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I get it as a dog owner with only a courtyard. But he goes on long hikes in the bush and big walks a few times a week. It'd be nice to give the little fella a patch to hang on while I'm at work. And I mean a patch—I hate mowing and any yard work motivation in me is for citrus, chilli, and grapes.
Dogs will happily lay in high grass.
There is the risk of tick transmission of Lyme disease in tall grass. I suppose you can pretreat to prevent contraction, but mowing grass means you don't have those threats/hazards to worry about.
I still hate lawns and wish more would be native, but I wonder if there's a way to grow a native lawn such that you invite the good wildlife and keep out the bad. Would need a biologist to chime in
One of the 10 plants in this article would work. And one of them is bound to be native to your area.
My dog loves tall grass so much. He likes stomping them.
My yard was very low with ground cover. I actually did mow the front, I just didn't care if it was grass or a bunch of random other plants. I had a dog when my gf lived with me, but at this point, didn't. There were so many rabbits and deer I actually just grew my vegetable garden on the front porch in containers.