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...
