Is the grass ruined?

Question

The spot where Ozzy, my black lab, goes outside and does his business, is that patch of grass ruined? The snow melted and the rest of the lawn is green, but the patch where he goes is yellow. Anything I can do about it, while keeping the dog in the same location? Yes, first time dog owner here.

Answer 1

I've had a dog for two years and all you have to do to keep the grass looking nice and so that your dog still goes in the same spot, buy a grass fertilizer and lay it down for about two weeks after the grass starts to look the way you said it does. Trust me, it works.

Answer 2

No, unfortunately not. If you want to repair the lawn, this is how to do it.

STEP 1: Consider the kind of maintenance your lawn gets. The soil beneath a highly fertilized lawn already contains large concentrations of nitrogen--and a little more, courtesy of a dog doing his duty, is enough to push the grass over the edge. (Female-dog urine is not more potent than that of males. It causes more trouble simply because females tend to urinate all at once in one spot.)
STEP 2: Turn on the hose and flood the spot if the deed has just been done. Even within a few days, a thorough flushing should head off any damage, and before long the grass will grow back as good as new.
STEP 3: In cases where the damage has been in place for a while, dig out the damaged turf and flush the soil with plenty of water to dilute the excess nitrogen.
STEP 4: Reseed or resod the spot.
Overall Tips & Warnings

Urine damage has nothing to do with acid, so canine dietary supplements that alter the urine's pH have no effect on the "burn" spots.

Answer 3

Unfortunately urine kills grass, but you can try these things:

If you want to replant the grass:
You can replant the grass with the same grass seed, but once it grows in, it will turn brown again. You can plant it with hardier grass, which is less likely to brown. Or you can plant a synthetic grass that looks and feels like real grass, but will not die. Go to http://www.synlawn.com/ for more info.

Also, It will really help if you just rinse the area thoroughly after Ozzy's done his business. It will help alot, but if none of these things work, you could always try training him to go on piddle pads.

Here is a link to some answer which might help you:
http://answers.google.com/answers/threadview?id=378219

Answer 4

Be grateful he is going in one spot lol you should see my yard I have 8 Shih Tzu's and trust me you know where they have been lol. That just goes with the dog. Your grass isn't ruin you can move your dog and plant grass seed, but if he is going just in that one spot count your lucky stars. I can bring all of mine over lol.

Answer 5

it may be ruined, especially if he keeps going in the same spot. dont worry, you can always plant more grass! just enjoy your dog, I also think there is a product on the market that you can put on your lawn to help the spots.......

Answer 6

it may be what you're feeding her that causes this?

I have a yellow lab and feed her Iiams and I don't see yellow spots.

I do have a yellow spot in the front yard where the tree sap constant drips.

Answer 7

check valleyvet.com...they have a product you can either feed your dogs ,or put on pee spots to save the grass.

Aren't black labs wonderful!!!

Answer 8

pour i little of water on it when hes done to flush it out a bit

Answer 9

the only way I know of to help it, is to hose it often to wash the salts out..