Accidents happen, particularly when you have a puppy or even an older dog. Fortunately, cleaning up pet messes is a lot easier than you might think, especially if you tackle the (stinky!) situation ASAP. Whether you’re dealing with a fresh stain or an old one, we’ve got everything you need to learn how to get dog poop out of carpet.


“Pet waste, particularly dog poop, should be cleaned up quickly for a few reasons,” says Guy Peters, owner of Mop Stars Cleaning Service. “The most obvious is that the smell will permeate your whole home almost instantly. But another reason is that feces is full of bacteria and parasites that are dangerous to pets and people, such as E. coli, salmonella and parasitic worms.” Also, the longer the mess sits, the more it seeps into your carpet’s fibers and padding, causing long-term damage that can only be fixed by replacing the carpet.