Ok, so she was too darn cute

[proavia]

There is artificial turf available that is more pet friendly. But you will still need to water it well once in a while to rinse the urine out - unless you're into that aroma.

Or just suck it up and plant a smaller area of grass. The water company will love the extra revenue and it will give you something to do when the kids are at school.

 

[JoyfulNoise]

There is artificial turf available that is more pet friendly. But you will still need to water it well once in a while to rinse the urine out - unless you're into that aroma.

Or just suck it up and plant a smaller area of grass. The water company will love the extra revenue and it will give you something to do when the kids are at school.

My neighbor has a little over 400 sq ft of grass in his backyard. He spends a lot of time, energy and water keeping it looking good. I am FAR TOO LAZY to deal with that nonsense. We got to trading backyard stories and I determined that he spends about as much in water on the grass that I do on my pool. Both are roughly around 400 sq ft of surface area. So pools and lawns in Tucson use about the same amount of water ...

 

[Dirk]

Nice pup!

 

[Desert Dog]

We are going on three years with our fake turf. It's American made and somehow does not get as hot as the older varieties. So far has held up perfect. A hundred pound couch potato shepherd and a crazy crazy Belgian Malinois. Yes, you will have to occasionally water it down in the summer. I use some orange cleaner as well.