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#Dog and lawn problems

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#1132From: Marjory Harris/CAFeb 15, 1992 9:39 PM
Bob, I know some brands of dog food result in less ordure (Eucanuba is one), but perhaps that's not what you're referring to.
#1259From: Bob Boufford/OHFeb 17, 1992 4:50 PM
Marjory, I noticed when we changed to the more common dry dog food (Dads, Purina Dog Chow) from some of the high test stuff, urine burn on the turf deceased. I suspect (I'll have to discuss this with our animal science people), the lower the protein content, the less ammonia and urea in the urine. Bob
#1264From: Marjory Harris/CAFeb 17, 1992 6:37 PM
Bob, makes sense to me. My dog is so little she doesn't "doo" much harm to my garden. There are many flat areas with cement stepping stones where she squats. I've never noticed burn (but I don't have a lawn). She has ruined a fescue, though, from using it as a cushion. It's almost flat now, whereas before it was a tuft. But I prefer her lying on the fescue to a plant covered with flowers….