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by animules on 20 January 2009 - 02:01
There has been various discussions on how to remove odor from a kennel, how about the yard? Living in a wet rainy area, the yard turns to mud instead of grass this time of year. Of course the favorite place for the dogs to "go pee" is close to the front door. 
The yard gets picked up daily so it's the urine smell that's the problem. Their kennels get pressure washed every couple days so that's not a problem. However, pressure washing is not an option for the yard. What do people use to get the odor out of yard environments that is safe to use? I'm in the process of bringing in gravel which I hope helps some, would rather have gravel then mud half the year.
The yard gets picked up daily so it's the urine smell that's the problem. Their kennels get pressure washed every couple days so that's not a problem. However, pressure washing is not an option for the yard. What do people use to get the odor out of yard environments that is safe to use? I'm in the process of bringing in gravel which I hope helps some, would rather have gravel then mud half the year. 
by Mystere on 20 January 2009 - 02:01
How about heavily dusting the urined area with a BIG Costco-sized box of baking soda? Wouldn't the sodium bicarbonate neutralize the ammonia in the urine?
by animules on 20 January 2009 - 02:01
Nia, If it's dog safe I will try. I just worry about putting something down that could make them sick. Dang mud.....
by Mystere on 20 January 2009 - 02:01
Tina,
Given our climate, it will rain in a couple of days and simply dissolve the baking soda into the ground with the urine. :-) If they eat it, it could affect the ph level. It will also do what it does to humans--create gas that comes out as a big belch with humans. I have rarely heard a dog belch and I guess I would worry about gas building up and prompting a bloat. But, spraying down the baking soda (or letting our wonderful rain do it), should take care of that.
by susanandthek9s on 20 January 2009 - 02:01
Odor Mute.
by justcurious on 20 January 2009 - 02:01
http://www.effectivemicrobes.com/environmental.html
by Two Moons on 20 January 2009 - 05:01
NO LYME !!
You might try training them to a new area. Not easy but do-able.
You might try training them to a new area. Not easy but do-able.
by steve1 on 20 January 2009 - 11:01
If you put lime down and i guess that is what truegrit is talking about, then do not where there are Dogs
If you mix Lime with mud you will finsh up with a heavier kind of mud or clay plus it will iritate the feet of the dogs and if it gets in the eyes you will have big trouble,
Lime being hot and even if you use slaked lime you will still get trouble, Better to put down Concrete or put Slabs down, rather than have mud
Steve
If you mix Lime with mud you will finsh up with a heavier kind of mud or clay plus it will iritate the feet of the dogs and if it gets in the eyes you will have big trouble,
Lime being hot and even if you use slaked lime you will still get trouble, Better to put down Concrete or put Slabs down, rather than have mud
Steve
by animules on 20 January 2009 - 15:01
Yeah, I had already ruled out lyme. I used to use it UNDER the horse stall mats so there was no contact with the animal. My main yard is small and also where the kennels open into, the yard they use between house and kennel. I have a larger back yard which is not easily accesible from the front, but they play there then wait until they are back in front to pee. My soil is a clay base which is part of the problem. Mud on top and it doesn't drain well. The kennels are matted and not a problem, it's the yard itself that's the issue.
Please keep the ideas coming! I'm looking into some.
My soil is a clay base which is part of the problem. Mud on top and it doesn't drain well. The kennels are matted and not a problem, it's the yard itself that's the issue.Please keep the ideas coming! I'm looking into some.
by missbeeb on 20 January 2009 - 16:01
Couldn't you just put some slabs down pro tem? When the weather gets better you can do a proper job.
Or... put "things" in the way, so they won't want to pee there. How about that orange stuff road workers put round the hole... am I making sense? LOL
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