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Saskatoon Breakfast Buzz – April 7

File photo of an owner clearing dog mess. Building owners in Seattle are turning to dog poop DNA testing to nab lazy owners. Getty Images

Everybody has done it, and nobody enjoys it. If you’ve experienced the sensation of stepping onto a pile of dog doo, this may be the solution for you.

Apartment and condo mangers, dealing with complaints, are turning to DNA testing to identify cultprits who don’t clean up after their pets. The practice is becoming popular in Seattle, and has yielded dramatic results, according to one property manager.

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First, you register the DNA of all dogs in the community. The second step is to collect a sample of feces and send it to the lab for matching.

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