'I'm gonna pick up her poop': Dog owner told her dog's feces would be DNA tested at rental property

A woman in the US who recently moved into a new rental property has been left shocked by the building's dog poop policy.

It seems too many tenants have failed to pick up their canine's feces, leaving them with no choice but to utilise the services of a company called PooPrints. The service claims to be able to match a dog to rogue poops using DNA testing.

Maddie, owner of Kardi, explained the process as outlined in her lease in a TikTok video.

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"I just got the lease for a new apartment and I was reading the part about pets," she explained in a video shared @xmaddieadele.

"And the leasing person said that I need to bring my dog by the office whenever we move in so that she can get registered for a PooPrints account."

She continued: "And clearly I Googled that because 'What is that? And you gave me no context.' What is a PooPrints account?"

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She continued: "They're going to swab the inside of my dog's mouth, and if she takes a shit, and I don't pick it up, I guess they're going to pick it up for me and send it through the mail and then identify us… and I don't really know what happens after that."

A Google search confirms PooPrints is real. It explains on the website it is a "DNA solution" for "pet waste management."

Maddie wondered if the building was going to fine her if it is proved she failed to pick up Kardi's poop.

"I don't know if they're gonna fine us," she shared. "I don't know if they're gonna get a disease because they're sending dog s--t through the mail. I don't know if they're gonna come get my dog. Can somebody tell me what's going to happen?"

Maddie continued: "I get that not picking up your dog's s--t is unsanitary, but, like, it can't be sanitary to send it through the mail. And whose job is this? Who's picking it up and sending it in and testing it?

"I'm gonna pick up her poop," she reassured whoever might be watching. "I just kind of want to know what's gonna happen."

"I lived in an apartment that did this and never heard of anyone actually getting fined. I think it was a scare tactic more that anything else," one TikTok user commented.

Another suggested: "Borrow someone else's dog to bring to the office so they don't swab your dogs."

Others praised the program, saying they were tired of people not picking up after their pets.

"I wish my complex would do this," one said. "So many nasty people leaving their dog shit for me to have to pick up so my dog or I don't step in it."

One TikTok user warned: "My apartment does this and they HAVE fined someone and then didn't allow them to renew their lease because it has happened multiple times."