by admin | Jun 16, 2014 | Outdoors
When dogs urinate on your lush green grass, this can result in dead brown spots on your beautiful lawn. This is sometimes referred to as “lawn burn” since the nitrogen in the dog’s urine “burns” the grass. More specifically, it is the urea in the urine, a type of ammonia, that converts to nitrates and burns the grass. While this can be frustrating, there are some simple solutions to this problem. Below, you will find several methods on how to stop dog urine from killing grass. 1. Dilute the Urine With Water One of the simplest and most effective techniques you can use is to immediately dilute the urine with water. Keep a watering can or a garden hose nearby to the water the area after your dog(s) urinates. In fact, just keeping your grass watered more on a regular basis can often take care of the problem. 2. Train Your Dog To Urinate In One Specific Spot This works really well with some dogs. Teach them to urinate in a specific spot where you do not care if it turns brown. In this way, you don’t have to worry about brown patches over the rest of your lawn. 3. Humanely Chase Your Neighbor Dogs Away Sometimes it isn’t your dog that is causing the problem. We’ve all had a neighbor dog that likes to wander around whizzing on other people’s lawns. There is a two part solution to this. First, talk with the dog’s owner about keeping the dog out of your yard and explain why. If that doesn’t work, you can humanely chase your neighbor’s dog away...
by admin | Jun 16, 2014 | Stains
No matter how much we love our pets, we still can’t prevent the stains they cause. There is nothing more disturbing than walking bare feet and stepping into a cold, wet pool of urine. The smell can also be quite revolting if you’re not used to it. Most people usually buy a pet odor remover, which is not always effective. In most cases, it will only mask the problem. When your dog urinates in the house, you need to clean up the stain and neutralize the odor. If you don’t, the smell might last for days or even weeks. The best way to deal with such stains is to use a good dog urine remover. For most people, a urine odor clean-up job tends to be quite messy. However, it’s important that you don’t just mask the smell of the stain. If you fail to remove all traces of urine, the odor will resurface once the masking agent has worn off or evaporated. Urine starts to smell like ammonia pretty quickly. If you allow the stain to settle, it will start to give off a pungent smell that is very difficult to get rid of. Unless you deal with it completely, the foul odor will keep on coming back. This is the same case for all kinds of pet urine. Improper cleaning might also attract the dog back to the same soiled spot. Dogs have very good noses that can smell the urine even if it’s in the house. However, there is no need to worry about the stains that your dog makes. With a good dog urine remover,...
by admin | Jun 16, 2014 | Stains
Getting dog urine off the carpet can be a challenging task. Furthermore, the urine leaves a stain, which the carpet holds, and makes the dog to soil the carpet repeatedly. In addition to that, removing both the stain and odor is essential to preserving the life of the carpet. Keeping this in mind, here are some of the best suggestions on removing dog urine from the carpet: What to do immediately after the dog has soiled the carpet If the soiled carpet is still wet, the first thing you can do is to soak the moisture as much as you can. The more is the amount of moisture soaked, greater are the chances that you will complete the cleaning process successfully. Drop a few paper towels on the wet area and press them firmly into the carpet. It is not recommended to use old newspapers as the ink might smudge into the carpet and leave its own stain. After the paper towels are wet, put a new set down, and press them firmly once again. Continue doing this before the area is just slightly damp. At this point, put the final layer of paper over the stain, and step on the paper. With your shoes on, keep standing there for around one minute. After this stage, remove all the paper towels you have put and proceed to the next step. The next step involves thoroughly rinsing the region with clean and cool water. Ensure that water flushes out through the fibers. Soak as much of this water as possible. Using a wet vac can also be considered if your...
by admin | Jun 15, 2014 | Odors
The smell of dog’s urine can spoil the fragrance of your home to such an extent that you may have to change the carpets, rugs or clothes to completely evade the nauseating odour. Even though, you as the dog owner might get desensitized after some time, the strong scent will get affixed, not leaving behind a great impression on visiting friends and family. However, one can always get rid of dog urine smell by employing few viable tactics. Train your dog The most effective way of avoiding a situation like this is to give proper home training to your dog, or else, the problem may just become a headache for you. Handling a new pet is easier since they tend to learn fast, however, the old boys need some extra effort from their masters. Take them out regularly or have a specific area for them inside the house, say with hardwood floors and spongy pads. Scold them whenever they pee beyond the restricted areas and be strict with your responses. Wipe out the urine smell A dog’s urine is mixture of uric acid, nitrogen, hormones and bacteria. The main agent responsible for persistent odour is the uric acid, which can stink even more in a humid climate. They stick to the pillows, rugs or clothes and become more potent with time, if untreated. Your dog is more likely to hit the same spot every now and then to urinate, in case you pay no heed to the traces of urine smell. In worst case you may have to change the whole thing to get rid of the same. However,...
by admin | Mar 15, 2012 | Stains
Got a new puppy or adopted dog? It’s common to have problems with dogs peeing on your carpets and furniture. Sometimes older dogs also have these difficulties for a variety of reasons. Dogs find carpeting as a place to urinate because it has similar texture to grass. The urine usually soaks into the fibers, thereby “setting” the stain and this makes it harder to clean. The other problem is the odor that is hard to remove from the carpet and can persist for quite some time. When the carpet gets the characteristic smell of urine, there is a big chance that the dog will soil it again. You should learn the methods of dog urine stain removal in order to remove the odors and rejuvenate your carpet. First you need to buy a black light either online or at a hardware store. Black light is an incredibly useful tool to locate the stains. You need to inspect your carpet after you turn off all of the lights. You should use the black light to find the complete area of the stain. After you find the stains, you should use chalk to mark the stains and see where is the right place to apply your cleansing products. You can make a good stain-removing product by mixing the pet odor shampoo, vinegar, liquid soap and baking soda with the water. The quantity of individual ingredient depends on the quantity of stains. Vinegar will attack the stains on the carpet. The baking soda will efficiently remove the urine smell. Liquid soap will lift the dirt and provide a soapy base. The pet...
