People joke every year that Christmas feels a little s#%ttier than the last. When you run a poop scooping business, you find out real quick that it is not just a feeling. The holidays genuinely make yards worse. More people home, more dogs home, more food scraps, more bathroom changes, more rain, and more ignoring the yard because everyone is indoors. It all adds up fast.

The truth is that Christmas season creates the perfect storm for backyard disaster. Dogs get fed table scraps they should not have. Guests in and out of the house throw off routines. Owners forget the yard for a week at a time while they focus on decorating, shopping, cooking, or traveling. Meanwhile the dog is still out there clocking in every day like it is a job.

Then the weather joins the party. December rain hits different. It breaks down piles faster, spreads them into the soil, and turns everything into a thin sludge layer across the grass. A single storm can take a normal yard and turn it into a slip hazard you will smell before you even open the back door. Winter moisture amplifies whatever is sitting out there.

People also underestimate how fast things stack up. Two missed weeks in summer might be annoying. Two missed weeks in December and you are dealing with a full yard reset. People often realize around the holidays that their yard “got away from them.” No judgment. It happens to everyone. Christmas chaos does not care about your lawn.

If you want Christmas to suck a little less, scoop more, not less. Or hand it off completely and never think about it again. Your yard stays clean, you stay sane, and your dog stays happy. The holidays already come with enough stress. Dog waste should not be part of it.