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I've found that pepper (or cayenne pepper) works well for those unwanted neighbor pets that like to turn your garden or yard into their personal toilet.

Just sprinkle a bunch of it around the perimeter of your yard, make sure it's a wide line you're making with the stuff, as wide as the palm of your hand.

When the neighbor pets come around sniffing for their competitor's "stuff" on your lawn -- or when the neighbor pets come around sniffing for their favorite spots, they'll get a good whiff of the pepper and back off.

If you use black pepper, the pet may sneeze and eyes will tear, but that's about it. If you use cayenne pepper, it will irritate and burn their nose for a few days and basically stings more. Soon, those pets will be trained to stay away from your yard in order to avoid the burning-nose sensation, long after the pepper's worn off from your lawn.

This works primarily on animals that sniff the areas they're about to soil, like dogs. Cats are a little harder to scare off, but usually just keeping your lawn from feeling like or having sand or grit-like surfaces will keep cats, bunnies, gerbils, hamsters, etc. from defecating on your lawn.