How many times can grass sustain being urinated on by pets before it turns brown, yellow, or dies?

Question

I'm sure different kinds of grass are more hardy than others. And certainly a Great Dane is going to have a bigger bladder to relieve than a little kitty.

But my question is really about my neighbors who know we have fines for pet debris that is not picked up by the owner. But when it comes to urine, they seem to have a much looser attitude and it just ticks me off when they let their pets be drawn to one spot on my lawn that has become their favorite.latrine, and I'd like to make the argument "You are killing my grass"...but I'm not sure how correct this would be, horticulturally speaking.

I remember the neighbors around Wrigley Field in Chicago were up in arms about intoxicated baseball fans relieving themselves on their bushes and flowers, using the argument they were killing their plants. And they got some pretty strict fines for that put in place. How much truth to is there to the argument that urine kills grass? Is pet urine worse than human urine? When is it "too much"

Answer 1

It depends on the type of dog. we used to have Dalmations and they would turn our grass yellow the next day.

Answer 2

Dog urine absolutely kills grass and in no time at all. A female dog has much more potent urine especially as she gets closer to and when in heat. Males are a bit better but that is because most cock their leg and pee on an object rather than squat like the females do. What I did to discourage my pets from my garden was to spray some rags with Outdoor No. I can't find the brand anymore but any product that claims to be for outdoor or even indoor urine. I saved my Christmass tree every year from the cats by having a towel sprayed with indoor no under the tree. The cat would not come near the tree. You might toss a few rags around outside and maybe this will work. They will pee somewhere else. They might connect the smell and remember if you do it for awhile. Dogs are creatures of habit and if they get it in their heads that your property is off limits, it might be a long time before that start up again.

Answer 3

Only takes one pee to burn sensitive grass. Killing might occur with just one as well. If you can turn the water onto the spot right after, the urine will be diluted.

Try mixing some ammonia into water......weak solution and tossing onto their lawn.........weak solution. Dogs are drawn to the ammonia smell, maybe they'll stay home.

Do a Google for "dog repellents." Maybe spreading this stuff will encourage the pups to pee elsewhere. Too bad winter is coming........there are sprinklers that are activated when something crosses the "electric beam."

Anyway, dilute your dead lawn spots and try some of these repellents over the area. Mothballs may work, but are poisonous to the dogs if eaten.......you don't want to injure them.

Answer 4

Well, are the dogs killing the lawn or not? If this has been going on for months and the grass isn't dead yet, then it will probably keep on kicking. I know when my in-laws visit with their freaking Golden Retrievers my lawn looks like crap by the next week.