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Pooper scooper service in Mentor, OH
Scooping for Mentor: weekly service, one-time resets, and commercial properties. Price by call or text, (216) 714-8116.
Also nearby: Willoughby · Willoughby Hills · Painesville · Wickliffe
Scooping Mentor yards
Mentor is Lake County's big one, the marsh and the Headlands on the lake side, Great Lakes Mall in the middle, and miles of family subdivisions in between. The Monday run east ends past here, and Mentor's pack of scooper options is thinner than a city this size deserves, which is exactly why it is on this list.
What does scooping cost in Mentor?
Every quote is built for the specific yard. Dogs, areas, frequency, and Lake County's biggest yards-and-families town all move the number, and with roughly 13,600 dogs around Mentor the yards vary plenty. Each piece prints on the quote; the pricing page explains them.
What Mentor yards usually book
Mentor bookings run family-yard weekly plans in the subdivisions, spring cleanups after Lake County winters, and the occasional commercial grounds ask near the retail corridors.
| Plans | Weekly, twice a week, every other week, one-time |
|---|---|
| Areas | Back yard, front, side yards, dog runs, your pick |
| Add-ons | Haul-away, yard deodorizing |
| Billing | Monthly invoice, due the 15th, no contract |
| Hours | Mon to Sat, 8:30am to 7pm |
Price a Mentor yard
Tell us about your yard and Jeffrey texts or calls back with your price, usually the same day.
Get a quoteOr call or text (216) 714-8116. Jeffrey answers it himself.
Why scooping matters in Mentor
Mentor backyards work hard: kids, dogs, pools, and a climate that buries all of it from December to March. A schedule keeps the yard usable in the good months and triaged in the bad ones. This is also marsh and watershed country, and what stays bagged never reaches Mentor Marsh or the lagoons.
The Mentor route
Mentor Ave and US-20 carry the route across town, OH-306 crosses it, and the subdivisions hang off both. It is the far end of the Monday run east. Past the line we get asked about Mentor-on-the-Lake and Concord.
Seasons in Mentor
Mentor is the snowbelt's front row. Lake-effect comes off the water with nothing to slow it, yards disappear for months, and the March melt is a genuine event. Spring cleanups here are the biggest on the route and book earliest. Summer by the Headlands is the payoff.
Where Mentor dogs go
The walks Mentor dogs know by heart:
- Headlands Beach. The state park everyone measures summer by.
- Mentor Marsh. The preserve that makes this lakefront different.
- Garfield's Lawnfield. The presidential front porch on Mentor Ave.
After the walk, the dog comes home to the yard. Keeping that yard clean is our end.
Mentor by the numbers
| Households | 20,034 |
|---|---|
| Dogs, estimated | about 13,600 |
| Dog waste per year, estimated | about 1,850 tons |
| Owner-occupied homes | 84.4% |
| Median year built | 1975 |
The census counts 20,034 households in Mentor. AVMA's 2024 survey puts dogs in 45.5 percent of American households, about 1.5 dogs each, which works out to roughly 13,600 dogs in town. At the three-quarters of a pound a day that stormwater programs plan around, Mentor's dogs leave about 1,850 tons on the ground every year.
About 16 percent of homes here are rentals, so the total splits between private yards and the complexes our commercial routes cover. For off-leash time, Mentor Dog Park sits about 1.9 miles away and Eastlake Doggie Park about 4.5.
Mentor runs on ZIP 44060. Figures: U.S. Census ACS 2019–2023 and AVMA's 2024 Pet Ownership survey; the daily waste figure is the one municipal stormwater programs use. Dog counts are estimates.
Mentor on the route
Mentor questions
Is there a pooper scooper near me in Mentor?
Greentails runs Mentor on the Monday route east. Text your ZIP to (216) 714-8116 and you'll know the same day where you fit.
Mentor winters are serious. What happens to service?
Visits run through them. Snow slows the walk and hides some of the work until melt, and what the thaw uncovers gets handled. A visit only stops for an undrivable road.
Can I cancel Mentor service if it is not for me?
Anytime, by text. No contract, no cancellation fee, and you only pay for visits that happened.
How fast can I get a price in Mentor?
Usually the same day. Text the dogs, the yard, and your Mentor ZIP, and the quote comes back broken down. The pricing page explains what moves it up or down.
Where does the poop go after a Mentor visit?
Bagged, every time. Your Mentor trash can is the standard stop, and haul-away is the add-on that sends it home with Jeffrey instead.
Can I cancel Mentor service if it is not for me?
Anytime, by text. No contract, no cancellation fee, and you only pay for visits that happened.
How fast can I get a price in Mentor?
Usually the same day. Text the dogs, the yard, and your Mentor ZIP, and the quote comes back broken down. The pricing page explains what moves it up or down.
How many dogs are there in Mentor?
Nobody counts dogs directly, but the arithmetic gets close: 20,034 households, times AVMA's 45.5 percent dog-ownership rate at 1.5 dogs per dog household, puts Mentor around 13,600 dogs. Between them they drop about 1,850 tons of waste a year, and some share of that is in your yard right now.
Where's the closest dog park to Mentor?
Mentor Dog Park, about 1.9 miles out as the crow flies; Eastlake Doggie Park sits at roughly 4.5. Figure the drive a bit longer than that. Park time is the dog's half of the deal, and a clean yard afterward is ours.
What else do you cover around Mentor?
The route around Mentor also runs Willoughby, Willoughby Hills, Painesville and the rest of the service area. Nearby yards on the same run keep the route tight.
Where is Greentails based, and how does Mentor fit the route?
Greentails works out of South Green Road in South Euclid. Mentor sits on the Lake County leg of the route, and every town we drive is on the service areas page.