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My Dog Keeps Killing My Lawn
"Mark Woodcock" wrote in message ... Can anyone help me with a solution to my lawn problem. My dog keeps urinating on my lawn (better than in the house) but as a result the grass discolours in this area a few days later and I end up with a very patchy lawn. I dont want to stop my dog going out but I want a beautiful lawn as well. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do about this problem? Thanks Mark -- Mark Woodcock add tomato juice to his feed it should prevent the burning ( I suggest you google it for quantities). Derek |
My Dog Keeps Killing My Lawn
Mark Woodcock wrote: Thanks for all your replies. Dont think I will be throwing any water on my dog though!! I dont have a large garden and there really is no other option than for her to go on the grass. She will often go out unsupervised so I dont always know where she has gone. I suppose I was looking for something that I could maybe put on the grass as either a treatment after the event or something that I could treat the grass with that would stop the discolouring in the first place. I have heard about something that you can put in a dogs water that helps with this problem but I would rather treat the grass than the dog. Mark It is the high concentration of urea/uric acid in the dog's urine that is killing the grass. The effect is more noticible with bitches than dogs as they, the bitches, dump their load in the one place. Just dilute the urine with a bucket of water or the hose as soon as the deed has been done, this will reduce if not negate the effect and the diluted urine will act as a high nitrogen fertilizer thus feeding the lawn. |
My Dog Keeps Killing My Lawn
"Mark Woodcock" wrote in message ... Can anyone help me with a solution to my lawn problem. My dog keeps urinating on my lawn (better than in the house) but as a result the grass discolours in this area a few days later and I end up with a very patchy lawn. I dont want to stop my dog going out but I want a beautiful lawn as well. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do about this problem? Thanks Mark Fence of an area for him/her to use...... Jenny |
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i may try the tomato juice thing myself ! |
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You will probably have to resort to overseeding the patches as and when necessary. Keeping the lawn well fertilised (and mown) will help even out the colour and aid recovery. |
My Dog Keeps Killing My Lawn
On Mon, 8 Oct 2007 16:26:45 +0100, Mark Woodcock
wrote: Can anyone help me with a solution to my lawn problem. My dog keeps urinating on my lawn (better than in the house) but as a result the grass discolours in this area a few days later and I end up with a very patchy lawn. I dont want to stop my dog going out but I want a beautiful lawn as well. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do about this problem? Train him to wee on your compost heap? JD |
My Dog Keeps Killing My Lawn
Malcolm wrote: http://www.petplanet.co.uk/shop_stor...ost_p4003.html Only for male dogs which lift their legs against things like posts, trees, etc. Female dogs squat to pee. Well spotted ;o) |
My Dog Keeps Killing My Lawn
Mark Woodcock wrote:
Can anyone help me with a solution to my lawn problem. My dog keeps urinating on my lawn (better than in the house) but as a result the grass discolours in this area a few days later and I end up with a very patchy lawn. I dont want to stop my dog going out but I want a beautiful lawn as well. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do about this problem? Thanks Mark I see Gardener's World picked up on this one last night (again). In their opinion the only simple solution is immediate and copious amounts of water, literally within seconds of the offence. Otherwise you're heading for a bald patch. Titchy did show how to replace the bald patch though. If this happens to you a lot you will need a good supply of turf for patching. :-) Regards -- Alan Johnson, Geotr@ns www.geotrans-online.de German-English, Geosciences/Technical http://geotransblog.blogspot.com/ Terminus Est |
My Dog Keeps Killing My Lawn
Alan Johnson wrote:
I see Gardener's World picked up on this one last night (again). In their opinion the only simple solution is immediate and copious amounts of water, literally within seconds of the offence. Otherwise you're heading for a bald patch. Titchy did show how to replace the bald patch though. If this happens to you a lot you will need a good supply of turf for patching. :-) Sorry, it wasn't GW, it was Alan Titchmarsh's new proggy, How to be a Gardener. Regards -- Alan Johnson, Geotr@ns www.geotrans-online.de German-English, Geosciences/Technical http://geotransblog.blogspot.com/ Terminus Est |
My Dog Keeps Killing My Lawn
On 13/10/07 07:12, in article , "Alan
Johnson" wrote: Mark Woodcock wrote: Can anyone help me with a solution to my lawn problem. My dog keeps urinating on my lawn (better than in the house) but as a result the grass discolours in this area a few days later and I end up with a very patchy lawn. I dont want to stop my dog going out but I want a beautiful lawn as well. Does anyone have any ideas on what I can do about this problem? Thanks Mark I see Gardener's World picked up on this one last night (again). In their opinion the only simple solution is immediate and copious amounts of water, literally within seconds of the offence. Otherwise you're heading for a bald patch. Well, I did say so..... ;-) Wonder if the water treatment works on men's heads? -- Sacha http://www.hillhousenursery.co.uk South Devon (remove weeds from address) 'We do not inherit the earth from our ancestors, we borrow it from our children.' |
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