Muddy dog yard. How can I repair my yard?

Tina Hutchison
by Tina Hutchison
My dogs have trampled the grass in the dog yard so bad that now I have a lot of mud. What can I do to repair it to prevent mud from tracking in?

  5 answers
  • Johnavallance82 Johnavallance82 on Feb 13, 2018

    Lay a Patio area or Artificial Grass - or Gravel on top of membrane.

  • Janan Wolken Janan Wolken on Feb 14, 2018

    Analyzing the area you live in, look at the grass type you are using in your dog area. Some grasses grow better in sun, some in shade, some are more drought tolerant than others, some tougher. You may need to start filling in the bare areas with a more appropriate grass choice. We live in Kansas, hot and humid. My dogs are hard on the grass in their pen. We have found that Bermuda is a good choice here. It is tough, it spreads and has a wonderful thick and lush carpet feel. Talk to a garden expert in your area and see what type of grass they suggest.

  • Sherrie Sherrie on Feb 14, 2018

    My dog likes running the fence and the grass there took a beating. So I put down the no dig edging and spread mulch. Her feet stay cleaner. Every few months I put down fresh mulch and we are all much happier.

  • Ebbjdl Ebbjdl on Feb 14, 2018

    You can probably go to the local dump for free dirt, fill up your yard. Use some buckets to put the dirt in, make a couple of trips, it's free.

  • Patti McCarty Patti McCarty on Feb 14, 2018

    I had a patio that basically duplicated the footprint of my townhome, fenced. When I moved in, it was hard clay and lots of weeds. 2 dogs, white carpet indoors. Awful. First, I made some geometric flowerbeds in the center areas, monkey grass borders along the sidewalk... then I started circling around construction sites, looking for bricks destined for the dump. A trunk load here, a trunk load there. It is a potpourri of colors, evergreen borders, honeysuckle growing on the fence... and I love it. Circle beds, diamond beds, and bricks of red, black, yellow, brown. My brick quilt. And most of all... no mud. I'd do it again, in a heartbeat, and my neighbors with the same problem are very jealous of my hardscaping... but obviously too lazy to do the same thing themselves. LOL It was a lot of work, over about a 5 or 6 month period of time, but definitely fixed the problem on the cheap.