I would be very sceptical about dog rocks. Usually people try them when their lawn is already at the stage of ruin, as in the photo on the original post. They take a couple of months before they take effect but by this time the weather will have changed and we will have more rain, therefore, diluting the nitrogen in the urine and reducing it's effect. In fact this may actually help the lawn! My advice would be to remove the dead grass and re-seed the patches. The key, however, is to stop it re-occuring by training your dog to 'go' in a designated area. This is not difficult with a bit of patience and persistence.
It is correct that bitches are more likely to cause lawn problems but this is not because of the chemical composition of her urine but because they tend to empty their bladder in one go rather than spraying dribbles here and there as a dog does when marking his territory. My dog was castrated at 4 months old and has never taken on the male characteristic of 'cocking' his leg and dribbling. Instead he crouches down and releases it all in one go, as a bitch does. He is 6 years old now. Believe me, my lawn was far worse than the one in the OP but within one season I have a lush green lawn with barely a blemish to remind me of when it was like a WW1 battle field.
Dovefromabove mentioned tomato juice as a method to control the problem but as this is high in fruit acid and dogs can't clean their teeth, as we do, I don't think I'd recommend this.
Very nice Dove. However, as I'm always waiting behind the bathroom door while someone else is preening themselves I don't think I'd want to add another user to the queue. I'd never get in there!!!
Yep, I can imagine! Sort of goes against the grain to mess about inside a cats mouth! Good diet and plenty of exercise usually keeps 'em healthy without inflicting human practices on them. If dogs and cats were meant to clean their teeth like we do they'd be able to pop along to the chemists for a tube of Colgate themselves.
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I would be very sceptical about dog rocks. Usually people try them when their lawn is already at the stage of ruin, as in the photo on the original post. They take a couple of months before they take effect but by this time the weather will have changed and we will have more rain, therefore, diluting the nitrogen in the urine and reducing it's effect. In fact this may actually help the lawn! My advice would be to remove the dead grass and re-seed the patches. The key, however, is to stop it re-occuring by training your dog to 'go' in a designated area. This is not difficult with a bit of patience and persistence.
It is correct that bitches are more likely to cause lawn problems but this is not because of the chemical composition of her urine but because they tend to empty their bladder in one go rather than spraying dribbles here and there as a dog does when marking his territory. My dog was castrated at 4 months old and has never taken on the male characteristic of 'cocking' his leg and dribbling. Instead he crouches down and releases it all in one go, as a bitch does. He is 6 years old now. Believe me, my lawn was far worse than the one in the OP but within one season I have a lush green lawn with barely a blemish to remind me of when it was like a WW1 battle field.
Dovefromabove mentioned tomato juice as a method to control the problem but as this is high in fruit acid and dogs can't clean their teeth, as we do, I don't think I'd recommend this.
http://www.medi-vet.com/Petrodex-Dog-Dental-Care-Kit-Poultry-p/18323.htm
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Very nice Dove. However, as I'm always waiting behind the bathroom door while someone else is preening themselves I don't think I'd want to add another user to the queue. I'd never get in there!!!
My son was told to clean his cat's teeth! The vet then tried to demonstrate - result, one very angry large ginger 'tiger' and one very scratched vet!
Gardening in Central Norfolk on improved gritty moraine over chalk ... free-draining.
Yep, I can imagine! Sort of goes against the grain to mess about inside a cats mouth! Good diet and plenty of exercise usually keeps 'em healthy without inflicting human practices on them. If dogs and cats were meant to clean their teeth like we do they'd be able to pop along to the chemists for a tube of Colgate themselves.