Pet Turf Installation in Dallas and Fort Worth
Pet rated turf with flow through backing, antimicrobial and zeolite infill, and a stone base that drains instead of holding urine. No mud at the back door, no dead paths, no smell in August.
Real DFW yards, before and after
A dog yard is not a lawn with a dog on it
The same paths get run a hundred times a day, the same corners get used as a bathroom, and the grass never gets a rest long enough to recover. Underneath it is North Texas clay, which takes water at roughly 0.03 inches an hour, so the worn spots turn to mud and stay that way. Add watering restrictions across DFW and the lawn is being asked to heal on a fraction of the water it would need. That is the yard most dog owners here already have: bare paths, mud tracked inside, and a smell that gets worse every August.
What makes pet turf different
Pet turf is a different specification, not the same product dropped into a different yard. The pile is shorter, so waste rinses off the fiber instead of burying in it. The backing flows through, so urine moves down into the base instead of sitting on top. The infill is an antimicrobial and zeolite blend, zeolite being a natural mineral that neutralizes ammonia and runs cooler in the sun. Fence lines, gate approaches and the corners a dog turns hard on get tighter anchoring, because loose edges are where digging starts. Full detail on the infill side is on our page about pet turf odor and infill.
The base is the part nobody asks about
What a pet turf install involves
- A walkthrough before a number: we measure the yard, check drainage, access and gates, and give you an installed price in writing. Tom and Steve do the walkthrough, the quote and the install. No call center.
- Excavation and a stone base: 3 to 4 inches out, natural stone grade gravel back in, compacted and graded so water leaves the yard instead of pooling in it.
- Pet rated turf and infill: shorter pile so waste rinses off, flow through backing, and an antimicrobial and zeolite blend that neutralizes ammonia rather than covering it.
- Edges built for dogs: tighter perimeter anchoring at fence lines, gates and corners, the places a dog digs and pulls first.
- Heat planned for, not ignored: every install is specified for North Texas sun, with cooling infill available as an upgrade, rather than a generic product list written for another state.
- One to three days on site: most pet yards are finished inside three days, cleaned up and hauled off before we leave.
- 15 year product warranty, 3 year workmanship warranty: on every qualifying pet turf installation.
Pet turf
Does pet turf smell?
Not when the base is right. Odor comes from uric acid crystals sitting in the infill and in a base that holds them. We use flow through backing, an antimicrobial and zeolite infill that neutralizes ammonia, and a natural stone grade gravel base that lets urine rinse through instead of trapping it. Yards that smell almost always have road base or decomposed granite underneath. Longer answer: what actually causes dog urine odor.
How do I clean up after my dog?
Solid waste comes up the same way it does off grass, and the spot gets rinsed with a hose. Most owners rinse the heavy traffic areas about once a week in summer and less in winter. If a yard has been down a while and has gone flat or started to smell, our Pet Reset cleaning is $0.75 per square foot with a $250 minimum per visit. See pet turf cleaning, or the full range of artificial turf cleaning tiers.
Will my dog dig it up?
Diggers go for edges, so that is where we build for it. Perimeter anchoring at fence lines, gates and corners is tighter on a pet install than on a standard lawn. Turf also removes most of the reason to dig, because there is no loose soil to get down to.
Does it get too hot for paws?
Turf runs hotter than grass, and that is worth planning for rather than glossing over. We offer cooling infill as an upgrade, lighter color product where it helps, and work with the shade the yard already has. A quick rinse drops the surface temperature fast on the worst afternoons.
Is it safe for dogs?
The turf and infill we install are lead free and non toxic, and once it is down there is no fertilizer, no pesticide and no herbicide going on the yard. Zeolite is a natural mineral. For a lot of owners that is the reason they switch, ahead of the mud.
What does pet turf cost?
It depends on square footage, access, how much excavation the yard needs and what is there now. Our cost estimator will get you into the range, and a free on site visit gets you an exact number in writing.
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Payments as low as $89 per month for qualified buyers.
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Send a photo of the yard or book a free on site walkthrough. We serve Dallas, Fort Worth and the surrounding North Texas area. Most pet projects are finished in one to three days, and every qualifying install carries a 15 year product warranty and a 3 year workmanship warranty.