Browse Forums Landscape & Garden Design 1 Dec 23, 2009 5:04 pm Hello, We have fenced off an area just for the dog and it's currently just crush rocks. This worked well with the poo n pee, however, he loves digging and therefore brings in dirt. We are thinking of putting either pavers, synthetic turf or concrete and get rid of the crush rocks. Any idea what's the best? We thought about turf, but then he will just continue digging... Re: Dog Run Area 2Dec 23, 2009 5:17 pm Why not do a bit of both, such as an area of pavers or concrete and an area of fake grass? Then at least if it's hot he can lie on the hard surface. Blog: http://bluemistkids.blogspot.com "Never be afraid to try something new. Remember, amateurs built the ark, and professionals built the Titanic." Re: Dog Run Area 3Dec 23, 2009 5:47 pm Your dog needs some toilet area that is not concrete or paveing - never had artificial lawn so not sure how they go on that We had to put in an extra side gate to keep our dog off the (real) lawn area as she was digging holes - the laundry door opens to the side and she has an area of bark chips and plants and the perimeter path around the house - she sometimes ****** on the concrete in the sunshine. Re: Dog Run Area 4Dec 23, 2009 5:51 pm I agree with Helyn, you most definately need a toilet area for your dog that is not concrete/pavers/artificial grass. The concrete and pavers will absorb the pee, and it will absolutely stink! Do half and half. That way the concrete/pavers will also help keep with naturally filing the claws so they dont get too long. Re: Dog Run Area 8Dec 24, 2009 12:05 pm Give the dog some real grass, our dog has access to most of our backyard so I have "dog proofed" anything she has access to. The grass is kikuyu and it looks great. She only digs where there is dirt, fence lines etc, never tried to dig through the grass. Re: Dog Run Area 10Dec 24, 2009 2:52 pm Get "Dog Rocks". You put them in the water bowl and they help stop the browning of the grass. ***** pee tends to do that more than dogs though. Its also normally the first pee in the morning that is highly concentrated that causes the issue. Go out with the dog in the morning and dilute the spot with water after they pee. Re: Dog Run Area 11Dec 26, 2009 7:19 am Ari Get "Dog Rocks". You put them in the water bowl and they help stop the browning of the grass. ***** pee tends to do that more than dogs though. Its also normally the first pee in the morning that is highly concentrated that causes the issue. Go out with the dog in the morning and dilute the spot with water after they pee. I tried these for a while and could not say they actualy worked for me, wonder if anyone had better luck? Re: Dog Run Area 12Dec 26, 2009 10:09 pm Put some chicken wire over soil before laying real turf, that minimises the digging. natural grass is the best option for toilet time. try buffalo SW or Pal, they're better over a wider pH range that may become an issue over time if the toilet area is small Re: Dog Run Area 13Dec 29, 2009 12:22 pm Might really just go for buffalo ..we have a total area of about 5m long and abt 3.5m wide, am thinking of halving it. Part Pavers and Part grass. Am worried that at the end of it, he decides to do this business on the pavers instead of the grass hahaha Re: Dog Run Area 14Jan 04, 2010 8:41 pm jetson Ari Get "Dog Rocks". You put them in the water bowl and they help stop the browning of the grass. ***** pee tends to do that more than dogs though. Its also normally the first pee in the morning that is highly concentrated that causes the issue. Go out with the dog in the morning and dilute the spot with water after they pee. I tried these for a while and could not say they actualy worked for me, wonder if anyone had better luck? Ongoing use of products like these aren't fab for your dogs' renal system..... Life's too short too drink bad wine Re: Dog Run Area 15Jan 04, 2010 8:56 pm I have a concrete path to my dog run which helps clean off their feet ... in the actual dog run - as long as they aren't digging out, it is their space and the one place I allow them to dig ... mine has a couple of craters ... but at least they can be dogs and hide their bones etc! Half my dog run is covered so that does reduce the amount of mud they get into. Could you consider a way to prevent the dirt coming in vs stopping them digging? mats? etc? If mine try for an escape hole ... I just fill it with their droppings and they don't dig in that spot anymore. Re: Dog Run Area 16Jan 04, 2010 11:22 pm oh lucyshouse. . . that's very interesting! We have a border collie at the moment. We bought an acre of land and have almost finished putting a house on it (hurrah, only two months to go. . . hopefully). The idea was to get another "death-row rescue dog" after we've moved in, and the dog and cat have settled. The thing is, our collie doesn't dig. . . but who knows what the new dog will do! We will definitely patrol the fence perimeter every day for a good while after we get the new dog, and drop their poop in any holes we might find. . . GOLD! (it'd better work!!!) Re: Dog Run Area 18Apr 11, 2011 9:37 am Hammerhead jetson Ari Get "Dog Rocks". You put them in the water bowl and they help stop the browning of the grass........Go out with the dog in the morning and dilute the spot with water after they pee. Didn't mean to dig up an old thread, I was actually looking for something else, how wooden floors stand up to dogs claws !! Anyhow, we have kikuyu in our backyard and the Labrador does his business there. We get brown patches, but kikuyu being what it is, it very quickly recovers !! But I thought I'd try the "Dog Rocks" to see if they made any difference. I purchased a "brown paper bag" of them from the local pet store. Hammerhead, I thought that they would be some sort of "dissolvable" tablet that had been thoroughly tested so as not to adversely affect the dogs renal system. I was therefore very surprised to find that the bag contained just TWO ROCKS. Yeah ROCKS. To quote them "Dog Rocks® filter out impurities from water such as Tin, ammonia and nitrates." Yeah right...The only thing they do is add weight to the dogs water bowl !! Prior (and indeed after ) getting the rocks we watered our lawn (when we did) with the same tap water containing those awful "tin, ammonia and nitrates" as the dog drinks, and when the water is applied to the lawn from the hose it doesn't make the lawn brown !! So there's no need to worry about the dogs renal system, these rocks are millions of years old, another few months in your dogs water bowl isn't going to make any difference to them !! Dogs Rocks THE BASIC PRINCIPAL IS THE ROCK BEING PARAMAGNETIC CHANGES THE ION EXCHANGE IN THE WATER Dogs Rocks The rock itself contains zeolite traces. Zeolite filters out ammonia and nitrates from water. Zeolite is often used in aquariums to filter out ammonia and nitrates from the water. Maybe zeolite CAN act as a filter, But I'm 110% sure that it doesn't act as a filter when bound up in a million-year-old rock sitting in the bottom of a dogs water dish !!! P_D . Block settled 07 June 2011 Our little piece of the Interwebs on HomeOne....... viewtopic.php?f=31&t=48577&start=0 Re: Dog Run Area 20Apr 30, 2011 9:50 am If the dog is a male, it should not turn your lawn brown with Pee, only Desexed females urine turns grass brown.(or so the science says) Why not build a sand pit, grass bed, and have the crushed rock too I went outside once. The graphics were alright, but the gameplay sucked! Settlement:22nd June Slab:27th August Frame:16th Sept Bricked:21st Oct Roof:24th Nov Linings HANDOVER23rd March! 7 6251 I had a similar issue with my fridge not too long ago. It wasn't the same model, but the symptoms were pretty much the same: the compressor would start and then stop… 3 7529 CDC Housing Code 3 When to apply Floor Area external face of wall vs Gross Floor Area internal face of wall. Reading thru CDC Housing Code 3, lets take a lot 915sqm.… 0 16553 |