Having a backyard as a dog owner can be a game changer. Yards offer dogs an outdoor place to have to their own, and they make simple potty trips much easier for you. If there is any downside to having a backyard as a dog owner, it would be that […]
Pets
Is It OK for Your Dog to Eat Grass?
People who own both dogs and lawns often have a question for their veterinarians: “Why do dogs eat grass?” Grass-eating by dogs is a commonly observed, but rarely studied topic, so there are plenty of opinions. It’s to soothe an upset stomach. It causes them to throw up. It’s to make up for a nutritional deficiency in […]
Survey: Homeowners Pissed Off About Neighbors’ Dog Poop on Their Lawns
What’s one of the biggest pet peeves that your neighbors have about you? Your pets and, more to the point, their poop. In a LawnStarter survey of more than 700 homeowners in five U.S. metro areas, 9 percent named pets — mostly dogs — as the top complaint about their […]