Urine Trouble Now – Pee Stains On The Grass (Part 3)

It may not even be necessary to re-do your lawn and change the existing grass. Water dilution might just be enough.

Having two Rottweilers, I made a decision to use Fescue grass on my lawn due to it’s sturdy properties. This worked fine at first, until one of my dogs started urinating in the same spot the as the other one, immediately after the other dog pees.

Because the grass burning takes place in one distinct location and because the rest of the yard is lush, rather than installing a different turf I simply decided to try to get the dogs to drink more water.

Instead of just trying to reduce the nitrogen content of urine, it would be good to focus on changing its concentration. Large amounts of diluted urine is definitely less potent than small amounts of concentrated urine.

So How Do You Get Your Dog To Drink More Water?

Unfortunately, that’s the difficult part. Obviously you should have bowls of fresh water available to your dog at all times, however, dogs typically only drink what they need, and when they need it. Luckily, though, most dogs do not require Fiji, Evian or any other expensive bottled waters.

To encourage dogs to drink more water, you can flavor their water with low-sodium chicken or beef broth. Also, you can introduce water to a dog’s diet through his food. Feed your dog more canned food, which has a high water content, or moisten his dry food with water or low-sodium broth until it is almost soupy in texture.

Careful With Salt

Before adding salt substitutes to your dog’s water, be sure to have him checked by a veterinarian first. It is important to be absolutely certain that he is healthy and doesn’t have heart or kidney problems that could worsen with a salty diet.

Extra water will be beneficial to your dog so don’t hesitate about giving him more. It is good for maintaining healthy skin and fur.

You may start getting more exercise once you increase your dog’s water intake as you will have to take him our for more frequent walks and bathroom breaks. So in essence, making him drink more water is good for you too! Be careful though, about increasing water intake if your dog has incontinence unless you want him leaking all over.

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