:dogrun: We have a new house and put in a 40' x 7' chain linked dog run area outside the laundry room with a doggie door. There is a 10' porch area extending from the door made of concrete, that half has a covered overhang. We have a 7 month old golden retriever that stays in that area all day when we are at work, and at night. We put a gate at the inside laundry room door so he cannot get into the rest of the house. For the flooring where the concrete ends to the back fence (30' x 7') we put half pea gravel and half grass. That is not working!!! 1. he has been digging deep holes where the gravel and the grass are. 2. the grass grows too fast and there are dead patches all over. 3. Because he digs holes, it becomes muddy when it rains, and dry and sandy when it's dry. It gets all over the laundry room floor and is very dirty. Now we want to remove the grass and the pea gravel (if necessary) and put some other material that would be cleaner, and stop him from digging holes. I have read that cement flooring is the most commonly used material for dog runs. What about the dog urine??? Where does it go? This is what we are thinking of doing. After we clear out the area of the grass and gravel, we will put chicken wire underneath the area so he can not dig. Then put crushed granite or breeze on top and compacting it down. That will allow the urine and rain water to drain out but would be compacted enough that it wouldn't be messy. It will be easy to pick up the poop and the urine would just disappear. Any suggestions??????

ALRIGHT thom (dad) and trouble)mom got in a MAJOR CAT FIGHT at the front door.I don't know what caused it If it was another cat outside our trouble was defending here kittens and started it or what.This was major there was screaming there were rolling flipping everywere. My mom got gouged trying to stop it(You can not stop a cat fight with your hands use water) this was indoors by the way it was so out of hand I through a flashlight at them to stop it and smacked the heck out of thom.I know your not supposed to hit them but I was desperat to stop the fight before someone got KILLED.This is the 2nd time those 2 got into it.Maby there was a cat and trouble wanted it and thom got mad cause troubles his or trouble or thom saw the cat and trouble or thom wanted to see and all heck broke loose.What was the problem here.