Well, if you are here, you must be interested in doing something with dog poop other than throwing it in the trash. First, I don't claim to be an expert on the subject. Nor do I feel this is suitable for just anyone. Read about what I have done and look into the links and research I have provided. If you find more information on the subject, please let me know.
To begin with, what goes in the front end of the dog, comes out the back end. With that said, consider what you are feeding the dogs, medications, flea and tick preparations, worming medication, etc. Personally, when one of my dogs is on medication, I do not give its poop to the worms - especially if it is worming medication of any kind! However, properly pre-composted manure from medicated animals has been used successfully with worms.
Dog feces is considered a nitrogen source. It is necessary to add a carbon source to the dog poop. This could be dried leaves, shredded newspaper, junk mail, dried grass, hay, straw, fine wood chips or just about anything dry. The dry stuff actually keeps the feces from clumping into a solid brick and it allows air and moisture to get into the mixture.
I collect the dog manure in a newspaper lined 5 gallon, lidded bucket. I alternate layers of manure with dry carbon material. Every 4 days or so, I take this to my plastic compost bin. I aerate the composting bin by mixing with a garden fork. Then I make a hole in the center of the compost and pour in the new dog manure. I apply a thick layer of dry carbon material to help keep scavengers from finding it. The compost in the bin needs to heat up rapidly to a degree where pathogens, including helminth (roundworms) eggs perish. A composting thermometer is useful to monitor this process. The links at the end of this page will be helpful to find out what temperatures are necessary and how long they need to be sustained.
When it is time to feed the worms, I shovel the outside edges of the compost into the vermicomposting bin (see picture). It is applied in a 2-3 inch layer. Then I add a carbon layer. There is some research supporting the fact that the lowly redworm can destroy pathogens. I feel what pathogens survive my thermal composting are probably decimated by the redworm vermicomposting bin. If you choose to attempt worm composting dog wastes, I strongly suggest starting with a pound of worms in a small worm composting bin and using food scraps first. This will give you a good idea what worm composting involves before you take on a major task such as worm composting dog wastes.
You will find the following links useful not only for dog poop worm composting but for composting and vermicomposting in general...
When it is time to feed the worms, I shovel the outside edges of the compost into the vermicomposting bin (see picture). It is applied in a 2-3 inch layer. Then I add a carbon layer. There is some research supporting the fact that the lowly redworm can destroy pathogens. I feel what pathogens survive my thermal composting are probably decimated by the redworm vermicomposting bin. If you choose to attempt worm composting dog wastes, I strongly suggest starting with a pound of worms in a small worm composting bin and using food scraps first. This will give you a good idea what worm composting involves before you take on a major task such as worm composting dog wastes.