Muddy garden

[Tatie3]

Our garden is very muddy and we've lost lots of grass due to our lovely new rescue dog. Am I right in thinking that I can aerate the ground with a garden fork? If I spread some grass seed around now would I take hold or would it be best to wait until the warmer weather?

[FuzzyCustard]

I stab my lawn with a garden fork (rather randomly, I must admit) and when I dig up dandelions I fill the holes with lawn sand. Wait to sow grass seed until warmer weather - it will take off really well in April or so.
Best thing you can do for muddy/worn lawns is not to walk on them - it just makes them worse!

[Ffsnothingworks]

My mum and dad ended up paving and fencing off part of their garden for their dog in the end. As their dog is a whirling dervish of a spaniel who ruins their my garden. They are lucky enough to have the space though!

[Tatie3]

Thank you, I'll do some stabbing with the fork now and leave the grass seed for later on! I'd love to fence a bit off but he's a large greyhound and needs all of the garden, the worst bits are where he turns on the spot when he's zooming around the place.