GRASS BURN-stuff to put in dog's water?

GRASS BURN-stuff to put in dog's water?

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Pothole

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34,367 posts

283 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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I've heard mention of stuff you can add to the dogs' water bowl to stop their wee scorching the grass. Does this work? If so what's best?

Yertis

18,060 posts

267 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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We tried it with no success at all. The only thing that's worked is keeping them off the lawn as much as possible, and if we do catch them weeing on it dousing it with water immediately.

otolith

56,199 posts

205 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Anything you can feed your dog which has enough of an effect on the dog's body to have a major influence on the chemical composition of its urine is likely to be harmful to the dog.

Pothole

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34,367 posts

283 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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otolith said:
Anything you can feed your dog which has enough of an effect on the dog's body to have a major influence on the chemical composition of its urine is likely to be harmful to the dog.
The advertising blurb says not, but that has been a concern.

otolith

56,199 posts

205 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Yep - on the doesn't do anything / kills your dog axis, "doesn't do anything" stays in business longest!

Pothole

Original Poster:

34,367 posts

283 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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otolith said:
Yep - on the doesn't do anything / kills your dog axis, "doesn't do anything" stays in business longest!
These days anything which harms pets is very swiftly outed on social media, though.

PT1984

2,290 posts

184 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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I just have a watering can on hand.

AstonZagato

12,714 posts

211 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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We used Dog Rocks. Seemed to work.

bungz

1,960 posts

121 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Dog rocks do indeed work.

Not for that long tho.

And they are expensive.

And one dog didn't drink with them in the water which was not ideal.

23.7

27,043 posts

184 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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Urine is a natural organic fertiliser rich in nitrogen.

It's too concentrated so burns the grass, dilute with watering can and or don't use the same spot each time.

Anything that stops the nitrogen etc can't be good for doggo.

Pixelpeep 135

8,600 posts

143 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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get the dog to do it on next doors lawn?

otolith

56,199 posts

205 months

Challo

10,166 posts

156 months

Wednesday 18th August 2021
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I just keep an eye on them when they go in the garden and chuck a load of water over it. Tends to do the trick, but my girlfriend forgets so we get patches of dead grass.

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