Hi all, sorry if this subject has been brought up in the past. I desperately need to figure out what do do about my yellow grass asap. My 11 wk gsd's urine is just killing my lawn. I understand that there are tablets designed to somehow dilute your dog's urine so the grass is less susceptible to dying or drying out. My concern is whether these tablets are safe, because being a raw feeder I am pretty paranoid about what goes into her system, and also whether they are effective. In addition, I am also wondering if any grass gurus here can tell me how to turn my yellow grass back to green. Thanks very much in advance.
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Andy,
We've actually had this discussion before...and a lot of jokes about gardening forums resulted. Use your search function..hehe. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />
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I had the same problem with my GSD. Give him 1 tablespoon of apple cider vinegar mixed into his food and the problem should go away. Water the hell out of the yellow spots on your lawn it worked for me. I now have beautifull green grass with no yellow spots at all.
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I like the idea of ACV...gonna try that. I don't like the pills they sell in the petstore. They actually change the composition of your dog's urine...not something I want to mess with.
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Andy, I would first train the pup to potty on rocks or away from the grass. I have heard that most suppliments don't work. Just take them to the area that you want them to eliminate and reward. Another solution is to water log the area immediately after urination.
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Here is a little more detail and like i said it works great for me.
You will know when your dog's digestive system is too alkaline by the yellow spots on your lawn.
• A dose of one teaspoon to one tablespoon of apple cider vinegar (depending on the size of the dog) per day will correct the pH imbalance and should solve the problem. The apple cider vinegar can be added to the dog's water or put directly on his food. Two tablespoons of tomato juice on the dog's food twice a day will have the same effect.
• Adding apple cider vinegar to your dog's diet has many other health benefits. And, you can use any vinegar to remove skunk odor by rubbing it full strength into his fur. As you may have guessed, tomato juice will also work
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I tought my puppy to do it only at a certain area (around the edge of my property. The way I tought him was to interrupt him whenever he would start to do it in the yard, than take him to the area where you want him to do it. In about 2 days I was all set and he knew where to do his thing. Anyways you don't want urine or poop all over your yard. <img src="/ubbthreads/images/graemlins/laugh.gif" alt="" />
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Petco sells these lil yellow marker things that u can teach ur dog to urinate on. I should restrict him to 1 place I guess, I've started letting him go on the main piece of front lawn n I'm seeing brown spots appear.. but it's right by the front door n I can let him out without a leash so its convenient.
Also has anyone else got a problem with a "picky pooper"? Not only is my dog picky about what he eats, but he's also picky about where he poops. He'll hold it in no matter how badly he was whining at the door to go out, n he'll sniff the grass everywhere until he finds the perfect spot... if he has to go real bad its kind of amusing, you'll see him gradually increase his search speed till he's in a full blown run n can't hold it any longer. It's kind of a headache when I'm in a hurry to go out somewhere n want to let him out before I leave, but end up spending 15 minutes walking up n down the street with him till he's decided where he wants to poop.
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