Something to put in water to keep grass alive

[mrsgrubby]

The two girls urine is just killing my grass, it's horrible,. someone just told me that there is something you can put in their water that will neutralize the urine so it won't kill the grass.


ever heard of it?

[britishbandit]

I'm interested to find out as well. Between my 2, I have about 50% grass, 50% dirt in the back yard.....LOL. It looks aweful, so I'm awaiting some imput on this as well.
I think there was a post before about this, and I believe lime pellets and baking soda were mentioned. But not sure....LOL. I want my grass to grow and stay alive too!!!

[Shadowkins]

I had copied this off GP awhile ago...don't remember who had posted the info, anyways here goes"

"Take away brown spots on lawn and urine smell.
lime pellets (or garden lime) will neutralize the odor of the pet urine and give your grass a nice rich green appearance. Just spread it liberally on the ground and let nature take it's course. For quick pee spot fixes I keep a pail of water with two tbsp of baking soda mixed in. Then when they tinkle I just sprinkle this solution on the spot right away and no more brown grass "

Hope that's helpful...I am going to give it a try this summer.

[Owned by Lucy]

You can also just follow behind them with a watering can or hose to dilute the urine right after they go. The urine has alot of nitrogen in it and when water down it will actually fertilize the grass rather than killing it

[GSD]

Originally Posted by Owned by Lucy

You can also just follow behind them with a watering can or hose to dilute the urine right after they go. The urine has alot of nitrogen in it and when water down it will actually fertilize the grass rather than killing it

Ditto, the best way is to dilute right after they go, within the first hour or two is most effective. After its started to yellow its too late, but a little dilution goes along way. Why buy something to add to water when you can just use water?

[sammy]

I have seen products like that in stores and wondered about them.
I would be afraid to give my dog something internally/orally to change the pH of her urine- I can't see how that would be healthy for the dog. I certainly woudn't give it without checking with a vet. I'd rather treat the grass than do something to alter my dogs urine. If you do ask a vet let us know what they say.

[mulroony]

The thing that comes to my mind is setting up some sort of post and have it act like a fire hydrant to focus the urine in one spot. Adding a strong smell there will encourage them to use that one spot, this way yu will only have one area that can't grow grass instead of half your lawn.

[Owned by Lucy]

Originally Posted by sammy

I would be afraid to give my dog something internally/orally to change the pH of her urine- I can't see how that would be healthy for the dog.

This is true also. The products that prevent discoloration are lowering the pH of the dogs urine. By doing this can can predispose them to kidney and bladder stones and infection. It may also effect the body's/kidney's ability to rid the body of all the excess nitrogen, hydrogen and other molecules filtered by the kidney. If these items build up in the body it would lead to neurologically problems. The other possibility is that it would act like a diuretic, diluting the urine. If this is the case, it could lead to dehydration, excess thirst and incontinence.

[sweetiewheatie]

Originally Posted by Shadowkins

I had copied this off GP awhile ago...don't remember who had posted the info, anyways here goes"

"Take away brown spots on lawn and urine smell.
lime pellets (or garden lime) will neutralize the odor of the pet urine and give your grass a nice rich green appearance. Just spread it liberally on the ground and let nature take it's course. For quick pee spot fixes I keep a pail of water with two tbsp of baking soda mixed in. Then when they tinkle I just sprinkle this solution on the spot right away and no more brown grass "

Hope that's helpful...I am going to give it a try this summer.

I'll have to try that.

[poodlesmom]

Well I don't have the problem of yellow grass - I just would love to have a yardful of grass! I have beautiful green sections surrounded by trails of dirt due to the grass being worn away along their normal paths of "let's play chase!".

I can remember one summer my hubby tried to alleviate the problem of a bare circle going around the big maple tree in the front yard which they chased each other around. He got a section of fencing and put it around the tree on the outer perimeter of the bare section. The only thing that accomplished was to create another bare circle around the fence.

[linnie]

i thought round brown spots were just a decoration of the grass
I would actually just water the grass after they peed.
i suppose the bigger the dog the bigger the spot

[bigdoglover]

I wonder if it depends on the dog? Elite will go, and I have not seen any brown spots, yet when Max goes, it will turn yellow. But I'm like everyone else, I would LOVE to have a nice green yard, and not one with a mix of mud and grass!! LOL