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Artifcial grass and managing cleanliness

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polkadotpjs · 27/01/2021 14:10

Hello all- we have a nearly 9 month old pup who obviously uses the garden to toilet, despite my husband saying he'd never allow it in the beginning- he soon realised during toilet training, that getting a lead on in the night and taking out onto the street, finding a poo bag etc wouldn't happen quickly enough.
Sadly, pup isnt using just one place, so we are experiencing poop in various sport. If solid, then great, but sometimes there's bits left in the grass "fibres" Bleurgh!!! We can hose pipe it, but I keep panicking there are bits left and I don't like the kids playing out now, which isn;t ideal- I didn't envisage my garden becoming just one big dog toilet.

Sooo, can we, now he's trained to go out, to use just one place, so we can keep the rest cleaner? Also, has anyone else got astro and managing to keep it super clean? It's making me anxious now, the dirtiness even when DH has hosed it with cleaner.....
Ideally all poo would be when out and about- can i encourage this more by rewarding poo when out? Can I train to go in one place, so I could maybe put a piece of astro on top of the nicer grass? I want to relay it all as it stands and not let him out back but can;t afford it and am possibly being ridiculous!

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Fresh01 · 30/01/2021 14:00

We have artificial grass in the back garden and a dog. Our dog isn’t fussy and will go in the back garden or out on a walk. We lift any poo daily. Mainly it is solid but if any slight remains on grass we started just leaving a watering can at the outdoor tap. A quick rinse with the watering can seems to remove remaining debris. Needs to be rinsed at the time you lift the poo or you can’t remember where it was.

BiteyShark · 30/01/2021 14:09

Same as PP, poo is removed immediately and area given a quick rinse with a watering can.

In the height of summer I sometimes use an artificial grass cleaner which is sprayed over it just to keep it hygienic.

Girlintheframe · 31/01/2021 05:48

We do the same as PP. Our dog poos are mainly firm and easy to pick up. If your getting lots of soft poos maybe you need to look at his diet.

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