Pets are member of your family, so we need to be realistic when it comes to them enjoying the lawn alongside you. Pet urine is a common killer of grass and can cause bare patches, but there are some steps you can take to minimise the impact it has on your beautiful lawn.
Dogs naturally have nitrogen in their pee from the normal breakdown of proteins and this concentration of nitrogen can burn the grass when they relieve themselves on the lawn. Females are particularly potent in this regard and although it’s difficult to stop them harming your lawn, there are a few ways to minimise the impact:
Have a watering can handy and saturate the area every time they ‘go’ to water it down and dilute the nitrogen.
Try to train your dog to go in a particular spot, that’s preferably not in the middle of your lush green lawn!
Walk your dog in the morning away from the garden to reduce the impact of their first, extremely nitrogen-rich pee.
Keep the lawn well watered and fed to encourage the lawn to recover.
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