Dealing with dog urine spots

[Hidalgo]

Xave, are a LEO? If so, please accept my most sincere congratulations for doing a job that is difficult, and most times underpaid & under-appreciated.

My hat's off to you! :thumbsup: :thumbsup: :thumbsup:

 

[Xave]

Yes I am. I'm living my childhood dream and enjoying every minute of it. Is it hard? Without a doubt there are times that test my abilities, patience, and restraint. It comes with the job but happy to do it. Thanks for noticing.

 

[JimmyTheGlove]

There are more ways to deal with dog urine burn spots in your grass than you might think! My dog was killing our grass so i decided to get knee deep in research on what I can do to fix/avoid it because I'm in a rental home and I have the nicest landlord in the world. He let us get a dog and our rent is less than it should be.
Anyway, all you have to do to your dog's diet is add Brewer's Yeast and make sure he or she drinks lots of water.
I also spray the spots with lime which, to my surprise, worked! I'll include a URL that you can refer to for some more excellent pointers that helped me.
Sprinkler Juice: Reasons for a Patchy Lawn

 

[wickedgoodoutdoors]

Usually Male Dog urine will not affect the grass, Female Dog urine is more acidic and will burn spots into the grass.

I find that spreading a few thousand pounds of powdered limestone every year really helps. Another good cure would be to spread crushed oyster/clam shells fo rthe calcium and lots of potash.


Would Anyone like to help clear out some brush and do some raking? Bring your rakes, pitchforks wheelbarrows and ATVs with wagons if you have them . We pile it all up into burn piles. Have a few beers and Ill take you out on a Fishing Charter next Spring.


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[JimmyTheGlove]

Usually Male Dog urine will not affect the grass, Female Dog urine is more acidic and will burn spots into the grass.

I find that spreading a few thousand pounds of powdered limestone every year really helps.


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I'm curious to know how Lime has this effect? Like I said earlier, I too have sprayed lime juice on urine spots in my yard and it worked wonders. Anyone have a scientific/experienced answer to why this works so well?

The Glove

 

[KennyV]

Lime is used on AG crops to raise the pH of the soil... It will sweeten the soil making it Less acidic...
Urine is uric acid... some is more acidic than others.... Lime will raise the pH number, and add calcium to the soil. Both good things for most all living things.. :smile:KennyV

 

[johnandrew]

Well they both drink as much as they can but they just have some potent urine.

Your dog looks beautiful ... Urine is a problem for the lawns but as the vet said feeding anything RAW is not as good as it sounds, Tomato's might help in diluting the dog urine to the extent its not harmful for the garden, but what worked for me is placing a fence around the garden and not letting in the dogs, this is by far the best method to avoid what's being done, another thing could be that you make a place for the dogs to go pee this 'might' work for some dogs, as for the place that got burned mow, aerate and overseed the patch, rent an aerator form the Home Depot tool rental and aerate the whole lawn while your at it .. oh wait I think its the raining season in your area?

 

[Black Bart]

KennyV I don't know if you have Big R stores but we have them here and they sell Iams for both dogs and cats.

 

[Black Bart]

The first statement that you made ...... "Feed your dog the best food you can afford" was a good suggestion. After THAT, you went downhill in a HURRY.

Being a veterinarian since 1983 and earning my Critical Care board certification I feel more than qualified to post this rebuttal.......:wink:

ANY raw food is NOT good for ANY dog. Basic rule of thumb is: If it isn't commercial dog food, and YOU wouldn't eat it, then don't give it to the dog! Raw meats and eggs, etc are a death sentence. Sure, some might get along fine on a diet like that, but 98% will end up with skin problems & stomach problems. Cancer in dogs has also been linked to these "raw diets" that you are recommending.

Feed your dog (or cat) Purina O.N.E., Beneful, or Iams and rest assured that they are getting the balance of nutrients that they need to live a long and healthy life. There ARE other brands out there that are also good foods, but they are usually much more expensive and give nothing more in return. Avoid: Ol' Roy, Alpo, Kibbles 'n Bits, & Pedigree. (I'm sure there are many folks here that will challenge that remark. But do a few years of research and then tell me your professional opinion)

In the end ...... if you own a dog, then having yellow spots in the yard is part of the game. Making an irresponsible change to the animal's diet to get rid of the spots isn't being a good owner.

FWIW ......... :thumbsup:

I find this post very interesting THANKS for posting.

Could you comment a little more on dog food I feed my male dog IAMS and sometime Science Diet he likes to have a change once in a while.

What is your opinion of the Science Diet it states the first ingredient is fresh chicken.

 

[AtlantisMowing]

Wow this post was interesting thanks for sharing