Does anyone know the best grass to get if you have dogs?

Answer 1

Don't worry about what kind of grass. most of the other answers are right, it is the urine that is the problem. Since getting rid of fido is not necessarily the best solution, though the most permanent, you need to counter the chemicals that are killing your grass. Go to your local hardware store and purchse a bag of Lime. Spread this around the entire yard several times each year, and if there is a particularily favorite spot you may want to put some down there a little more often. The lime will bring the soil's pH balance back toward the neutral state. You can use this same product underneath Pine trees and Oak trees if the grass won't grow there. Same reason. The lime will not harm your dogs or children that may play on it, and once it dissolves into the soil it will not get tracked around. Lime generally comes in two types, powdered and pellets. I prefer the pellets, but either will work. Be carefull around Arbevitae shrubs, as they are acid loving plants and would invite your dog's urine around their roots. The lime can actually deacidify the soil around them and they will begin to turn brown. If this occurs, go buy some Miracle Grow miracid, and pour about a gallon of the "kool aid" on the plants. I hope this helps keep the peace in your family.

Answer 2

We have three dogs. First, we feed them tomato juice every evening. The idea is this counteracts the ammonia in the urine and stops the yellow spots. Believe it or not, it works. We get the cheapest, large cans of tomato juice and put in about 1/3 a cup. However, we have no luck keeping grass at all. We've tried St. Augustine, wears out after a while. So we finally went with artificial grass. Looks just as good as real grass, none of the maintenance. When the dogs poop, we just pick it up. If they have diarrhea we squirt it down with the hose, and since the base of the artificial turf has tiny holes, the water washes everything away and you can't see anything. Same with their urine. Don't have to wash it away. Grass looks great. We had some heavy rains, no problem. Highly recommend it. But meanwhile, try the tomato juice. Good luck.

Answer 3

Best Grass For Dogs

Answer 4

We have zoysia, which is a great durable grass. This is a better grass for the south -along with fescue. I don't know of any grasses that won't turn brown when your dog urinates. In addition to that, you may want to find a spot in the corner of your lawn to lay wood chips, pine straw, or stones and train your dog to use this spot.

Answer 5

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Does anyone know the best grass to get if you have dogs?

Answer 6

If you live in warmer climates (SoCalif, southern US, Florida, Hawaii) - then I would recommend the rugged St Augustine grass. Very diifcult for a dog to dig it up once it is established and will always regenerate and grow itself. It will also not yellow as readily from urine and is more hardy to fresh feces rather than having spots in typical blade grasses.

The other grasses above will not do this as readily.

Answer 7

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let me guess lots of brown spots, it's the ammonia in your pet urine. Make a spot out of stones about 4' x 4' or bigger and train your pet to pee there instead all over the yard causing brown spots. And don't forget to hose the stones down with water every
3 days or it will start smelling ranky where the stones are.

Answer 8

You might try buffalo grass. Check it out in a book "Passionate Gardening," by Springer and Proctor.

Supposedly Lauren Springer-Ogden has 4 dogs and she has a pic of her lawn.

Answer 9

It doesn't matter what grass you have. There is ammonia in their urine. You could train them to go in a certain area of your property. If you watch them where they go, you could dilute with water which will help with the burn spots.

Answer 10

There is an herbal medicine that you can purchase at your local pet store that will help cure the problem. It is harmless to the pet and it helps illimenate the brown spots.