Local dog facts & research
Original, local research on dogs and dog waste in the Burlington area — the numbers behind why this work matters.
Rather not deal with your own yard?
We scoop Chittenden County yards on a schedule and take the waste with us.
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How many dogs live in Chittenden County?
A sortable, town-by-town count of licensed dogs — and why the real number is higher.
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Dog laws of Chittenden County
Scoop rules, leash laws, fines, and license fees for all 18 towns — filter and sort.
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Dog parks & waste stations of Chittenden County
All 69 parks: off-leash rules, who actually makes them, and which four have a confirmed bag station.
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Where we scoop, town by town
Where we scoop, where we don't yet, and each town's own scoop law, fines and dog count.
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Dog Parks in Chittenden County: We Looked for the Bag Station in All 69
We checked every dog-friendly park in Chittenden County against its operator's own rules. Only four have a confirmed waste station — and 45% aren't governed by the town they sit in.
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Whose Job Is the Dog Poop in Your Apartment Complex's Common Area? We Read the Code.
A tenant's dog goes on the shared lawn and nobody picks it up. Burlington's code answers this — and it puts a duty on the property owner that a lease clause can't hand off.
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Dog Poop Laws in Chittenden County: A Town-by-Town Guide
Scoop laws, leash rules, fines, and license fees for all 18 Chittenden County towns. Burlington fines run up to $500 — and one town has no scoop law at all.
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How Many Dogs Live in Chittenden County? We Counted (Town by Town)
We pulled dog-license counts from every Chittenden County town report. The official number is 6,362 — and the real number is far higher. Here's the town-by-town breakdown.
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What Happens to Burlington's Dog Waste When the Snow Melts?
Burlington buries months of dog waste under 87 inches of snow a year. Come spring, it melts straight into Lake Champlain. Here's the water-quality science — and what actually helps.