Suggestions for dog run.

[dmichael76]

Hello everyone,

I would love some suggestions as to what to put down in my dog run. First, let me explain that it is not really a "dog run" it is a fenced off portion of my yard that is around 1000 sf. I just moved into the house and it is pure dirt, and a nightmare to keep my house clean with them bringing in the dirt when they come through the dog door. We live in Las Vegas and would rather not put down grass because it is virtually impossible to keep green, and we have a sever water shortage. Also, when it rains (the few times that it does) I don't want the grass turning to mud. I looked into synthetic grass but was quoted over 6k to do our whole yard. Rather pricey for a dog run. I was told to put down pea gravel and I was hoping some of you had some experience to tell me if that would be ok. I would like it to be maintenance free as possible, and just as long as the dogs can't bring in dirt I am ok with picking up a few rocks that make it into the house. I would love some suggestions as to what to put down or some feedback about pea gravel.

Thanks,

Derek

 

[Tulsa-Dan]

How about just a small area of artificial turf so the dog can relieve itself? As for the rest, as I recall from reading a lot of posts here from those who have dog runs, wood chips are a good consideration (non treated). Mulch?

 

[busters mum]

I did the gravel thing. and regret it badly, I am STILL saving to re-pave the area. The reasons why I regret gravel are the following: I find it unhygenic when pood on. You lose all the gravel when you are poop scooping. If you use a membrane for weeds it stinks. It flies everywhere during play. It holds on to mud and grass clippings etc. Puppies tend to eat gravel. Buster tends to dig for gold in gravel. Hope this helps.

 

[jbbtlr]

What about cement? It's easy to clean off...maybe only do half the run in cement and the other half grass or artificial grass.