dead grass

Hi All
I have just re-turfed my garden and it has taken well and is growing fine but i have a dog and he has peed on my lawn and where he has it has killed the grass and now i have brown patches whats the best way to resolve this issue to get the grass back. Apart from keeping the dog off it.

 

Someome once told me that if you give your dog tomato juice to drink, it should prevent this happening.

Sounds fairly far-fetched, but there's often some truth in these old wives tales!!

drewster

 

My dad has found that where our dog has done this the grass grew back lusher and greener? Maybe he feeds the dog with lawn feed!

 

As soon as the dog pees water the pee to weaken it that usually works. Our grass stays green and we have a yorkie.

 

Sarah you are right about the grass growing greener were the dog has peed the pee contains urea the only trouble is it's too highly concentrated and you end up with a burned bit in the middle of a circle of green ,if it's watered down straight away after as T O says it should be ok, you will just have to be vigilant Apal and follow your dog out.

 

If it's just done it in one part, you could dig out that bit of turf and replace with a patch or put in grass seed maybe?
If your dog goes to pee there again try water pistoling it and make a fuss of it when it pees where it is allowed to.
Just some suggestions.

 

There is a product called dog rocks that you put in the water bowl that the dog drinks from. It claims to neutralise the urea in the urine without lowering the ph. Have seen some success using this method but as soon as you take your dog out for a walk and let it off the lead and it drinks from a non treated water source you are back to square one.

 

It is possible to train dogs where they're to pee - they're not that brainless.
A sandpit in the corner of the garden is where they go - not on the lawn.

 

Not heard good things about dog rocks. And you can't always control where your dog drinks from.
The most important thing is to keep the dog off for the 1st wee of the day, as this one is the most potent. Then you need to water the rest. Thats the best option.
The reason it grows lusher and greener is the urea. It still kills the grass in the middle of the patch.

 

I have used putting tomato juice in the dogs food, if he is on a dry mix it makes it easier again as the food soaks it up, but is a bit of a pain ensuring you have tomato juice in the house!

Also heard about the dog rocks as someone mentioned but not sure of their success.