Can my grass be fixed?

[fairgame84]

It was lovely. Now it's not.
I'm planning on getting the garden sorted next year.
Can this be fixed or will it need to be returfed?

It's a rented house so artificial grass is not an option.

It's fine. It will come back no problem. Just get some grass feed and water it. Do you have a water Butt?

What @ballseditupagain said.

Plenty of watering and a good lawn feed and it'll be lush in no time.

Yes I have some evergreen so I'll get that down now before it rains.

What about the holes? Shall I just put some patch magic down in spring?

It was my ex's dog with her radioactive pee that killed off patches of the grass.

First things first is that you need to rake out the thatch of dead stuff from the drought and the dog

once today's rain clears, get out there with the lawn rake and pull as much dead out as you can
you'll leave bare patches, but for every stem you break, the grass will make two new growing points

then mow it - even with the bald patches - as that will encourage the roots to grow.

If any bits are utterly bare, rake them over and then put down a handful of seed (september is the perfect time)

Rake thatch and moss, aerate, fill holes with horticultural sand, reseed bald areas and water if not enough rain. Feeding at this time of year is not now so crucial as earlier on. If you mow use a high cut for the first few times.

Brilliant.
I'm not expecting fast results and realise it will take a lot of work to get it all sorted but i had given up hope so thankyou for your advice.

A concerted effort between now and the first frost will have it looking really good by spring

but regular mowing is key - as that makes the plant put effort into new shoots rather than making seed stems