Hello the lawn.garden group,

just 'found' you and have a question which undoubtedly has come up before ;
and yes, I'll check w/my local lawn care folks too, but just know someone(s)
out there have good advice. I have a 7 year old female (spayed) golden
retriever who shares the large two lot grassed yard of ours.

For some reason (introduction of wet food into the diet? age?), where she
urinates now? A dead area of non-grass appears. Now that Spring has sprung
here, and the grass is greening up, it more than obvious that I have major
problems.

Solutions available topical for the dead grass areas? or ?

thanks in advance,
SUE
Colorado

"Sue" wrote in message
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Hello the lawn.garden group,

For some reason (introduction of wet food into the diet? age?), where she
urinates now? A dead area of non-grass appears. Now that Spring has
sprung
here, and the grass is greening up, it more than obvious that I have major
problems.

Ditto here.

We have a male dog but he was "fixed" at 7 weeks and therefore doesn't lift
his leg.

In the summer, we follow him out to go, and dump a small bucket of water on
the spot. That's enough to keep the grass from killing.

In the winter, I had figured that the snow would be enough to dilute the
stuff, but, like you, our yard is starting to wake up with many, many "brown
spots". The lawn isn't green enough to see how bad our problem is yet, but
if all the "browner" areas are indeed dead, I have a major issue at hand.

Anyone have any magic solution, short of scraping and reseeding each of
these spots? Will the areas eventually "fix themselves" or does normal
mowing prevent this from happening?

-Tim

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"Sue" wrote in message
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Hello the lawn.garden group,

For some reason (introduction of wet food into the diet? age?), where
she
urinates now? A dead area of non-grass appears. Now that Spring has
sprung
here, and the grass is greening up, it more than obvious that I have
major
problems.

Ditto here.

We have a male dog but he was "fixed" at 7 weeks and therefore doesn't
lift
his leg.

In the summer, we follow him out to go, and dump a small bucket of water
on
the spot. That's enough to keep the grass from killing.

In the winter, I had figured that the snow would be enough to dilute the
stuff, but, like you, our yard is starting to wake up with many, many
"brown
spots". The lawn isn't green enough to see how bad our problem is yet,
but
if all the "browner" areas are indeed dead, I have a major issue at hand.

Anyone have any magic solution, short of scraping and reseeding each of
these spots? Will the areas eventually "fix themselves" or does normal
mowing prevent this from happening?

-Tim



The dead patches will eventually fill in, but not before they cause more
problems. The urine will dissipate over time and then the grass will 'take
off' in the dead patches. Sooooo you will go from dead patches to green
patches that grow like crazy. Eventually everything will sort itself out.

Peter H

"Sue" wrote:
Hello the lawn.garden group,

just 'found' you and have a question which undoubtedly has come up before
; and yes, I'll check w/my local lawn care folks too, but just know
someone(s) out there have good advice. I have a 7 year old female
(spayed) golden retriever who shares the large two lot grassed yard of
ours.

For some reason (introduction of wet food into the diet? age?), where she
urinates now? A dead area of non-grass appears. Now that Spring has
sprung here, and the grass is greening up, it more than obvious that I
have major problems.

Solutions available topical for the dead grass areas? or ?

thanks in advance,
SUE
Colorado

You're F'd. Limit where she ****es to the same area.

Sometimes limestone will minimize the damage,but she's ****ing grass
killer.

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"Tim Fischer" wrote:
"Sue" wrote in message
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Hello the lawn.garden group,

For some reason (introduction of wet food into the diet? age?), where
she urinates now? A dead area of non-grass appears. Now that Spring
has
sprung
here, and the grass is greening up, it more than obvious that I have
major problems.

Ditto here.

We have a male dog but he was "fixed" at 7 weeks and therefore doesn't
lift his leg.

In the summer, we follow him out to go, and dump a small bucket of water
on the spot. That's enough to keep the grass from killing.

In the winter, I had figured that the snow would be enough to dilute the
stuff, but, like you, our yard is starting to wake up with many, many
"brown spots". The lawn isn't green enough to see how bad our problem is
yet, but if all the "browner" areas are indeed dead, I have a major issue
at hand.

Anyone have any magic solution, short of scraping and reseeding each of
these spots? Will the areas eventually "fix themselves" or does normal
mowing prevent this from happening?

-Tim

You have a male dog. Females are the lawn killers.

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You have a male dog. Females are the lawn killers.

Sorry but that's just not true.

Either sex of dog's urine will kill grass. The reason male dogs typically
fare better for lawns is that after reaching sexual maturity, they typically
lift their leg and pee on something. Not only that, they tend to go in
small spurts, marking as many things as possible. Female dogs just squat
and dump it all in one place.

However, if you fix a male dog early enough, they won't ever convert from
squatting (which all puppies do) to leg lifting. So my dog pees just like a
female -- squats down and dumps it all in one spot. And I guarantee you, it
will kill the grass.

-Tim

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You're F'd. Limit where she ****es to the same area.

Sometimes limestone will minimize the damage,but she's ****ing grass
killer.

Morph, more bad advice, eh? Perhaps try sticking to areas you have
experience with.

As I said earlier, the best solution is prevention -- when you let your dog
out to pee, follow up with a small bucket of water on the location (a quart
or two is plenty). This dilutes the "stuff" and keeps the grass from dying.

By the way, the reason the grass dies is due to nitrogen burn -- it's the
equivalant to overfertilizing your lawn, to an exponential degree. That's
why in the summer, the dead spot will be ringed with really plush, green
grass, where the fertilizer took effect but didn't kill the grass.

-Tim

"Tim Fischer" wrote:
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You're F'd. Limit where she ****es to the same area.

Sometimes limestone will minimize the damage,but she's ****ing grass
killer.

Morph, more bad advice, eh? Perhaps try sticking to areas you have
experience with.

You asshole,I own a chemical lawncare company. What are your credentials?



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"Tim Fischer" wrote:
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You have a male dog. Females are the lawn killers.

Sorry but that's just not true.

Yes it is.

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"Tim Fischer" wrote:
"Sue" wrote in message
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Hello the lawn.garden group,

For some reason (introduction of wet food into the diet? age?), where
she urinates now? A dead area of non-grass appears. Now that Spring
has
sprung
here, and the grass is greening up, it more than obvious that I have
major problems.

Ditto here.

We have a male dog but he was "fixed" at 7 weeks and therefore doesn't
lift his leg.

Lifting his leg has nothing to do with it. Most male dogs urine doesn't
burn turfgrass,dumbass.

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Lifting his leg has nothing to do with it. Most male dogs urine doesn't
burn turfgrass,dumbass.

Bite me, bitch, then tell me why every time my dog ****es and I don't water
it down, the grass dies??

You're out of your expertise, dude. Best quit before you can't keep up with
the current.

-Tim

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"Tim Fischer" wrote:
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You have a male dog. Females are the lawn killers.

Sorry but that's just not true.

Yes it is.

Hey idiot, here's some references to help alleviate some of your ignorance.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p..._problems.html
http://www.celebrityhowto.com/DrBurtis0091.html
http://www.doctordog.com/data/aspBoa...il.asp?Id=2387

Notice how ALL of these articles (and there's more, but I'll let you do the
google search) point out that it's the LEG LIFTING and NOT THE CONTENT OF
THE URINE that makes female and male dogs have different results on the
lawn.

Always glad to help out an ignorant schmuck.

-Tim

"Tim Fischer" wrote:
wrote in message
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"Tim Fischer" wrote:
wrote in message
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You have a male dog. Females are the lawn killers.

Sorry but that's just not true.

Yes it is.

Hey idiot, here's some references to help alleviate some of your
ignorance.
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/p...wn_problems.ht
ml http://www.celebrityhowto.com/DrBurtis0091.html
http://www.doctordog.com/data/aspBoa...il.asp?Id=2387

Notice how ALL of these articles (and there's more, but I'll let you do
the google search) point out that it's the LEG LIFTING and NOT THE
CONTENT OF THE URINE that makes female and male dogs have different
results on the lawn.

Always glad to help out an ignorant schmuck.

-Tim

You say lifting the leg makes a difference. I'm saying it;s a male/female
thing.

We do around 7000 stops,you take care of timmy's little 1/8 acre.

Shut the **** up,before I make you look even more stupid.

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Lifting his leg has nothing to do with it. Most male dogs urine doesn't
burn turfgrass,dumbass.

They say the dog is as stupid as the owner..you're living proof.

Here's two bullets.

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You say lifting the leg makes a difference. I'm saying it;s a male/female
thing.

I have backed up my claim with both experience and references. You have
not.

We do around 7000 stops,you take care of timmy's little 1/8 acre.

Doesn't matter what you do -- you're wrong. Admit it, shithead.

Shut the **** up,before I make you look even more stupid.

Oh please keep going. You're doing a fine job of digging your own hole.
Care to discuss how to repair the hole once you fall in?

-Tim