Now that you know of a few different methods that help to neutralize dog urine on grass, you may be wondering what causes this to happen. There is actually a fairly simple reason behind this, which links to the amount of nitrogen that can be found in a dog’s urine.
While it is thought that a female dog’s urine causes more grass burn in comparison to a male dog, this is not actually the case, and they can both cause this to happen equally.
A dog’s urine contains high amounts of salts and nitrogen which will cause grass to burn when the urine is concentrated in one area. If a dog urinates on the grass once, you will be unlikely to notice any yellow marks. However, over time, concentration of the salts, and nitrogen found in the urine will begin to affect the grass.
The way in which a dog’s urine affects the grass is similar in many ways to the way in which fertilizer can affect the grass if too much is used.
As this tends to happen if a dog is using the same area consistently to urinate, we would recommend that you allow your dog to have access to all the grass. Or would encourage your dog to use different areas of the grass. This will help to prevent the grass burn from occurring.
While the majority of people assume that it is the acidity in a dog’s urine that causes the burn this is not the case. It is instead linked to the nitrogen. While the grass burn can be frustrating, it is useful to know that it is not always a negative thing.
In general, the dog’s urine is actually beneficial for the grass as nitrogen is good for grass in small amounts. Given this, you should not discourage your dog from urinating on the grass.