Muddy Yard Fix for Dog Paws tracking wet mud in house - DIY How to Solution Pine Shavings 

Let us know how it goes. I’m still using it. Working great.

Yeah that’s what I mentioned in the video. But once they get wet they lay down nice and cover the mud. But it’s not a permanent solution.

Cedar chips! Or straw bale

Does the gravel seem to hurt your dog's paws? Are you able to poop scoop okay with it?

@@joey8701 Yes, driveway type gravel hurts their feet. I use the 1"ish size of the rounded river rock pebbles. I origionally bought bags of rubber mulch, then added the rounded pebbles to hopefully make a base in the dirt. The rubber mulch is interfering with the pebble base settling but it's doing an awsome job staying on top of the dirt being it's squishy recycled rubber. It's about 2-3 " deep which has been plenty to allow heavy rains/snow pass through keeping the top dry and dirt free. I also added several bales of large bedding shavings to another area that was all mud. It's working great. I had a lot of wind rearrange it over some grassy areas, tho I think it will provided excellent protection for overseeding as well. Even with the dogs thrashing around the once grassy areas, I can see baby grass popping through. It's a win win. Looks like a big hamster cage!

"A big hamster cage" haha

After a rain the chip don’t cling to your dog. They settle into the mud and make a nice non-mud area for your dog to walk.

Still holding up nicely. No mud. Everything has worked itself into place so we're not getting fur bombs either.

Sorry, just saw this. I stuck with pine straw. The grass filled in and I only have a couple small spots. The pine shavings, after wet, add a nice layer over the mud. It works for walking over. But if it's a high traffic play area you'd have to keep adding. In that case pea gravel would be better.

That was day one, so she's calmed down on laying in it and chewing on it. But still, she'll pick up some flakes as she walks or runs through it. IMO, better than mud because I can sweep it up whenever. When she came in from muddy yard via dog door I'd have to run and catch her before the whole house was a mess. A lot less stressful.

@@weekendhomeprojects 😂 yeah I’m sure it is!

We haven’t had that issue.

Great video btw 🤙🏼

The areas I had mud had issues growing grass, which is why there was mud. But 7 months later the same shavings are still preventing mud. I know a few spots out in the sun have grown there grass back, but I didn't watch to see how quick or healthy. If your goal is to grow the grass back, I wouldn't use the shavings.

Thanks :)

It’s been almost a year and it’s worked. The shavings cover the mud for a lot longer than I thought. Many months. You have to add to it from time to time due to the mowing, but it’s easy and cheap. The areas I have mud don’t get sun so never have grass. But, I suspect the shavings will prevent grass from growing in any spots you put it in. So that’s a con. But still better than muddy paws 3x a day.

Oh yeah, the dogs don’t pay it any mind. Mine don’t anyways.

After a rain or two the shavings laid down nice and wouldn’t stick to their fur. It’s worked out great this entire year so far. But I only have a few spots. But for $3-5 a bag you can do a large area for cheap. The other option for large areas is have some pea gravel delivered.

@@weekendhomeprojects thanks. We will try it and will report back. Lol, I’m ready to pour concrete.

I think I used 1 full bag and a little of another. Over the past year I’ve freshened it up with that second bag and still have some left.

For what I did, 1.5 bags.

haha...sounds like a certified good boy.

Once the shavings get wet it’s no longer sticky and sits above the mud as a barrier. Not a great solution, but still a cheap option. Im still using it.