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passing into a neighbor’s yard to pee in it.
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READERS SOUND OFF ON DOG PEEING gives? Is our dog unique or is it the breed, or
IN A NEIGHBOR’S YARD
DEAR PAWS: Although you were correct maybe what she eats? All the best. -- Gary S.
that any dog should not go on a neighbor’s lawn, DEAR GARY: Some strains of grass are more
you also may have hurt the chances for shelter resistant to the nitrogen in dog urine (Kentucky
dogs to get homes. We have had dogs for years, bluegrass, for one), but no grass is completely
and they did their business in our yard, but we tolerant of pee. Again, the bigger problem is that
did not have a yard full of awful bare spots sur- a pet owner felt it was just fine to let their pet
rounded by yellow dying grass. What you stated walk onto their neighbor’s lawn to “fertilize” it.
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