Supplement Tomato Juice To Save The Grass?

[Ron]

Just wondering if any of you give your dog Tomato Juice to help stop their urine from killing the grass?

Does it really work?

[AussieGirl]

Never tried it, she will kill the grass anyways with her constant burning back and forwards lol.

[Ron]

Our grass is still looking "ok" considering there are two dogs using it...sometimes 3

[AussieGirl]

You're lucky, we have dirt tracks and she has managed to compact it so much that there is no way anything is growing back there, DH wants to pave most of the yard so we don't end up with a huge mud patch every time it rains....

[JoeV]

If anyone has the secret to safely remedy this problem, let me know! My back yard has taken a beating and am planning on re-seeding the lawn soon. I just don't want to give her those pills they sell in the pet store, don't think they'd be safe. Never heard of tomato juice...

[bruinsBoxers]

I have never heard of thet one .

I know many people give apple cider vinegar - it is supposed to help neutralize the urine so it does not burn the grass .

Or you just have to water down the pee spots to dilute it .

[Ruby Red]

In the reviews I read in dog magazines, they all seem to rave on about 'dog rocks' - never tried them myself though.

Dog Rocks - stop lawn burn patches and fertilizes your lawn

[JoeV]

Originally Posted by Ruby Red

In the reviews I read in dog magazines, they all seem to rave on about 'dog rocks' - never tried them myself though.

Dog Rocks - stop lawn burn patches and fertilizes your lawn

That's really interesting... will try and find out more.

[purplelori]

A number of years ago when we finally accepted the fact that no grass was going to grow in the back yard, hubby put in cedar bark chips. We renew them every couple of years, and it makes a nice smelling, flea retardant yard that he doesn't have to mow! No mud either (except in the places where Wally races back and forth by the fence and kicks the chips away!) Especially in the summer, he hoses it down every couple of days to rinse off the chips and cool it down, and it seems to work fairly well.

[JoeV]

I tried a technique that Victoria Stillwell had on her show once. She trained the owners to get the dogs to go in one particular area in the yard. She put up a small fence to illustrate to the dogs that they must go behind that fence. The way to do it is to take them out on a leash to that spot every time they have to go and wait until they go there. She says after 4 weeks I think it was, that they will automatically just go there.

Let's just say after a month or so of pure dedication of doing this with Lucky, we failed! I can't believe I wasted so much time doing this. I couldn't have done a better job but poor Lucky just didn't want to go in that area I guess.

Dog Rocks - still reading about them. Seems good. I might try it. Does anyone think it might be bad??