Can you help me make my yard a mud-free, dog-friendly space?
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I have an enormous yard, and I rent...so I need to keep costs down and not do a ton of transformation. But the mud, the two 70-lb. dogs, the patchy grass, the open Lilly beds! It's killing me! Would you suggest mulch? Temporary plastic patio bricks? seed? sod? Anything that will be effective, and cheap and somewhat replaceable? Thank you!
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Mulch, in general, can be harmful to dogs depending on what kind it is, and aside from toxicity, it can also be a choking hazard. Patio bricks could be a great option - did you look into cost yet?
Make a long run with artificial turf. Mulch on the mud (or gravel if landlord approves), turf on the mulch. Metal stakes and a roll of livestock wire will keep them out of the mud, on the turf and a lot cleaner. My daughter did it with her big dogs but they were house dogs and it was a temporary fix for rainy season. Poo was scooped before hosing off the turf.
We have 2 140 lb newfoundlands that haul in a lot of muddy footprints 3-4 times a day - I can feel your pain. We let them out the door right onto a patio and then onto a mulched area where they go to the bathroom. Teaching them to use that area as a bathroom was the best thing we did. We laid down some patio bricks to keep the mulch in a certain area. You could also get some cheap fencing to put around the sides of it to keep them in a certain spot. Good luck!