Tips for Preventing Pet Urine Spots on Your Lawn

It makes no difference whether you're guarding someone else's pet, or if you are a pet owner yourself, there's a good chance that you will have had to deal with urine spots on your lawn at some time. This is often very difficult to prevent, and can seem like it is almost impossible to handle. However, you can rest assured that there are some things you can do without causing your neighbors, or your pet a great deal of harm. This article will offer several different tips that can be used to prevent urine spots on your lawn.

It is very easy to prevent urine spots on your lawn, and in most cases, the only equipment that you will need are mulch or pea gravel and a jug of water.

The first thing that you will need to understand is that an animal may not have caused the brown spots in your yard. So it is recommended that you start out by inspecting your lawn. If the spots in your yard have rings of dark green grass around the edges, you can safely blame your dog or a neighborhood pet. On the other hand, if the brown grass comes out in clumps when you pull on it, a lawn disease or grubs may have caused it.

One way to prevent urine spots in your yard is to make sure that your pet has access to water. If your pet drinks a sufficient amount of water, it will often help to dilute the nitrogen levels in his/her urine. This in return will help to lessen the severity of lawn burn if they are to urinate in the yard.

If you ever notice a urine spot on your lawn, it is recommended that you pour plenty of water on that spot, hopefully within the first 8 hours. The more water that you are able to add, the better. Adding water to the spot will also help to remove or dilute the nitrogen salts away from the roots in your lawn.

It may be necessary to reseed each burn, or your entire yard with grasses that are urine resistant. Some good types of grasses for this are clover, fescue, and perennial rye. Once you have your seed in hand, rake the spot to scrape up the soil, sprinkle the seed on the area, and be sure to keep the area well watered until the seed has germinated.

You may find that it may be a good idea to create a private place in your yard for your pet to go to the bathroom. If you can get you pet accustomed to using the restroom in the same place every time, it will prevent you from having to worry about him/her using the bathroom all over the yard.

Make sure that this place is not near a high traffic area, their sleeping area, or an area where the dog is uncomfortable. While your pet is going through this period of training, it will have to be supervised almost as if it were a puppy all over again. If you are consistent in this endeavor, you will see a huge payoff in just a short period of time.