Best Sod for Dogs
pyro – posted 19 February 2012 10:32 Last spring i re-sodded my front yard with Empire Zoysia and love it. The issue I am having now is it is time to re-sod my backyard...
Category: Animals
Domestic animals and grass are challenging. Pets such as dogs, cats, guinea pigs, and other animal species often share lawn areas with humans. Large herbivorous animals such as horses also live in urban and rural areas near people and have particular dietary needs. For animal species eating grass, particularly in confinement in small areas, there is concern about toxic plants.
Grassy surfaces capture and recycle feces and urine but special care is needed to manage these areas. Animals exert similar kinds of wear as do human athletes, but can cause extreme damage. If stocking rate is high, grasses do not have time to recover.
In a backyard setting, “runs” can be constructed to maximize, in a small area, the exercise capacity of outdoor turf areas. Communities also create specialized “dog parks” which serve more than the immediate need to give animals a place to defecate or urinate. Dog parks give both dogs and their owners a place to socialize. The management concern over pets and grass includes direct chemical burning of grass by urine, the stocking rate problem when dogs are given too small an area, and human health concerns. A substantial amount of coliform bacteria are in runoff from urban areas, some of which may be due to pets as well as feral animals such as pigeons and peacocks.
I need help with my Empire Turf Zoysia lawn (thinning areas, etc)
vthok – posted 26 April 2010 05:49 2 summers ago I had Empire Turf Zoysia sod laid down completly over my propery (less then 0.2 acres). This year the front yard and most of...
Help with St. .Augustine grass, weeds and dogs
Becky1007 – posted 22 February 2009 16:15 I have a major problem with weeds and brown spots on my St. Augustine. Dogs have killed grass in back and we will resod. I need help...
Dogs and Grass
Sg – posted 02 November 2007 16:20 I live in Ocala, FL (central FL) and have 6 dogs. My back yard, or what is left, is a mix of St Augustine, weeds and dirt....
New Bermuda sod & Dog urine
timsmith79 – posted 29 May 2002 20:49 I have a newly sodded Bermuda Tifway 419 lawn that was installed about a month ago. My female dog’s urine is causing yellow spots to appear with...
Dead Sports
Donna – posted 02 August 2005 15:30 I live in the Houston Galveston area with an old St. Augustine lawn that has developed numerous dead circles. The blades have totally shriveled & died, but...
Dogs, sod, CA
AJ – posted 18 February 2011 11:16 I live in Caliornia and have four adopted dogs from local shelters. 100lb Mastiff, 75lb Pit Bull, 40lb Dachsund mix and 20lb Dachsund. They are indoor/outdor pets....
Los Angeles area dog resistant grass
Blanco – posted 03 March 2011 04:20 I know there really is no such thing as a dog resistant grass, I’m basically talking about resistant to the urine. I don’t like the idea of...
My dog tears up the grass when he runs around…
WheelingIL – posted 06 April 2011 14:12 Hi there -I need a hardy grass that will make it harder for my wonderful 75lb Pit Bull to tear up when he runs around the back...
Dogs and getting a healthy grass in New England
Lination – posted 25 April 2011 19:26 Hello Ted, I live in Connecticut and need help with my grass. I have a small yard, but I am an avid gardener and would love to...
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I am from the north and it has taken me five yrs to learn and undertand seville lawns. No 1…
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