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Does anyone have any ideas for getting rid of/preventing burn marks on a lawn caused by dog wee? We don't have a huge lawn and it's starting to take on a sort of brown polka dot pattern where the dog goes for a wee :lol: The brown grass itself appears to be completely dead - I scratched at it earlier and it came up very easily so I assume the roots are dead? I think I will need to reseed these bits. The grass immediately around the dead patches is beautifully lush though and growing like mad, so there must be some nutrients in the urine?

So, is there any way of preventing the brown/dead bits? Or will I need to follow the dog round with a watering can to wash it in? :lol:

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I looked into this problem a while back and ended up keeping my dog off my lawn (he goes in the driveway which is gated at both ends). Shame for him but I had a new lawn laid a couple of years ago and really don't want it ruined :? .

 

During my "research" I read about Dog Rocks (expensive and not sure if they would work) and advice to water thoroughly where the dog has weed (not always practical).

 

I think tomato ketchup in their diet was supposed to do something as well (but can't remember for sure!).

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I am intruigued by the Eezy Peezy. £13.25 sounds a lot of money but then I don't see any information about the dosage, so that tub could be several months supply which I suppose wouldn't be too bad (and how much is grass seed?).

 

I think females' urine is worse than dogs' but both still ruin lawns :roll: .

 

We often have my Mum and Dad's dog over here and his wee has never marked our lawn, even when we've had him stay for two weeks there's not been any burn marks at all. But since the beginning of August when we got Tango she's managed to turn the lawn polka dot! I wonder what's so different about girl wee and boy wee?

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Tomato juice on their food works wonders!!!!!! Truly, honestly, it does. You can just use the "econmony" stuff and I put about a tablespoon on willow's food each day (I'm assuming you could use less for a smaller dog?) and I now have NO brown patches on the lawn at all. I haven't tried ketchup or puree, not sure how they'd work but I can completely vouch for juice!

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Girlie dog pee is usually the culprit for burnt patches in lawns as they squat and it pools. Dog pee is very high in nitrogen, so strong so it kills the grass but where it is weaker, around the edge of the burnt grass it does really well as its like most fertilisers. You'd probably notice a young males pee has the same effect on your lawn until they start to raise their leg. Most boys like to pee up against something so you're less likely to notice a burnt patch around a tree. They still leave some patches though. If you're around when they pee, try following them with a watering can to water down the hot spot and as the weather gets wetter you shouldn't notice as many new patches.

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Sorry, only just seen this. There are 2 very good products which work very well with most dogs (don't use with puppies) Green Um tablets are a palatable tablets which given daily like a treat to prevent lawn burn. They are also a good general supplement. Dock Rocks look like a piece of rock and you pop them in the dog's water replacing them at intervals. They work well but less well with dogs that drink from puddles etc, they do need replacing when advised as they do stop working. Both products work less well in dogs eating high protein diets.

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Both my greys leave dead patches wherever they wee I have tried green um tablets but it didn't seem to help. I think they have particularly acidic urine maybe as they don't salivate much and it is especially strong first thing in the morning. We just keep about 3 watering cans in the garden and water it when they've been but they still seem to manage to leave some patches when they sneak out without us noticing which we reseed in the spring! I havent tried dog rocks seems like a good idea but expensive to use for all bowls and also mine love drinking from the birdbath!

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Both my greys leave dead patches wherever they wee I have tried green um tablets but it didn't seem to help. I think they have particularly acidic urine maybe as they don't salivate much and it is especially strong first thing in the morning. We just keep about 3 watering cans in the garden and water it when they've been but they still seem to manage to leave some patches when they sneak out without us noticing which we reseed in the spring! I havent tried dog rocks seems like a good idea but expensive to use for all bowls and also mine love drinking from the birdbath!

 

My dog is a grey, and the tomato juice works brilliantly with her!!

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