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  • Protecting a Lawn from Female Dog
  • Jase
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    I laid a new lawn last week as the old one was no longer a lawn!

    I’m concerned that my female dog’s wee is going to ruin it – I’m sure I’ve noticed patches already but maybe slightly paranoid.

    Other than:

    a) get rid of dog (obviously not an option)
    b) lay artificial (at £50 sq m isn’t an option financially)

    Is there anything else I can do to ensure it doesn’t go the same way as the previous lawn? Doesn’t help that it’s a small area so the problem is more concentrated.

    Cheers.

    P20
    Full Member

    There is medication that you can give the dog. The in laws had it for the two spaniels

    Milkie
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    Well… You’re not going to believe this, we bought some “stones” that you put in the dogs water bowl, from a Country Fair, they said you shouldn’t get dead patches on your lawn… 2 weeks later, we could see the difference on the lawn! Didn’t think it would work but it does!

    A quick Google and you find:
    Dog Rocks

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    soobalias
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    highly recommend dog rocks.

    you do need to ensure your dog predominantly drinks from the bowl, not puddles, rivers, cow troughs etc.

    starts working very quickly, but if you already have brown patches it may take a while to notice they are not getting worse

    the wee actually makes the grass more lush

    Cougar
    Full Member

    You could take your dog for a walk rather than letting it wee in your garden?

    Jase
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    Dog Rocks look good, didn’t expect solution could be something so simple!

    cougar – dogs have 3 walks per day, min 40 mins each time. Its more for when we first get up in the morning (they have their breaky before their walk) and last thing at night.

    Cougar
    Full Member

    Ah, fair enough. Sounds like a lot of work to me. Can you litter train dogs? (I’m a cat person so know not of these things)

    scruff
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    ‘Uric acid is usually converted by hepatic uricase to allantion, which is excreted in the urine of most dog breeds, except the dalmation. The dalmation has a defect in uric acid uptake into hepatocytes, resulting in decreased conversion to allantion. Therefore, this breed excretes uric acid, and not allantion, in the urine.’

    I have a big Dally, the lawn is quite dead.

    becky_kirk43
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    Water the grass once she’s been to dilute it down.

    Hadn’t heard of dog rocks, looks like a good idea!

    Woody
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    Wow – wish I’d known about this years ago.

    And definitely safe ?

    Jase
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    Ordered some, be here Monday.

    Thought about diluting it with watering can every time but not really practical at 6am or/and when its dark!

    Andy
    Full Member

    Tomato puree (small amout, of a variety with no added salt) in dogs dinner is another one that works

    Milkie
    Free Member

    Wow – wish I’d known about this years ago.

    And definitely safe ?

    Been using the Dog Rocks for about a year now, I think they last a couple of months, not too sure as its not my department. 😉

    Jase
    Free Member

    Yeah, looks like you tip the pack in the water and keep re-using. As above looks like they last 2 months.

    Aus
    Free Member

    We tried dog rocks for our 3 spaniels- no noticeable difference 🙁

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