Episode: Five
Date: 2nd May
Story: Dog and lawn problems
Presenter: Trevor Cochrane

You may love your dog, but that doesn?t mean it has the right to destroy your precious and well-cared for lawn. Trevor looks at how to preserve your friendship and your garden.

Tips and Facts

• All dogs need protein, but it?s the quality of protein in their food that is important, not quantity.
• Plant proteins are less digestible than animal proteins and over-processing food can also lower digestibility.
• Feeding the correct level of protein can also help in reducing excess nitrogen in urine, which can cause lawn burn.

• Small amounts of urine or feces may produce a green or fertilizer effect. Larger amounts however lead to lawn burn or dead patches. Lawn burn via dog urine can be identified by an outer ring of dark green lawn and a dead patch in the middle.
• Female dogs squat and relieve themselves all at once, so the damage is done in different spots all over the lawn.
• In contrast, male dogs lift their legs, often to bushes, vines and hedges. This is known as ?marking? their territory. They will then return to the same spots continuously, eventually killing the plant or that part of the hedge.
• Getting your dog into the routine of walking daily, ideally twice a day, down to the park to go to the toilet is a good idea.

Featured Products

Super Premium Pet Food

• Super Premium pet foods use a higher grade of protein.
• Are highly digestible so that your dog produces smaller, firmer excrements which are easier to pick up and dispose of.
• High quality and cost-effective.
• Small portions required than other general ranges of pet food.
• All Better Pets and Gardens team members are well-trained in the area of Premium Pet Foods-including health benefits and feeding costs.

Pet Loo

• Pet Loo is a layer of synthetic grass, which sits over a base and directs the urine into a catchment jug. This jug can be removed easily and the material is resistant to both the acidity and smell of urine.
• No cleaning agents are required. To clean, you need to simply lift the grass out, hose it down and leave to dry.
• The grass lasts for a long time, however replacement grass is available.
• Having two grass mats allows for one to be used whilst the other is being washed and aired.
• The Pet Loo suits all dog sizes and can be used inside or outside.
• Training your dog to use the Pet Loo is easy; it is just a matter of encouragement and routine.

Dog Rocks

• Dog Rocks are a 100% Natural and Australian product.
• They filter out impurities from water such as tin, ammonia and nitrates which could otherwise cause burning and yellow patches on your lawn once it has passed out through urine.
• Dog Rocks also gives your dog a cleaner source of water.
• They have been laboratory tested, and are safe for pets.
• The pH balance of your dog?s urine will not be altered by the use of Dog Rocks.
• To use: simply remove the rocks from the bag, rinse and place in about 2L of water. Replace rocks every 2months.

Litter Kwitter

• Is a cat toilet training kit that helps you toilet train your cat to use the household toilet.
• The device works with 3 color-coded stages to train your cat naturally. See the videos and see how it works here.

• The award-winning LITTER KWITTER System was developed with vets, animal behaviorists and cat breeders.

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