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A beautiful, lush, and green lawn is the desire of every homeowner but can be made more difficult if you have a dog. Many dog owners have many areas where green grass should grow, but yellowish-brown dead grass is all they can achieve. These spots are known as dog urine spots in the dog-owner world. They’re a common mark in an otherwise lush, green lawn.
Take heed, however, all you moms and dads of pesky pooches. There are a few ways to prevent dog urine spots from destroying your landscaping intentions.
You might be asking yourself – what neutralizes dog urine? Rest assured, there are solutions to the dog urine spots wreaking havoc on your lawn. They do require diligence on behalf of the dog owners, but the result is well worth the effort. Put some or all of the following tips into action at your residence, and the result will be a greener, healthier lawn:
It’s a common misunderstanding that “acid” in dog urine is the reason for the unsightly spots on the lawn, but that’s not the case. Instead, it’s nitrogen that is responsible for the dead patches of grass. Since dogs typically eat diets high in protein, dog urine contains nitrogen levels that are high enough to kill grass. Every time your pup urinates on the lawn, there’s a strong likelihood of another dead patch in the making.
Fun fact: female dogs are far more often the cause of destroyed grass than males. If you’ve watched both genders urinate, you’ll surely understand. Males dogs lift their legs and mark, urinating in a few places each time they need to relieve themselves. Female dogs, on the other hand, empty their bladders entirely in just one spot. The higher concentration of urine—and thus the nitrogen—makes for a larger patch that dies even faster.
While canines are the cause, other factors lend themselves to the urine spots on your lawn. For example, lawns that are heavily fertilized are likely to die faster when dogs urinate on them. That’s because fertilization adds nitrogen to the lawn. Nitrogen added to nitrogen during the process of urination compounds the problem.
New lawns, stressed lawns (those suffering from drought or disease) and those recently sodded or seeded are at higher risk of dying when dog urine is introduced into the mix. The addition of nitrogen to these stressors is the perfect equation for dead grass.
There’s always work involved in owning a dog, but once you understand the causes of those pesky urine spots on your lawn, you can become more prepared to keep your lawn lush and green and the envy of all your neighbors. If you want a professional pet waste company to help keep your lawn clean and healthy, be sure to contact POOP 911 today!
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