How to minimize your dog's effects on the lawn 11 Articles

by The Long Island Gardener

No doubt about it: Man's Best Friend is Lawn's Worst Enemy. Distress over brown spots caused by dog urine hits homeowners everywhere. Sometimes it's not even your own dog. What's a homeowner to do about dog damage? C...read more

by Allen Teal

Everyone has seen the holes, noticed the droppings, observed the yellow grass, or looked at the huge bare areas near a dog run. Dogs and nice yards are a tough combination. If you have to restrict your animal to a small ...read more

by Katie Savinger

Mythology tends to exacerbate body fluid issues. Relating this subject to human beings first, constant stress and tension tends to result in constipation, whereas relaxation to the point of hypnosis results in stomach nois...read more

by Lin Edwards

The first thing to do when thinking about minimising your dog's effects on the lawn is to stay calm and coolly assess the actual damage being done. It's probably not that serious really, but a pristine lawn like in a show ...read more

by Rachelle de Bretagne

How to minimize dog damage to your lawn. My lawn is my pride and joy, although I love dogs too. Finding a balance between loving those pets and keeping the lawn in good order is pretty simple and common sense. The ways ...read more

by Logan Andrear

Dogs are like children. They are curious, mischievous, and lovable. But with their endless amounts of energy a dog can wreak havoc on your lawn. Digging holes underneath your fence and eating your plants is common dog b...read more

by Lauren Beyenhof

The only guaranteed way to minimize and ultimately prevent man's best friend from marking visible territory around the perimeter of your lawn, is to keep the dog off the lawn altogether. In the event that this is an unreas...read more

by Sweetbob

Lawns are sensitive and can be disturb by the smallest thing. A dog can do major damage to your lawn. They can dig holes, kill patches of grass, and leave waste in your lawn that can attract pests. You can avoid any damage...read more

by Daniel Booy

Dogs, especially young puppies, take a very different stance on what constitutes a good lawn than most of their owners, with the end result usually being a lawn that suffers some damage. Depending on how old your dog is a...read more

by Jo.H

Dogs can and do damage lawns. This comes in two main area's; fouling and digging To stop your dog fouling in the garden is easy. Walk your dog twice a day, both morning and night. This will reduce the amount of times ...read more

by Linda Oldham

There's only one sure way of minimizing your dog's effect on your lawn. Keep him off it! I have an eighteen month old border Collie who likes nothing better than to be in the garden. Unfortunately he runs around, changi...read more