What do you do to grass after your dog's urine has killed it?

Question

I want a nice lawn:)

Answer 1

I have the same problem, small lawn two dogs.

I was told to just keep watering the lawn and applying grass seed 3-4 times each growing season. This will continually grow new grass and kill off the dead grass.

On the other hand, you could fence them out of a small section and make that your grass/garden area and let them have the rest.

Answer 2

If you want a nice lawn, you'll have to keep the dog off of it. Dog urine is high in nitrogen which causes the burn.....think of accidently dropping too much fertilizer in one spot.....same deal.

There are not magic pills or potions to cure this problem for as long as your dog consumes protein, this will happen.

If you could wash the urine right after it is applied, fine, but then your dog may become paranoid with you following it around with a hose (I speak from personal experience here, LOL)

So set aside a dog bathroom and teach your dog to use it...and keep his area clean. Dogs don't like filthy areas for the business.

As for the lawn, depends on what type grass you have. I have an old style broadleaf fescue called K-31 that stands up very, very well to dog urine, but the grass is really just pasture grass, not very pretty. If you have bluegrass, that does suffer a lot. Flood the area and reseed if you need immediate recovery. The grass seed will take several weeks to germinate. You can speed that up by using perennial ryegrass, not annual ryegrass.......you want the turf quality perennial ryegrass......it germinates with a week or so.

Answer 3

Try planting some tougher species like rye or fescue.
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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.

Answer 4

Dig out the dead grass and take some from another place and if the smelly urine one is placed near the boarder or under a bush the dog will get the message and hopfully use that place

Answer 5

What does your dog eat?? lol, jk. You should try to take some seed, and hay and put that on your grass...as for your dog killing the grass I dont know...sorry!

Answer 6

canine urine does kill grass in the event that they pee in one spot to many situations. So bypass away the corner airborne dirt and dirt for particular. have faith me i comprehend. I survive a farm and my grass merely seems disgusting from my 4 male canine urinating in one spot.

Answer 7

I don't have a dog, but I have inconsiderate neighbors who walk their dogs and let them pee in my yard (why can't they let their dogs pee in their own yards.. but that's another question)... anyway.. I sprinkle gypsum wherever I see a pee spot. It helps offset the salt and urea from the dog pee..

it works.