ENVIRONMENTAL health officers found a shopping trolley full of dog muck when they went to investigate complaints about smells in a garden.
Simon Grant, of Chichester Close, Top Valley, let his back garden become so full of faeces that neighbours could smell it several metres away.
He was served with environmental health notices to clean up the mess, but ignored them.
Nottingham Magistrates' Court heard professionals were twice called in to clean up the yard at a cost of more than £860.
Grant, 28, was found guilty in his absence by magistrates of five charges of failing to comply with an Environmental Protection Act notice served on him on February 21, March 22, April 17, May 12, May 22, and June 2.
The court heard Grant was first served with an Environmental Protection Act notice on September 24, 2010.
After ignoring requests to clean up the back yard, environment health carried out the clean up on January 25, 2011, and billed Grant £137.66.
Lorraine Raynor, head of Trading Standards & Environmental Health for Community Protection, said: "Since January 2011, circumstances with the property changed several times.
"The dogs vanished, then they returned. A couple of occasions the waste was cleaned up but overall the situation was dire.
"Mr Grant allegedly lived most of the time with his girlfriend, leaving the dogs in the rear of the property free to roam in and out of a concrete outbuilding."
Environmental health officers were granted a warrant to enter Grant's back garden to clean up the area.
Ms Raynor said: "During this clean up, the team found a significant amount of waste, including a shopping trolley full of rubbish and faeces."
The second clean-up cost £737.92 and has yet to be paid. Nottingham City Council is in the process of trying to recover the money.
Grant was found guilty of the breaches at Nottingham Magistrates' Court on October 31. He was fined £600, and ordered to pay £860.88 costs and a £15 victim surcharge.
Community Protection Officer Emma Purdy worked on the case after receiving complaints from residents.
She said: "There was general frustration among neighbours not being able to sit out in their back gardens in summer because of the smell.
"There were numerous other complaints from mums saying it was unsafe for their kids to walk down an alleyway next to the garden as it was also covered in dog faeces."
Councillor Alex Norris, Nottingham City Council's portfolio holder for community safety, said: "This individual was given numerous opportunities to clean up and ignored them.
"Dog fouling is seen as a significant issue for many of our citizens and we are committed to tackling the situation. Mr Grant and his property will continue to be monitored."
Anyone with an issue with dog fouling can report it by calling 0115 9152020.