pee burns

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

ok, so I dont care about pee burns on the lawn, but my land lady (who lives upstairs might). Im going to talk to her about options, but thought Id do some research and get opinions first

I live in the ground floor suite of a house. There are 2 other dogs who live here, but they are boys (toy poodle and jack russel/min pin cross) and pee against the posts or trees. We have been here for 3 weeks and Im starting to notice Coopers pee is burning the grass. We kept the grass longer at our old house, so the pee burns werent too noticeable, and it was pretty easy to take Cooper to the grass at the side of the road to pee (if she wasnt desperate to go) - the grass there was pretty dead! .

Our entrance is at the back of the house. I really dont want to have to take Cooper down the side of the house, through the front yard, across the road to the park (theres no grass on our side of the street) to go potty.

Options are

 - find 1 area for her to go potty - by the compost bin, or under the tree maybe (grass there will still die)

 - teach her to go potty on the stones down the side of the house (they are white!)

 - buy a product that may or may not work

I work in a pet store and we sell 2 different products

 - Green-ums tablets - Yeast, yucca schidigera, glyco component C1, flavoring, magnesium stearate, vitamin B1, vitamin B6, vitamin B12, biotin. 

-Dog Rocks http://dogrocks.org/

Has anyone used either of these products? Does anyone have any other suggestions?

BTW Cooper is on a high protein diet (Orijen)

[Adina P]

It's the nitrogen content of urine that burns grass. That's just part of urea. It ends up OVERfertilizing the grass. The only sure fire thing I've heard of is to dilute the spot with water immediately. This dilutes the urine. Maybe you can bring a water bottle with you and pour it over the area after each pee.

[F, Calla & Luca]

I don't think any of these products would work and changing your dog's urine pH is a bad idea. I agree with Adina that diluting the urine might work. Training her to urinate in a good spot would be best though.

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

according to the website - Dog Rocks do not alter the pH balance of your dog's urine.

according to green -ums - It binds or neutralizes the nitrogen compounds in the urine or feces.


Im very dubious about them actually working and what long term effects might be. I think my land lady will just have to get used to a big dead patch of grass in her chosen area!

[Carole (*Koda*Monty*Bindi)]

We had a neighbor years ago that followed her dog around with a watering can and saturated the areas once her dog's business was finished. Her husband's pride and joy was his lawn. For what it's worth, I never saw a brown spot anywhere :).

[Jane, Guinness and Murphy]

We had to resort to carrying a water bottle with us to dilute Murphy's pee. It's kind of a pain, but it does work. For the spots where the grass is already killed, there is a product at Lowe's that is a "spot grass repair" kit for grass killed by dog urine.

[Denise & Hunter!!!]

I have heard that you can use Apple Cider Vinegar in their water to help balance the acid in the urine which cases the grass to burn or discolor. What I read was gradually adding up to 1 tbsp. for a 50lb dog per full bowl of water. I recall hearing a few people say that it works but personally I haven't tried it. Vinegar is a really great natural cure for many things - you would be amazed when you google it - so it might be worth the shot.

[F, Calla & Luca]

Would doubt that it works and changing the pH of urine leads to problems with stones, infections etc. A dog's urine is presumably at the pH it should be.

[Kaytlin and Cooper]

oooh i sometimes add 1 tbsp a day (divided into her 2 meals) of apple cider vinegar into her food- it helps reduce her "eye crusties", ill make sure i do it every day and see how it goes!

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

I hear someone makes a green paint for grass!! Yes, can you believe it??? I guess that would work if all else fails. :)

[Lynn D.]

Here is a company that does it. Thought you might like to see it. :D

http://www.alwaysgreengrasspainting.com/index.html

[Ricki and Tara (doodle)]

Fascinating.....!!!!!! Thanks!

[Goldendoodle Pup]

Best thing to do is to train your dog to pee when prompted by a phrase. My phrase is "Daisy, find a good spot". When my dog indicates she needs to go out I put her on a lease and take her out to her designated pee area and say "Find a Good Spot". She squats and pees, done. I then let her play in the yard or take her back inside. My designated pee area has wood chips. A couple of times a year I remove the wood chips and put them in a yard waste bag, then put down new chips. This helps keep the smell in check. I doubt any of the products marketed to change your dogs pee are effective. It's just marketing to get your money. Good Luck. Let me know if you need help training your dog to go on command.