Urine killing grass, want to landscape
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Super Boo
Completely Boxer Crazy
I've got 2 words for you if you have the money: ARTIFICIAL TURF!!
We tried everything--tomato juice, the pills etc. What finally worked was training them to go in an area with pea gravel. We dug out about 4 inches and put down gravel, then packed sand then pea gravel. It took them about a week of walking them to the area and training them to do their business there. There's no smell in a 5x5' area where two dogs pee.
The rest of the lawn was destroyed by their traffic patterns, so we scraped up the money (at $10/sq ft) to put in the artificial turf. It was so worth it, no muddy paws and you just hose it off. Looks real too. And they LOVE it. As long as your dogs don't dig--it's ideal.
We tried everything--tomato juice, the pills etc. What finally worked was training them to go in an area with pea gravel. We dug out about 4 inches and put down gravel, then packed sand then pea gravel. It took them about a week of walking them to the area and training them to do their business there. There's no smell in a 5x5' area where two dogs pee.
The rest of the lawn was destroyed by their traffic patterns, so we scraped up the money (at $10/sq ft) to put in the artificial turf. It was so worth it, no muddy paws and you just hose it off. Looks real too. And they LOVE it. As long as your dogs don't dig--it's ideal.
bayleighmom
Boxer Insane
Super Boo said:
I don't know if artificial turf would work for us. How do you clean the pee gravel? Just rinse every day?
Super Boo
Completely Boxer Crazy
You can just hose off the pea gravel--we usually just let the sprinklers go on it--I have dumped some vinegar & water on it a couple of times if it smells a bit. But overall, this has been the best compromise. They use it exclusively to pee out of habit now and each dog has their own "corner" where they go.
I kind of thinks it's funny when their playing in the yard and break to run over and go pee in their spots.
I kind of thinks it's funny when their playing in the yard and break to run over and go pee in their spots.
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BeckyNC
Boxer Insane
I have the same issue with Tae--her urine kills the grass. Discussed it with the vet and he told me we do not want to alter the urine pH. Soooo, I've decided it's a losing battle--for now--in the back yard! He did mention, as some others have, that it I dilute the area after she pees, it should save the grass. Great idea, but I don't follow Tae around the back yard. 
This link has some good information. I actually put the gypsum in my lawn fertilizer spreader and treat the lawn 2 or 3 times a season and it does a decent job of preventing the burning in the first place. Put it down heavier or more frequently in heavily used areas.
http://www.dog-spoiling-made-easy.com/lawn-care-and-dog-urine.html
http://www.dog-spoiling-made-easy.com/lawn-care-and-dog-urine.html
Dillon
Super Boxer
No one has mentioned in their posts if their dogs are "fixed" or not. I have seen that it is both boys and girls, but I have no issues what-so-ever with Dillon's urine killing the grass. He has been fixed, but my parents had and Austrailian Shepard that was in tact and his urine killed the grass something awful. I thought once the hormones our out of their system you shouldn't have the grass issues anymore or maybe I've just been really lucky with D.
bayleighmom
Boxer Insane
Bayleigh and Wyatt are also both fixed.
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