Grass seed dogs and yellow patches

Hi all,

This our garden which as you can see has become a mess.
We have 2 dogs which obviously don't help with them urinating on the grass so my questions are how can I get the grass grown again whilst removing the weeds whilst it not effecting our dogs?
I've seen some weed and feed that is dog friendly but wanted to know if that's a solution and whether now is the time to do these jobs or whether to wait until after the summer.
I need to do this job quickly as I'm a carer for my wife so don't have much time available.
Will I need to hire/buy any specialist equipment to do this job quickly

Hope this post makes sense and look forward to hearing peoples advice

Kind regards mark

 

I used to have a lovely lawn, then I got a dog and now my lawn looks much like yours, and probably rather worse...

Weed & Feed products are fine to use and generally safe for pets - the label will highlight any potential problems re. pets.
The only problem I've had is if the W&F contains iron (which is a moss killer) the iron gets on their paws and if they walk across a patio or similar it will get rust stains, but they wash out after a few weeks. It doesn't harm their paws.

You use such products between March and Sept.
If it's granular, then it needs to be watered in either by rain or a sprinkler very soon after application. If you walk on it soon after application the grass will go black, but will recover soon afterwards. Best to keep the dogs off it until it's been watered-in.
If it's a liquid, then watering-in and walking on it is less of an issue.

Granular W&F is best done with a spreader to avoid overdosing - they're quite cheap, but make sure it's compatible with the W&F product you're using.
Hand spreading is OK but I've always got patches of dead grass if I do it by hand.
It still recovers but takes a month or two.

Most of your straw-coloured lawn is down to a lack of rain - mine is the same.
But it will recover quickly when we do get some rain.

Not much you can do about the spots where they have a wee unless you rush out and pour water on it which will dilute it and not cause die-back.
Their urine contains urea which initially burns the grass, but then it turns into nitrogen and feeds the grass and you get patches of lush grass.

 

It tends to be bitches that cause dead patches in lawns.
To me your grass just looks dry like most peoples does this year.