I built a 30'X 30' concrete dog run in my yard so that my dogs wouldn't destroy the grass from running, playing and especially doing their business on the lawn. It has worked out great. In addition to being able to make the yard really nice and keep it that way I got the added benefit of the dogs getting their nails trimmed from running and playing on the concrete. Also no mud tracked in to the house. The issue is that last night my wife told me she smells a strong urine odor as soon as she goes out in the back yard. She says its so bad she wouldn't want to invite people over for a BBQ. (all my new friends at Leerburg are invited so let me know when you want to stop by for a good burger)I don't smell it but I have to take her word for it. It has been raining non stop in NY all week so I would think that it would wash it away. Any thoughts or ideas??
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007
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Well the pee smell can sometimes be epic. Alot of it may have to do with drainage, also sometimes concrete can gain a nasty odor.
When you add warm wet rain to that concrete it can create an issue.
What if anything do you wash down that concrete with? I use this green kennel wash from petedge but have in the past used stuff like bleach and water or lysol.
You know they asked me if I wanted a drain when I had this done but my fear was that it would clog in time and create a big puddle in the center. Also I I figured I would need a drain cover that would need to come off easily if I needed to get in there and that could cause injury to the dogs. So I elected to have the run pitched down towards the lawn and away from the house. My dogs are 80lbs each so there is plenty of waste each day. If it doesn't rain for a day or two I usually hose it down. I dont smell anything so I never gave it a any thought. I guess I am looking for something I can use that wont hurt the dogs, wont repel them from going in there and just requires connecting to my hose and hosing the run down. Does that make sense?
Melissa Thom Webboard User Reg: 12-04-2007
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A couple things then. dig out the corner that it drains towards and put in a dry well. At the top of the dry well put in a bag of natural charcoal (like lump, not briquettes.)or better yet but more expensive carbon then cover with rough gravel. This will create a fast drain but at the same time lock in the odor. You wouldn't believe how much the pee smell can stay on plain old soil.
Trust me you can put down anything and your dogs will still go in there. You should put something down at least once a week both for the sake of your wife's nose and your dog's health.
Usually I just make up a 5 gallon bucket of cleaner dump it... scrub with a push broom, and hose it off.
I use this stuff once a week and it's worked great for me. I buy the concentrate and mix in a 5 gallon bucket and scrub w/a broom and then just hose it off. Some people I know use bleach but I never felt safe doing that.
That combined with the drain described above should eliminate your prob.
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