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Does male dog urine kill grass?

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The high concentration of nitrogen found in the ammonia component of dog urine kills grass if left untreated, leaving yellow or brown patches in your yard. However, did you know that females dogs do a bit more damage than male dogs in this regard? read more

Male dogs lift their legs and spray, which disperses the urine over a wider areas, and damages the grass slower, but in a wider area. Large dogs of both genders do more damage than small dogs, simply because of the volume of urine they are eliminating. read more

If you have a dog and a lawn then you’ve probably experienced the unsightly yellow spots caused from the urine killing the grass in your yard. These problems are more common in households with large female dogs with well-kept lawns. read more

Female dogs can cause more damage to grass than males simply because most tend to squat and urinate in one place while many males lift the leg and "mark" upright objects in multiple locations. The composition of a dog's urine does not vary that much between male and female dogs, especially when spayed or neutered. read more

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