only, so apply with the city first and have vaccination records ready.
Prefer a walk? The Clinton River Trail System covers 461.1 acres and runs through Dodge, Donovan and Farmstead parks plus North and South Clinton River parks, and Dodge Park even has pet waste bag dispensers. In city parks and on the trails, dogs stay on a leash no longer than 6 feet, and cleanup is mandatory. Pack extra bags for the trail. The yard at home is our job.
Sterling Heights Dog Park (Delia Park)
Off-leash dog park
Fenced, with a 1.25-acre area for all dogs and a 0.75-acre small-dog area, on Ryan Road. Annual pass holders only; the application asks for vaccination records.
Dodge Park
Leashed dogs welcome
51.2 acres at 40620 Utica Road, with a walk/jog path and pet waste bag dispensers. Leash of 6 feet or less; cleanup is mandatory.
Clinton River Trail System
Leashed dogs welcome
461.1 acres of trail through Dodge, Donovan, Farmstead, North Clinton River and South Clinton River parks. Dogs on a 6-foot leash, and pick up after them.
Sterling Heights yards, by the numbers
About two-thirds of Sterling Heights homes are detached single-family houses, and most were built between 1960 and 1989, according to Census estimates.
If your dog has a backyard it uses every day, weekly service is the steady pick. Two or more dogs, or a lawn that gets heavy traffic? Twice a week keeps up. One small dog with light use can do fine every other week. Yards up to an acre with up to four dogs are priced online; a bigger lot or pack gets a custom quote.
Where Sterling Heights storm drains lead
In Sterling Heights, storm drains don't lead to a sewage treatment plant. They flow to local waters, including the Clinton River, which winds through the city on its way to Lake St. Clair. The city's stormwater plan says about 29% of Sterling Heights drains to the Red Run Drain first, and all of the city's storm water ends up in the Clinton River.
The city names pet waste as a source of E. coli and notes that high E. coli levels are often behind beach closings. Rain washes whatever is sitting on your lawn toward those drains. Scooping on a regular schedule means less of it makes the trip.
The local rule: Pick up right away anywhere that isn't your own property, and carry a bag when you walk a dog on property you don't own. At home, waste has to be kept from scattering or turning smelly, and removed within 24 hours of a complaint to the city. (Sterling Heights Code §8-11)
