Looking to make your yard pet-friendly and safe, whilst adding excitement and ample play opportunities for your pup? With so many people nowadays investing quality time and resources into caring for their dogs, giving them a safe outdoor play area seems like a great investment of those resources. Here are five tips for creating an exciting play area for your dogs.
1. Use Specially Designed Pet-Friendly Synthetic Turf
One of the most important things to consider when designing a pet-friendly outdoor space for your dog is the surface where they’ll be spending most of their time. While real grass tends to be popular, it can also be a hassle for a number of reasons. Synthetic grass can be far superior on one condition: that the turf product, its infill system, and its backing are all designed to be safe and hygienic for dogs.
In that regard, K9 Grass is simply the best. To keep it brief, K9 Grass wicks away urine and bacteria whilst remaining durable and resilient to even the most naughty of pups that might want to try digging or chewing on the turf.
2. Set Up an Agility Course
Dogs love to be stimulated, and they should be. “A tired dog is a happy dog” as the saying goes. An agility course can trigger their desire to explore and exercise safely within the confines of your yard.
You can build ramps, hurdles, tunnels, and set up other climbable objects for them to leap from and spend time with them as they release all of their pent up energy.
3. Create Shaded Areas
When the weather is warmer, we humans can simply take off a few layers and keep cool. Dogs don’t take off their uniforms, however, and they can be far more prone to excessive heat and all of its negative consequences.
It’s essential that any outdoor play area has ample shade where your dogs can cool off a little on hot summer days, maybe take a little nap too. Awnings are great for shade around your home, but if possible try to incorporate lots of natural shade from trees as well.
4. Build a Sand Pit
Certain dog breeds such as terriers are quite prone to digging, as it’s part of their nature to hunt and burrow for prey. They won’t have much success digging away at synthetic turf, so feed their natural instinct by building a safe and contained sand pit in your yard. Try to keep the sand a little moist, as it’s a lot more clumped and better simulates digging through soil.
5. Avoid Toxic Plants in the Yard
As a pet owner, you may or not be aware that certain plants which are not necessarily hazardous to us humans may be poisonous or toxic to dogs. Daffodils, English Ivy, Aloe Vera, and Rhododendrons can all be toxic to dogs and there are many other plant species that can lead to health problems for your little furry friend.
Look up which plants are toxic and avoid having them in your garden. When using pet-friendly synthetic turf like K9 Grass, you won’t be able to plant these on the turf – but avoid keeping them on any surrounding patches of soil.
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