Why Dog Spots Kill Your Grass

We love our dogs, but their urine is heavily concentrated with nitrogen and ammonia. When they go on the lawn, it creates a localized chemical burn that completely fries the grass roots and destroys the healthy microbes in the soil.

That is why simply throwing down new grass seed never works. The soil itself has become toxic, and until you fix the soil, the yellow spots will keep coming back.

Know the signs?

  • Dead centre, green ring

    The middle is straw-coloured and the edge is darker green than the rest of the lawn. Same nitrogen, different dose.

  • It's back every spring

    You fixed it last year. It's in the same place again, because the soil never got fixed — only the grass on top of it.

  • New seed dies too

    You raked, you reseeded, you watered. Three weeks later it's yellow again.

  • Worst in the morning

    The morning spot is always the worst one. Overnight urine is the most concentrated of the day.

The grass isn't the problem. The soil underneath it is.

Neutralize the Burn. Reignite the Soil.

Dog urine isn't acidic, which is what most people assume. It's nitrogen, far more than any one patch of grass can use. Your lawn essentially gets fertilized to death in a spot the size of a dinner plate.

That's why reseeding on its own rarely holds. The salts and ammonia are still sitting in the soil, waiting to burn whatever tries to grow next.

Pet Spot Restore deals with the soil first. The biochar works like the charcoal in a water filter, pulling the excess out and locking it away. The worm castings then rebuild the soil life that got wiped out, and feed new growth slowly enough that nothing burns. Sprinkle it on the spot, water it in, and let the soil do the rest.

3 Steps to a Flawless Lawn

  • Prep the Spot

    Use a rake to quickly scratch up and remove the dead, yellow grass from the burned area.

  • Neutralize & Seed

    Sprinkle a generous handful of Arukah Pet Spot Restore over the bare soil, then add your favorite grass seed right on top.

  • Water & Watch

    Water the spot gently. The biochar will lock in the moisture, and the worm castings will accelerate the germination. Keep damp until the new grass fills in!
  • Pet Spot Restore 1.2L bag of worm castings and biochar blend
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Pet Spot Restore (1.2L)

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