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by: Retired_Engineer Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 10:49am  
My two dogs pee in the same area of my back yard.  This is an area about 8ft X 8ft and the grass is dead there.  Does anyone have any suggestions on something I can put there to counteract the urine so the grass will grow? 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 10:51am  
My two dogs pee in the same area of my back yard.  This is an area about 8ft X 8ft and the grass is dead there.  Does anyone have any suggestions on something I can put there to counteract the urine so the grass will grow?
 
@Retired_Engineer: Watered down urine actually acts like fertilizer. I know it would be a pain, but maybe spray down the area with a water hose after they pee. It would actually be greener there instead of dead.
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 10:56am  
Also, By the way, if the grass is dead, the best thing would be to rake the dead stuff out so that the good grass around it can spread. Otherwise, for an area that big you may actually need to re-sod with some grass squares. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 11:01am  
We used to give Ella these pills they sell at petsmart that somehow helped there pee not kill the grass..it really works! 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 12:01pm  
We used to give Ella these pills they sell at petsmart that somehow helped there pee not kill the grass..it really works!
 
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Could i , then, take the pills and do the same for my grass. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 12:11pm  
Because dogs are carnivores and eat a high level of protein in their diet, they break the protein down and excrete it as nitrogen in the urine. The result is a killing of the grass from an overload of nitrogen. You will get the same kind of burn if you put a concentrated handful of fertilizer in one spot. These urine burns will often have a characteristic green ring around the outside edge where the urine was dilute enough to actually work as a fertilizer. This characteristic ring can also help distinguish urine burns from a grub infestation that will also create similarly looking brown spots. 4951
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Retired_Engineer Active Indicator LED Icon 13 OP 
~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 12:26pm  

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>> We used to give Ella these pills they sell at petsmart that somehow helped there pee not kill the grass..it really works!
 
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Could i , then, take the pills and do the same for my grass.
 
@elguapo:  There is nothing like whipping it out and taking a leak in your own backyard!  Notice, I specified your OWN back yard!  Emoticon
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 1:44pm  

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Could i , then, take the pills and do the same for my grass.
 
@elguapo:  There is nothing like whipping it out and taking a leak in your own backyard!  Notice, I specified your OWN back yard!  Emoticon
 
@Retired_Engineer: i was gonna mention it ain't the dogs...it's the owner
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 1:49pm  

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@mpjp0907:
 
Could i , then, take the pills and do the same for my grass.
 
@elguapo:  There is nothing like whipping it out and taking a leak in your own backyard!  Notice, I specified your OWN back yard!  Emoticon
 
@Retired_Engineer: i was gonna mention it ain't the dogs...it's the owner
 
@ProblemAgain:  Well, I claimed that spot first!  I guess the dogs like to go where I go.
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 2:29pm  
Agree that watering right after helps.  It also helps cut down on the smell.In addition to watering, I generally spray that area of the yard with a 1/2 and 1/2 gallon of water/vinegar about once a month to neutralize the remaining smell. 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 6:49pm  
@retired_engineer......we have 3 dogs so it was difficult to get them to go to the same area all the time....so we purchased a  large plastic fire hydrant  & staked it into the ground , then we purchased  10 bags of pea gravel  & after taking up the grass around the fire hydrant we put down the pea gravel  . The dogs went straight for the plastic hydrant , now our grass is green & we only have to pick up the poop from the yard , no more brown spots or dead grass. Total cost was about $100. the large plastic hydrant was $59.95 & purchased  at our local pet store . The gravel was $3.79 a bag ..... 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 7:59pm  
If it were carpet, and the dogs "killed it", we could cut it out  - down to the sub-floor  - and insert a new piece. I guess that translates to some new sod in a yard.Does anyone know if the food additives help? 4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 27, '14 9:06pm  
Home remedies that help some of the time include diluting the urine through increasing water consumption. Adding water to the food or a few dashes of garlic salt may help. Canned food has a lot more water in it but it also has its drawbacks. Feeding a high quality diet that is lower in protein may also help. Senior or low calorie foods often provide adequate nutrition and are lower in protein. Watering the yard daily helps in some cases but it may not be enough. Backing off the fertilizer on your yard may help as well. The lawn will suffer a little but guys like me would appreciate it if your lawn didn't look so good. And finally, you might try planting some tougher species like rye or fescue.We also have several oral products that you can add to your dog's diet. Green-UM is a natural blend of amino acids and herbs that binds up free nitrogen in the urine and neutralizes it. G-Whiz is a similar product that can be put directly in the dog's food or water. Our Drs. Foster & Smith Lawn Guard Tablets or Treats combine nutritional ingredients like Biotin with urine-neutralizing ingredients like di-Methionine. All of these products work pretty well when combined with some of the remedies listed above.  4951
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~ 10 years ago   Feb 28, '14 1:16pm  
Our big dog is 14 years old and has gotten much more picky about her food.  I've noticed that her urine tends to be a dark yellow or light orange.  It doesn't help that our younger dog will wait until the older dog pees, then she pees right next to where the older dog peed.Thanks for all the suggestions.  I think we'll check out the pills and/or the dog food options.  I also think I will program my sprinkler so that zone comes on for a few minutes several times each day. 4951
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