Cure for dog urine smell outside?
Hi,
I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
Nope, all the treatments I can think of involve ways of getting rid of the
incontinent beast. "Bob" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
how about baking soda?
-- Paulo "Bob" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
No thanks.
It give me gas!! Do you mean giving it to the dog? "Paulo" wrote in message . .. how about baking soda? -- Paulo "Bob" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
This kind of treatment?
http://www.ruger-firearms.com/Firear...=5501&return=Y "Cereus-validus" wrote in message .. . Nope, all the treatments I can think of involve ways of getting rid of the incontinent beast. "Bob" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
Bob wrote:
Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in.* Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks Dilute the product by heavily watering the toilet area. * * * |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
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"Bob" wrote: - Hi, - I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam - around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of - urine. - Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my - dog? - Thanks How about hosing the area down once a day? -- 8^)~~~ Sue (remove the x to e-mail) ~~~~~~ "I reserve the absolute right to be smarter today than I was yesterday." -Adlai Stevenson http://home.earthlink.net/~sme617 |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
"Bob" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks Lime can be sprinkled over the area and watered in and will help, but really, daily hosing is the only thing that works well for urine. I'm assuming you are scooping the solids. Teaching your dog to go in one particular spot instead of the entire area would also at least confine the problem. You could gravel in in and then it would be feasable to use some of the organic septic system treatments that digest waste to speed up the process. |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
"Bob" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks what about lime? |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 19:42:46 GMT, "Bob" wrote:
===Hi, ===I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam ===around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of ===urine. ===Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my ===dog? ===Thanks === Go to any of ther major large pet suplly stores (Pet Smart, Pets Plus etc etc) and they have a gallon container of stuff you can spray on the area and the smell will go away without doing any harm to whats growing there or the dog. It will take a heap of water to wash it away even with baking soda etc, which is probably going to alter the ph of the soil in the process. All those daily leaks the dog has been taking has filtered down deep into the soil base and its gonna be a lingering problem...........without the proper nutralizer sold (some kind of enzyme from what I have read on it) Visit my website: http://www.frugalmachinist.com Opinions expressed are those of my wifes, I had no input whatsoever. Remove "nospam" from email addy. |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 19:42:46 GMT, "Bob" opined:
Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks Yeah, a leash and a walk several times a day. Need a good, cheap, knowledge expanding present for yourself or a friend? http://www.animaux.net/stern/present.html |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
Yeah, a leash and a walk several times a day.
Not only that, be sure to take the dog with you when you do. Only a twit doesn't take his dog for a walk every day. "escapee" wrote in message ... On Tue, 06 Jul 2004 19:42:46 GMT, "Bob" opined: Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks Yeah, a leash and a walk several times a day. Need a good, cheap, knowledge expanding present for yourself or a friend? http://www.animaux.net/stern/present.html |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
"Bob" wrote in message
... Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? I believe cover it with a layer of compost will help. "chaz" wrote in message ink.net... This is from my compost note: Many gardeners with a high proportion of acid-rich materials to compost mistakenly add lime to their pile to produce compost with a balanced pH. Unfortunately, adding ground limestone will turn your compost ecosystem into an ammonia factory, with nitrogen rapidly lost as a noxious gas. Regards, Wong -- Latitude: 06.10N Longitude: 102.17E Altitude: 5m |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
"Bob" wrote in message . ..
Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? A good watering followed by spreading a few pounds of sugar over the surface followed by another watering. The sugar will provide a large amount of carbohydrate to feed the soil bacteria who will tie up the excess nitrogen in their bodies as they multiply instead of outgassing all that ammonia and stink. A 5lb bag spread over a 10'x20' area would be a good start, repeat in a couple of days. Other sources of carbon such as sifted compost will help keep the soil healthy and allow the soil bacteria to break down the wastes. Don't let the soil go dry or bacterial action will slow down. |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
"chaz" wrote in message ink.net... "Bob" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks what about lime? Also useful when you bury the stinking animal. |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
"Beecrofter" wrote in message om... "Bob" wrote in message . .. Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? A good watering followed by spreading a few pounds of sugar over the surface followed by another watering. The sugar will provide a large amount of carbohydrate to feed the soil bacteria who will tie up the excess nitrogen in their bodies as they multiply instead of outgassing all that ammonia and stink. A 5lb bag spread over a 10'x20' area would be a good start, repeat in a couple of days. Other sources of carbon such as sifted compost will help keep the soil healthy and allow the soil bacteria to break down the wastes. Don't let the soil go dry or bacterial action will slow down. Sugar. Right. Rumor has it that ants like it, too. Nothing wrong with ants in NATURALLY OCCURRYING numbers, but it might not be real smart to change those numbers. |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
we use a squirt of Joy dish soap in a bucket of water to slosh down the cement where
out guys lift their legs, but you could try spraying the area with soapy water and see how it works. Ingrid "Bob" wrote: Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
"escapee" wrote in message Yeah, a leash and a walk several times a day. Yep. Pass the problem on to your neighbors. Bob |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
Thanks everyone for all the input. I have several things to try now, and
certainly that includes watering the area regularly (makes good sense) during the summer. BTY, I DO walk my dog. Also, getting rid of her as a 'treatment' for this annoyance is NOT an option. Thanks, Bob |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
How about just using a hose and spraying down the area, hoping to wash away
(dillute) the urine. Or set a sprinkler to run for a few hours. If that fails, get a bigger yard or a smaller dog. good luck, Matt in MI "Bob" wrote in message ... Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
"Doug Kanter" wrote in message ... "Beecrofter" wrote in message om... "Bob" wrote in message . .. Hi, I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? A good watering followed by spreading a few pounds of sugar over the surface followed by another watering. The sugar will provide a large amount of carbohydrate to feed the soil bacteria who will tie up the excess nitrogen in their bodies as they multiply instead of outgassing all that ammonia and stink. A 5lb bag spread over a 10'x20' area would be a good start, repeat in a couple of days. Other sources of carbon such as sifted compost will help keep the soil healthy and allow the soil bacteria to break down the wastes. Don't let the soil go dry or bacterial action will slow down. Sugar. Right. Rumor has it that ants like it, too. Nothing wrong with ants in NATURALLY OCCURRYING numbers, but it might not be real smart to change those numbers. Dog Bane works real well, plant it one foot above soil level. John |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
On Wed, 07 Jul 2004 14:35:31 GMT, "Bob" opined:
"escapee" wrote in message Yeah, a leash and a walk several times a day. Yep. Pass the problem on to your neighbors. Bob No, that's not what I said, nor implied. We have a large backyard and when our Ozzy was alive he'd have free reign of the garden whenever he wanted. However, we also took him on walks every night and morning so he, too, could get out and see things other than our yard. We'd take him to an open field or lot, or place where he didn't pee on anyone's things. Leaving a dog in a run to pee constantly in one spot is not only cruel, it's disgusting for the dog and the owner forcing those conditions on the poor dog. Need a good, cheap, knowledge expanding present for yourself or a friend? http://www.animaux.net/stern/present.html |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
I had the same problem. I have 2 large dogs and they did their thing in a corner in the back of the yard and it started to smell awful. I was told to put down some cedar mulch right over the area. I did it in April and so far its worked. I didn't have much grass growing there anymore so I didn't mind doing it. The dogs got used to doing their thing on the mulch the same day. kim --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.692 / Virus Database: 453 - Release Date: 5/28/04 |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
we use mulch on the non cement areas and DH rakes it all up and disposes of it when
it starts smelling. very easy actually. Ingrid "Shadow" wrote: I had the same problem. I have 2 large dogs and they did their thing in a corner in the back of the yard and it started to smell awful. I was told to put down some cedar mulch right over the area. I did it in April and so far its worked. I didn't have much grass growing there anymore so I didn't mind doing it. The dogs got used to doing their thing on the mulch the same day. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks wet the area down thoroughly with some active yeast dissolved in water. keep the area moist. if you did not have live plants there, you could use a 10% chlorine bleach solution. Yeast is what is sold to process the contents of septic tanks, it digests the organic waste and thus removes the odor. hermine |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
I use a good shot of Joy dish soap into a gallon of water to cut odor. Ingrid
I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List Manager: Puregold Goldfish List http://puregold.aquaria.net/ www.drsolo.com Solve the problem, dont waste energy finding who's to blame ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Unfortunately, I receive no money, gifts, discounts or other compensation for all the damn work I do, nor for any of the endorsements or recommendations I make. |
Cure for dog urine smell outside?
I have a small fenced in grassy area next to my home for my dog to roam around in. Lately with the summer heat it has developed the sour smell of urine. Does anyone know of a simple treatment for this that is not harmful to my dog? Thanks Just watering the area should be enough, but if not, then churn the soil to loosen it up in the area, reseed the grass (or plant a flowering shrub if the dog doesn't need the entire space), & keep the area well-watered. Watering will wash the urine deeper into the soil where microorganisms break it down into healthful nitrogen. It is only urine close to the surface that is working up an unhealthful bacterial colony that releases ammonia. -paghat the ratgirl -- "Of what are you afraid, my child?" inquired the kindly teacher. "Oh, sir! The flowers, they are wild," replied the timid creature. -from Peter Newell's "Wild Flowers" Visit the Garden of Paghat the Ratgirl: http://www.paghat.com |
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