Grass Saver For Dogs

[BryceW]

Has anyone used the tablets that portend to keep dog urine from killing grass? I would like to give them a try, but have second thoughts due to the fact that I’m not positive a product that would alter animal waste wouldn’t have an adverse effect on the animal itself.

Is there any research available on this?

Thanks in advance.

 

[BxrMommieNAZ]

I've actually found that by watering my grass at least twice a day that dilutes the urine enough that I don't have a problem.

I have 2 dogs of my own (male and female) plus dog sit in my home and I have a full thick lawn without any problems.

I have also read that adding apple cider vinegar to their food or water helps to balance the PH in their urine and will help to keep it from damaging your lawn. I do give my guys ACV however I haven't always and obviously my clients dogs don't get it and still no problems. We water both in the AM and in the PM and never had an issue.

Good luck.

 

[WAT]

Try feeding them grape tomatoes or giving them tomato juice, it will neutralize the acidity in their urine. I had the same problem with my boy Blaze

 

[BryceW]

Thanks

Thanks for the suggestions, I will give them a try and report back.

Regards,

 

[DiverDiva]

I give my two Bragg's Unfiltered Apple Cider Vinegar and, since we don't have a fenced yard and I take them out on a leash, I also take a gallon jug of water with me and pour it on the grass where they pee. No yellow polka dots on the lawn, in fact the grass is thicker and greener on the watered spots.

 

[TwoDogs]

Okay, a little biology/chemistry lesson here. Urine is normally pH neutral--or there about. It generally ranges from 4-8 on the pH scale with 7 being neutral. Just for some perspective, rain water is usually 5-6 pH. I think baking soda is something like 8 pH. It's been a long time since college It really isn't the pH of urine that kills the grass, it's the nitrogen in the form of urea.

Think about it, fertilizers have 3 numbers on the bag that correspond to Nitrogen, Phosphate and Potassium. The common source of that nitrogen is--you guessed it--urea. Without having to explain a huge chemical reaction, urea converts to other substances that react with water and oxygen to release large amounts of nitrogen. What happens when you over-fertilize your lawn and end up adding too much nitrogen? You burn it, just like those urine burnt patches! Your best bet is to dilute the urine by watering over the top of it and thereby decreasing the amount of nitrogen that any given area gets.