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Staten Islander wants to
take the 'poo' away from
pooches
by Tevah Platt / Staten Island Advance
Thursday February 12, 2009, 1:22 PM
Advance photo/Jan Somma-Hammel
Jason Viverito with his dog, Chewy, pulls in a second income with his business, Doggie's Duty, clearing lawns across Staten Island of dog poop.
STATEN ISLAND, NY - EGBERTVILLE –
When folks tell Jason Viverito he's got a crappy job, he's got a stock answer: "The crappier, the better." Viverito, 35, pulls in a second income with his business, Doggie's Duty, clearing lawns across Staten Island of dog poop.
"People pay for that?" some people ask him. But most dog owners understand immediately: They know there's a lot of "poo" in a pooch.
Viverito, a resident of Egbertville and a native of Staten Island's East Shore, began drawing up business plans the day a friend mentioned he used a similar service in New Jersey.
Hungry for some extra cash and craving a taste of entrepreneurship, Viverito had envied friends who set up delis and pizzerias; he had for some time been looking for a low-risk opportunity to come along.
"I'm used to working in manholes," said Viverito, a lineman for Verizon. "So, no, I wasn't turned off by the idea of working with poo."
By March of 2007, Viverito had invested in a rake and a folding custodian's pan. His wife, Tracey, set up a fetching Web site, www.doggiesduty.com, offering dog-owners a "poo-lution solution" for as little as $10 a week.
Viverito had his Honda Element decked out with eye-catching commercial designs ("Got poop?" asks the cartoon mutt under the rear window) and he fitted it with a vanity plate utterly devoid of vanity: DOODYMAN.
His goal is to have his customers' yards clean and fresh for the weekend, so he passes through toward the tail end of the work week. Prices vary according to the number of dogs, yard layout, frequency of clean-ups, and little extras, such as dog-food delivery or patio spray-offs.
This line of work began with an Ohio man who looked at Census data to calculate the size of his local market and saw a way to turn shoot into shinola - according to possibly fallible Internet info cited by Viverito.
The poop-scooping industry has grown substantially, with more than 500 services available nationwide, according to Viverito. He said his customers come from all over the borough, from all age groups and economic strata.
Many like businesses have silly names. Among them: Scoopy Doo, Wholly Crap, Pick-a-poo, and Mine Sweepers.
"You have to make light of the job, or else you won't be able to do it," said Viverito. Job hazards include messy shoes. Attention to detail, given the size of small-dog doody, a must. Light heart and sturdy boots required.
Those interested in the service may call 888-DOGS-DUTY.
Tevah Platt covers the North and East Shores for the Advance. She may be reached at platt@siadvance
"We are the #1 pet waste removal service on Staten Island. We are a locally based company. I was born and raised on Staten Island. My customers are my neighbors." - Jason Viverito
