Joel Griffin Dodd wrote 03/03/2004 03:10 PM Dirt yard needs covering but with what? #65236 - 03/03/2004 03:10 PM
Joel Griffin Dodd Webboard User Reg: 03-01-2004 Posts: 9 Loc: Offline	I have a 20x20 solid fenced dog run for my 2 monsters affectionately called doggy desert. Trouble is that here in S. California it hardly ever rains so it gets very dusty back there and after a day of rolling around and general dog antics the monsters get a lot of dust on them. Consequently when they come in the house they bring it all in and I have a nice dusty film constantly coating everything. A GSD and a large Dobie can carry a lot of dust between them. I was thinking of putting down shredded ceder back there which should retain some moisture and keep the dust down. Any other tried and tested Ideas? The dogs obviously deficate in that area, the solid waste is cleaned away weekly - but I wondered about the urine soaking into whatever i put down. Joel If you've got an ego - don't get a dog.
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Scott Williams wrote 03/03/2004 04:15 PM Re: Dirt yard needs covering but with what? [Re: Joel Griffin Dodd ] #65237 - 03/03/2004 04:15 PM
Scott Williams Webboard User Reg: 04-08-2002 Posts: 383 Loc: Offline	I'm in the same area and am using 2" bark chips. They eventually turn to dirt and you can add to it. My dogs are only in there for a few hours a day. It's not their kennel flooring, it's a fenced yard area. It works well for me.
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Julia Smith wrote 03/03/2004 06:19 PM Re: Dirt yard needs covering but with what? [Re: Joel Griffin Dodd ] #65238 - 03/03/2004 06:19 PM
Julia Smith Webboard User Reg: 10-17-2003 Posts: 133 Loc: Offline	I did the same thing had all the what "was" grass covered in bark by bark blowers that we have here. I have had up to four dogs running back there and it hardly gets out of place and is easy to fix. They dont get dirty or muddy anymore and dont' seem to want to dig it up.
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Jeannette Polowski wrote 03/03/2004 08:32 PM Re: Dirt yard needs covering but with what? [Re: Joel Griffin Dodd ] #65239 - 03/03/2004 08:32 PM
Jeannette Polowski Webboard User Reg: 03-12-2002 Posts: 732 Loc: Hudson Valley of NY Offline	Hmmm, would you recommend it over pea gravel? I had tried wood shavings, like you would use in a horses stall, and it was a pain in the butt. Are chips better? No one ever said life was supposed to be easy, life is what you make of it!!
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Bob Scott wrote 03/03/2004 10:15 PM Re: Dirt yard needs covering but with what? [Re: Joel Griffin Dodd ] #65240 - 03/03/2004 10:15 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	Are the dogs in this run all day/night? I think any surface that is only cleaned weekly is gonna be dirty. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Trey Denney wrote 03/03/2004 11:04 PM Re: Dirt yard needs covering but with what? [Re: Joel Griffin Dodd ] #65241 - 03/03/2004 11:04 PM
Trey Denney Webboard User Reg: 08-13-2003 Posts: 30 Loc: Offline	here where i am you can normally catch a tree shredder and get the wood chips for free sometimes never hurts to ask The more people that I meet, The more I like my dogs (Trey Denney)
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Heath W. Farthing wrote 03/04/2004 03:18 PM Re: Dirt yard needs covering but with what? [Re: Joel Griffin Dodd ] #65242 - 03/04/2004 03:18 PM
Heath W. Farthing Webboard User Reg: 03-03-2004 Posts: 4 Loc: Offline	hey joel talk to bart about bark and shreddinds he has them all the time Heath W. Farthing Training Director VFK9 Dog Training Center Vista, CA http://www.vfk9.com
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Jeannette Polowski wrote 03/04/2004 10:25 PM Re: Dirt yard needs covering but with what? [Re: Joel Griffin Dodd ] #65243 - 03/04/2004 10:25 PM
Jeannette Polowski Webboard User Reg: 03-12-2002 Posts: 732 Loc: Hudson Valley of NY Offline	anybody got any feelings on the pea gravel over wood chips? No one ever said life was supposed to be easy, life is what you make of it!!
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Bob Scott wrote 03/04/2004 10:36 PM Re: Dirt yard needs covering but with what? [Re: Joel Griffin Dodd ] #65244 - 03/04/2004 10:36 PM
Bob Scott Moderator Reg: 06-14-2002 Posts: 7417 Loc: St. Louis Mo Offline	I would think the wood chips would absorb urine. old dogs LOVE to learn new tricks
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Heath W. Farthing wrote 03/05/2004 12:51 AM Re: Dirt yard needs covering but with what? [Re: Joel Griffin Dodd ] #65245 - 03/05/2004 12:51 AM
Heath W. Farthing Webboard User Reg: 03-03-2004 Posts: 4 Loc: Offline	The problem you find with Pea Gravel with dogs that are in the sun is that you end up with burnt pads. Additionally, in California you will not get the obsorbtion that you would from the wood materials and the smell would bake on the gravel causing a terribel smell. Heath W. Farthing Training Director VFK9 Dog Training Center Vista, CA http://www.vfk9.com
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