Although there are a few causes of lawn burn, dog urine is one of the more obvious causes. Those brown spots that look like the grass is burned after Rover goes out to do his business are caused by the nitrogen level in his urine. Coincidentally, nitrogen is one of the key ingredients in fertilizer, but the high concentration in dog urine is enough to have a negative effect.

There are a few techniques to get rid of the marks left by dog urine and keep your lawn green and lush. First, you can train your dog to go in a particular place to mitigate the brown spots. If your dog is a resistant to the new potty rules, there are products that aid that pursuit (such as special sticks and special rocks that attract your pet). There are also tablets you can give to your dog to neutralize the nitrogen in urine.

Or, to repair the lawn after the damage is done, you can purchase a commercial product like Dogonit that you just spray on the grass to repair it. Another solution: watering. Really saturate the area immediately after your dog marks his spot. Female dog urine is worse because most female dogs take a one-shot approach, while male dogs mark several areas around the yard.

Improved drainage can help, too. Gypsum will help the drainage, as will brown sugar, a simple kitchen staple. Sprinkle some brown sugar on the affected area and water lightly. This does nothing to the nitrogen directly, but it attracts worms to the area to naturally aerate the lawn.

Avoid the green lawn blues with these simple solutions.