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Post by jumperhop on Aug 13, 2014 16:59:52 GMT
My lab's urine is killing the grass any advice?
We feed her Pedigree.
Thanks,
Jen
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 13, 2014 17:02:19 GMT
Walk her instead. Problem solved.
Is she female? Is she spayed?
Details please!
HAHA, you edited as I was asking. Female. Ok, but spayed? |
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Post by miominmio on Aug 13, 2014 17:02:29 GMT
If you water the area immediately, the pee won't kill the grass.
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Post by snappinsami on Aug 13, 2014 17:05:35 GMT
Dog urine is quite toxic to grass. Rinsing it well with water immediately might help, but if dogs repeatedly go in the same areas, it'll definitely kill the grass. It's the main reason that we have never let our dogs just go out in the yard. We always walk Molly, and try not to let her pee on other people's grass either. I try to make sure she goes in different spots each time as well so she's not repeatedly marking (and killing) the same areas over and over.
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Post by chrispeas on Aug 13, 2014 17:10:59 GMT
If she's female that will happen. Dilute with water as soon as she goes. We had to do this when we were putting the pool in. The dog run was on the side and the workers were entering the back yard from that side. The dogs had to stay in the house or locked in the garage. The only place they could go was the front yard. Brought a water jug out with me every time they went.
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Post by jumperhop on Aug 13, 2014 17:20:58 GMT
She is spayed. I guess I will have to go out with her when she does her business. I never thought I would be a dog person but I love her to pieces.
Jen
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Post by Deleted on Aug 13, 2014 17:32:52 GMT
It happens with males too. I have a big yellow spot in my lab's favorite place to go and in retrospect, I wish I had just trained him to go in a certain area and not worried about it (hidden it with landscaping or something).
They do make pills that you can give a dog that is supposed to somehow keep their urine from doing that, but I'll be honest - I'm not altering my dog's chemistry just because I don't want a dead spot in my grass.
Is this a new dog or a new puppy? I would try to figure out the best spot for a potty area and start training my dog to go there.
It's just kind of a fact of life with dogs. And the bigger the dog, the bigger the puddle.
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Post by Basket1lady on Aug 13, 2014 17:38:31 GMT
You can sprinkle the yard with lime? I'll have to ask DH. We had a big issue with our golden lab as her kidneys were having trouble the last year or two. You need to water the grass and keep the dog off for 24 hours, I believe. I'll have DH give the details. The pills that Burning Feather mentioned are hard on the kidneys, so we never tried the pills. But I agree with BF.
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Post by mzza111 on Aug 13, 2014 17:38:54 GMT
Walk her instead. Problem solved.
Problem solved? You mean make it someone else's problem by killing their grass? I keep a watering can in my backyard and every time my dog pees, I pour a lot of water over the spot. |
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Post by sisterbdsq on Aug 13, 2014 17:45:58 GMT
Walk her instead. Problem solved.
Problem solved? You mean make it someone else's problem by killing their grass? I never said it wasn't a victimless crime!! LOL
However, I walk my three dogs every day. They do not pee on people's lawns, they pee in common areas. I have never seen dead grass where they pee as they pee in random spots daily.
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Post by BeckyTech on Aug 13, 2014 18:07:42 GMT
The only time I had a problem with pee killing the grass, I changed the diet and all was fine. (I had decided to try the food, the pee killed the grass, I changed food again - problem solved.)
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Post by crimsoncat05 on Aug 13, 2014 18:19:16 GMT
no help here from me... we don't let ours pee on the grass in our yard- they only do their business on the gravel in the side yard. (our grassy area is only about 15x20 feet of space, and we spend a lot of $$ watering it to keep it nice so they can have a place to play; we're not letting them pee on it, darn it!! lol!!)
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Post by leannec on Aug 13, 2014 18:27:24 GMT
It's part of being a dog owner ... sorry  We do get a company (Green Drop) to spray our grass every few weeks and that has definitely helped with both weeds and dog spots ... |
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Post by jumperhop on Aug 13, 2014 18:28:16 GMT
She is 7 years old. We are in the process of moving from UT to WA. And are living with family until our house sells. We didn't have this problem in UT, so maybe it has to do with the roots of the grass.
Jen
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Post by alibama on Aug 13, 2014 19:12:26 GMT
no help here from me... we don't let ours pee on the grass in our yard- they only do their business on the gravel in the side yard. (our grassy area is only about 15x20 feet of space, and we spend a lot of $$ watering it to keep it nice so they can have a place to play; we're not letting them pee on it, darn it!! lol!!) I wish I had trained mine to go in one place. It would be nice to have the backyard for the grandkids. |
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Post by freebird on Aug 13, 2014 19:25:11 GMT
There is supposedly something you can give the dogs to stop that from happening. A pill or something in their food. My UPS man uses it.
I live in a bean field, he can pee or poop wherever he wants, no skin off my nose. lol
I also have chickens and let dandelions grow so clearly my yard isn't a top 10 priority in my life.
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Post by freebird on Aug 13, 2014 19:26:04 GMT
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Post by gmcwife1 on Aug 13, 2014 20:26:30 GMT
We let the dogs have the backyard and we keep the front yard nice for us. So basically we've given up on having a nice back and front yard  Our backyard has gone to the dogs  |
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Post by monicad on Aug 13, 2014 21:18:38 GMT
Be careful with those "pills" they sell in the pet stores for urine/grass issues. We had just put in new sod a few years ago when big patches started turning brown, so we thought about giving our dog something. Dh was talking to a co-worker who had the same problem and he ended up spending big $$ at the vet after giving his dog the medication; apparently it caused major kidney damage.  When we bought this house the grass was nice and green but now there are dead patches all over the place (some of that is our CA drought  ). I've learned to let it go, but I do wish I'd trained him to go in one place. |
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Post by shevy on Aug 14, 2014 2:45:37 GMT
Don't really recommend the pills/treats for it as already said, it can cause kidney issues.
But you can buy a bag of lime and layer it where she usually pees. The like won't hurt the grass, but will balance out the acidity in the urine, which is what kills the grass. When we had female labs, I'd buy a bag 2-3 times a summer and use the fertilizer spreader and put a coat on about once a month. If you water well the areas also, the 2 should greatly reduce the spots.
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Post by carhoch on Aug 14, 2014 2:51:47 GMT
My lab eat blue buffalo and I have no yellow spot in the grass
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Post by 950nancy on Aug 14, 2014 3:31:36 GMT
My neighbor has two giant goldens. She gives them a spoonful of pumpkin puree at mealtime. She said it is for digestion, but it also helps with spots. I don't know if it really works, but thought I would throw it out there.
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Post by LavenderLayoutLady on Aug 14, 2014 5:02:37 GMT
If you water the area immediately, the pee won't kill the grass. Neighborhood dog urine killed my bushes in a house I used to live at. To minimize damage we'd practically flood the surrounding area with hose water, but eventually the repeated urination killed them and the surrounding grass. Maybe go walk your dog instead of letting her pee in the yard (but don't let her kill other people's grass) |
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Our backyard has gone to the dogs 
). I've learned to let it go, but I do wish I'd trained him to go in one place.
