I want green grass!!

[GraceByDesign]

Set a pitcher or small bucket of water outside the door. Follow Fido around with the water, (or watch closely where he goes) and when he wets, dump the water on the spot. This will dilute the urine and hopefully eliminate your dead grass.

[Phillbo]

I believe it's only the female that will cause the problems. Tomato juice works just fine for mine.

[Jeffski]

No. Males kill the grass too, they are just more likely to go on the bushes or mailbox instead of directly in the yard.

Every time your dog urinates you pour tomato juice on it?

[Phillbo]

Every time your dog urinates you pour tomato juice on it?

LOL..... no, I feed them a little bit of tomato juice each day. Some people put it in the food but my dogs take a couple days to eat a bowl of food so I just pour a little in a dish and let them have it.



I guess that explains the dead spot near my mail box

[Jeffski]

LOL..... no, I feed them a little bit of tomato juice each day. Some people put it in the food but my dogs take a couple days to eat a bowl of food so I just pour a little in a dish and let them have it.



I guess that explains the dead spot near my mail box

If this really works you should market a product under a different name specifically for dogs that is actually tomato juice. Remember that movie with Jack Black about the dog poo remover in a can?

Are you saying the dog's urine leaves no mark in the grass?

[gonefishin]

No. Males kill the grass too, they are just more likely to go on the bushes or mailbox instead of directly in the yard.

Every time your dog urinates you pour tomato juice on it?

What I've heard is that females are worse because they usually squat when the urinate, while the male stands up and lifts his leg. This action spreads the urine over a wider area and it isn't as concentrated.

who knows

dan

[dawndenise]

I have/had 4 dogs, male and female, and have grown various types of turf due to moving around the country.

In my experience, my male and my females have all been about even in their ability to kill grass - of ALL kinds. For my females, however, the burn spot is quickly surrounded by the most lush grass ever grown, having been given a healthy dose of nitrogen. Eventually, the good grass covers the burn spot. Theoretically, that should also happen with the male, but doesn't. Maybe his urine has a different pH or something, or maybe he's just weird.

What I've found most beneficial is to have a lawn grass that spreads vigorously by runners; e.g. Bermuda, although there are other types, as well. While Bermuda is a warm-season grass and certainly has its drawbacks (needs lots of water, lots of sun, lots of fertilizer), it's my grass of choice if we're in a climate that can grow it. It's very wear-resistant, taking all the pounding from my canines, it enjoys the nitrogen sprinkles, and it mends itself very, very well.

[Phillbo]

Maybe his urine has a different pH or something, or maybe he's just weird.

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can Ben's test kits test for that

[doggie]

I say be thankful for those dead spots! What good would a perfect lush lawn be if you didn't have your dogs around??

[dawndenise]

can Ben's test kits test for that

Hmmmm, I sense a business opportunity.....