MICHELLE Lang's job is poo literally.
Mrs Lang is the owner of Poo Patrol Sydney's first pet waste removal service.
Her daily routine involves removing dog poo from dog owners' backyards and she couldn't be happier.
``I really enjoy it and I am outdoors everyday. I get to play with the dogs, meet different people and I am having so much fun with Poo Patrol,'' Mrs Lang said.
The idea started 12 months ago where Mrs Lang was a dental ceramic technician.
``I had four boxers and every Saturday I used to go out and shovel the poo and thought, I wonder if there was someone who would come and do this the idea developed from there,'' she said.
``Then I wanted to know if there were any pooper scoopers around and I found there weren't. There definitely weren't any in NSW so I thought, I could actually be that person to go around and do this.''
After much research and planning, Mrs Lang got her first client.
``I purchased an Australian-made vacuum [cleaner] that I use to suck up the poo and I started doing plenty of marketing and it took off from there,'' she said.
``My customers range from busy working families with no children, to families who have children, who don't want to pick up the poo anymore.''
Her technical background came in handy she built her own trailer (complete with fake dog poo) and she has made a second vacuum, called the Mini Poover, made from a wheelie bin.
``I have thousands of parts lying around in my garage it drives
my husband crazy but I love working away testing out new ideas.''
Poo Patrol is a weekly service for the Hills District and beyond.
Although she admits to ``nearly gagging'' at her very first job, Mrs Lang has never looked back.
``I am so glad I have started this up. The idea has been with me for a really long time and I am finally doing it,'' she said.
So where does all that poo end up? It gets emptied into doubled bio-degradable waste bags where it is deposited at the dump.
Details: www.poopatrol.com.au or call 1800364766.