Portable pet waste container

A combination scoop-container for use by animal owners to conveniently and sanitarily recover excrement left by their dogs, the container being detachably secured to the animal's shoulder harness for toting the animal waste to a disposal facility. The container is detachable for use as a scoop in combination with a small shovel stored therewith to collect the waste into the container. The container has an angled open end covered by a pivotable lid closing the container when attached to the harness but rotating away from the opening when the container is used to scoop waste. A clip is provided that is mounted to the animal's shoulder harness, having a vertically-oriented, slotted channel, the channel open at its top and closed at its bottom to receive a flange attached to the scooper-container back such that the flange shoe slides into the channel at its top and is retained therein under force of gravity. The clip further provides a harness slot through with a harness strap is secured within the clip.