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How do people keep there grass looking nice and...
How do people keep there grass looking nice and maintained whilst having a dog ?
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Feb 19, 2020
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How do people keep there grass looking nice and maintained whilst having a dog ?
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Feb 19, 2020
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If you mean your green grass turning to brown patches : Dogs aren’t nearly as bad as Bitches. However, when spayed the problem gets better
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Feb 19, 2020
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mezzo
really? Thats encouraging. Just had her done
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Feb 19, 2020
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reducer
I have a bitch. Have never, ever had a brown patch of any kind
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Feb 19, 2020
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reducer
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lucky u. We only have a few and only have female dogs in my garden as all my friends only have females - ive never realised that before
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Feb 19, 2020
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My dog has been spayed but I still get the bald patches.
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Feb 20, 2020
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♂️
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Feb 20, 2020
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mezzo
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Helen Reynolds ♂️
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Feb 19, 2020
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I have had dogs and the garden was part of their home. They were trained to do their toilet when they were walked.
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Feb 19, 2020
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Sheila Millington thats what i said x
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Feb 19, 2020
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Theres some rocks u can get off amazon that removes something out of boys wee thst scortches the grass x
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Feb 19, 2020
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shes a girl but I have been told about these rocks . thankyou
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Feb 19, 2020
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Take it plenty of walks to the parks
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Feb 19, 2020
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foreboding7380
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shes walked everyday
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Feb 19, 2020
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good for you girl you'll both be fit then
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Feb 19, 2020
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Don’t let your dog on your own grass
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Feb 19, 2020
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My brother put in fake grass. I don't have grass or a dog lol
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Feb 19, 2020
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Just need to section a small bit of garden off for the dogs tjen resead the rest
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Feb 19, 2020
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So many twats on this post. Unless pupper is trainable to wee in a specific place which my moron dog isn't the only way to lots of regular grass seed ❤️
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Feb 19, 2020
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I've got great grass in between the bald yellow patches
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Feb 19, 2020
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Get fake grass
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Feb 19, 2020
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Ask someone who has a dog & a nice garden. LOL
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Feb 19, 2020
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obviously not you
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Feb 19, 2020
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Make a dog yard and confine them.
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Feb 19, 2020
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Same here , my collie has totally ruined the lawns . It’s like a huge mud bath . It’s got to the stage where even she jumps over the huge puddles she’s caused by digging holes . I’ve got to the stage where I’m going to put down slabs and pebbles . I could weep but I love my puppette so much that’s what I’ll have to do x
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Feb 19, 2020
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I’ve got to terriers and they’ve dug up the lawn then they look at me as if I’ve made the puddles
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Feb 19, 2020
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And as for section bits of the garden , I planted bulbs and surrounded the section with bits of fence and plant pots and guess what ? She shoved over them and uses that bit to wee on . Grrrr!
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Feb 19, 2020
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I’d love to know too! my dogs made my back garden like a bloody mud swamp
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Feb 19, 2020
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And I thought it was just my dogs that wrecked the lawn
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Feb 19, 2020
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Artificle grass
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Feb 19, 2020
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My dogs do not usually go in my gardens as I take them out for walks at least 4 times a day
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Feb 19, 2020
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If they are female dogs they kill off the grass there are some mineral pebbles you can buy online that you put in their water it stops their urine killing off the grass
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Feb 19, 2020
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I trained my dog not to go on the grass
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Feb 19, 2020
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I swear my boy pisses fertilizer. Onyx goes along the fence and the grass grows like crazy
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Feb 19, 2020
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I'm following this too. My dog is walked multiple times a day so that's not issue. He is a boy andd his wee ruins the grass but more fact cos of weather itss a mud bath cos of him running! Not cos if lack of toilet training! So I am too looking into dividing garden with fence
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Feb 19, 2020
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Mineral stones pets at home my grass is amazing xx
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Feb 19, 2020
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I going to give it one my try and getting it returfed, but it she messes this up I’m going to have to think about paving a lot of it. I just need to see if the mole that came into the garden towards the end of last summer has gone before I do anything.
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Feb 19, 2020
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Water your grass often and lawn feed every quartely
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Feb 19, 2020
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water the grass mines under water
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Feb 19, 2020
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you feed in winter, I will try this
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Feb 19, 2020
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Fake grass
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Feb 19, 2020
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We never had a problem
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Feb 19, 2020
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Dog rocks
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Feb 19, 2020
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Take the dog to your neighbours garden
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Feb 19, 2020
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Not sure about nice here but I only have a small dog. Think it's the big ones you can't help.
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Feb 19, 2020
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I got fake grass best thing I ever done with dogs easier 2 clean & no mud baths x
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Feb 19, 2020
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snap. Used to have an unhygienic mud pit mixed with dog poo! Couldn't tell which was which! We've got plenty of shrubs / flowers in a border and tubs too so before anyone moans about the bees!
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Feb 19, 2020
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Please consider the environment. Is a mucky lawn for a few months really worth paving or putting down plastic in place of grass? ♀️
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Feb 19, 2020
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Teach them not to go on it
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Feb 19, 2020
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Let them go on the nieghbours lawn lol
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Feb 19, 2020
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Astro turf, clean up with ease. If it's a bit messy just wash it over with warm soapy water.
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Feb 19, 2020
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I don't winter is mud garden time. I just grin and bear it
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Feb 19, 2020
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My dog always pees in the same place I’ve got a bald patch now so thinking to put some fake grass in its place with holes so the pee drains away but waiting till the summer hope it works lol
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Feb 19, 2020
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Bm selling a poop freeze spray it’s excellent no mess as for the wee I don’t no
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Feb 19, 2020
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Fence it off
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Feb 19, 2020
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I teaspoon of apple cider vinegar in drinking water. I had problems for years with my 2 dogs burning the grass. This sorted it overnight with no I'll effects on the dogs and much cheaper than everything else ivd tried.
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Feb 19, 2020
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We dont
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Feb 19, 2020
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Who needs a dog to destroy the garden our garden is swimming in the rain water.
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Feb 19, 2020
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Very easily. dont let people get too close to the grass. From a far, i have grass. the nearer u get u see burn marks, dig holes, dog poop i havent yet picked up. I call it, living. My flower beds on the other hand, thats a no go zone for my lab
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exactly my thoughts. I don't mind it. Just part of having dogs and gardens lol
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Feb 19, 2020
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Had mine all paved
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Feb 19, 2020
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I have found that putting a little bit of tomato ketchup in each meal for the dog helps with the grass burn with male or female dogs. A trick my Mam told me and it's always worked for me. The acid in the tomato neutralises something in the dogs wee plus the dogs usually like the taste too
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Feb 19, 2020
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My Husky and all the rain has destroyed my lawn
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Feb 19, 2020
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my husky digs holes in mine
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Feb 20, 2020
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gotta love em :)
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Feb 20, 2020
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most definately
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Feb 20, 2020
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beautiful babies ❤️ Here's my Nika x
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beautiful just alike mine meeka n luca x
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Feb 19, 2020
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Fake grass or stones
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Feb 20, 2020
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Get artificial
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Feb 20, 2020
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Section of garden fenced off for them, it's gated so they can only go on the grass if I let them :) Yes I'm an evil dog parent lol
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Feb 20, 2020
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the dogs bit is paved, easier to clean up after them and it saves my grass being wrecked trouble is that as soon as it gets sunnier they keep on at me to open the gate
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Feb 20, 2020
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You don't
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Feb 20, 2020
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I have fake grass, best thing we did x
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Feb 20, 2020
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Fence it off. Best thing I ever done. Please don't get fake grass. We are killing our planet with these kinda selfish things x
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Feb 20, 2020
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Take them out more xxx
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Feb 20, 2020
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Keep the back door locked!
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Feb 20, 2020
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I don't need a dog. mine's always a mess, More weeds than grass
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Feb 20, 2020
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Mine has been ruined by 2 lurchers! Its a mud bath now.
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Feb 20, 2020
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I used a a feed and green when we had lawn. I have heard there is a safe tablet to put in the drinking water to neutralise urine but not sure about it
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Feb 20, 2020
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Fence the patio ofc so the dog poops on that you can wash it down then x
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Feb 20, 2020
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Tried everything you can think of . Female dogs burn the grass so all year I have patches even with this wetter than wet year ! But I feed the grass and throw handfuls of grass seeds around whenever I think it’s warm enough . In the summer when it’s really bad I patch with bought turf . Move the bench to cover it and give it a chance to grow . I totally patch it while she’s in kennels when we are away on hols so it’s great after two weeks ( just start again ) But I’d rather have patches than no Cassie
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Feb 20, 2020
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I am lucky my dog keeps her pee for walkies time. She is allowed to pee in the garden but rarely does
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Feb 20, 2020
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I take mine out I have 3 lawns
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Feb 20, 2020
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My back garden is more feral than thw cats round my way. Sight hound digs up the grass. FemL dogs ruin it .
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Feb 20, 2020
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Artificial grass
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Feb 20, 2020
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You will never have a perfect lawn with dogs. I have 3 and a smallish lawn. It does help for every poop you scoop with a trowel, stab into the soil and lift the turf slightly to get air underneath. Also scatter a box of seed once a year (I do mine in Spring). Hope that helps a bit.
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Feb 20, 2020
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Our garden has just been redone to cut down on mud in the continuous rain. We've gravelled a fair part, but left flower borders. Hopefully getting raised planters tomorrow and I can get planting again.
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Feb 20, 2020
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Fake grass. looks lovely especially after a good hoovering xx
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Why the angry face?
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mention fake grass on here at your peril ♀️
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Btw that’s why someone angry faced you ♀️♀️♀️♀️
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I don't but just accept that I have a dog
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Use next doors garden lol
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Artificial grass lol xx
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Dog trumps lawn lol bees like dandelions and hedgehogs like to hide in long bit
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You don't
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