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tinav · 07-08-2007, 03:08 PM

This is not a food health subject but a health subject none the less

Does anyone know if in a yard grass is healthier or wood chips instead of grass.

Thanks in advance

Tina

kalina82 · 07-08-2007, 03:23 PM

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Originally Posted by tinav

This is not a food health subject but a health subject none the less

Does anyone know if in a yard grass is healthier or wood chips instead of grass.

Thanks in advance

Tina

healthier for what?

tinav · 07-08-2007, 04:09 PM

Is it healthier to have wood chips down in your yard instead of grass?

Tina

Judy in Waco · 07-08-2007, 04:12 PM

My yorkie tries to eat both, if that is your question. I would check on chemicals, etc.. in the wood chips and/or the fertilizer, weed killers, etc. in grass.

sassytooyou · 07-08-2007, 04:22 PM

I was hoping to get tede to start eating his new kibble. H'es

off chicken and rice.
So what do you think he is eating. grass and wood chips from the yard.
and paper from the bathroom. carpet if he can get a good grip on it. other then that.
PLEASE let me know if you hear of a good kibble to cover your lawn.

Judy in Waco · 07-08-2007, 04:41 PM

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Originally Posted by sassytooyou

PLEASE let me know if you hear of a good kibble to cover your lawn.

Let me know when you find it!

tinav · 07-08-2007, 05:10 PM

u r all making me laugh

I have just looked at a house I am thinking of buyin but the yard is covered with wood chips instead of grass. The owner said wood chips are healther than grass for her childern and dog . I am wondering if wood chips are a deterint to ticks as this house is in the counrty and not the city...yadda yadda yadda

Tina

chattiesmom · 07-08-2007, 05:14 PM

Personally I think grass would be healthier. We had a dog that played with sticks -- he was all the time getting splinters stuck between his teeth and in his gums. I would be afraid of chemicals in the wood chips as well. Not only that I would think that picking up poo would be a lot harder from chips than from grass.

Tink's Mom · 07-08-2007, 05:15 PM

Well by healthier, I suppose you don't have to continue to put chemicals on it to make it grow, but I don't think I would like it.

Tink loves to eat wood chips and then she gets sick. DUH! You''d think she'd figure out the corelation but NOOO not Miss "I Can Do Whatever I Want"! I'm always grabbing them away from her. Wish we had rocks in the yard instead, but it's a complex and I don't get a vote.

Poor me, Sniff!

Judy in Waco · 07-08-2007, 05:16 PM

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Originally Posted by chattiesmom

Personally I think grass would be healthier. We had a dog that played with sticks -- he was all the time getting splinters stuck between his teeth and in his gums. I would be afraid of chemicals in the wood chips as well. Not only that I would think that picking up poo would be a lot harder from chips than from grass.

Good points.

tinav · 07-08-2007, 05:55 PM

I guess I have my week set out for me....now I have to see what wood chips do for a yard because I am begining to think that maybe there is something wrong with the soil, like radon or something. I think if wood chips were healthier then more people would have them.

Thanks and if anyone comes up with anything else I would be interested in hearing.

Tina

tinav · 07-08-2007, 06:30 PM

I just did a search on the internet.......wood chips are widely used in playgrounds which is safer for kids. Now I have to see how safe it is for doggies. This home owner had a dog but not a little Yorkie sooooo more research

Tina

chattiesmom · 07-08-2007, 07:41 PM

I know that you are making the best decision for your entire family. You are to be commended for being so diligent.

Rae Rae · 07-08-2007, 07:53 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tinav

u r all making me laugh

I have just looked at a house I am thinking of buyin but the yard is covered with wood chips instead of grass. The owner said wood chips are healther than grass for her childern and dog . I am wondering if wood chips are a deterint to ticks as this house is in the counrty and not the city...yadda yadda yadda

Tina

I don't know if they would deter ticks, but my dad (who knows EVERYTHING about outdoors, landscaping, etc) said that ticks really like mulch, so I would assume that would mean woodchips too (or is mulch and woodchips the same?) I obviously know nothing about the outdoors

tinav · 07-09-2007, 04:12 AM

thanks guys

i am thinking the wood chips wood have to go......mulch is made with wood chips (i don't know which wood type) but if mulch attracts ticks then i can only assume the wood chips would too. now how to get rid of and replace

yes i don't want to move into to a new situation to find my little ones will be exposed to additional danger. this is supposed to be an improved living condition for them and me. we live in an apt now and i really want them to have a yard

. that in itelf will open them up to new instances of caution.

but yes i am being as careful as i can. thanks for mentioning

tina

07-08-2007, 03:08 PM	#1
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	wood chips or grass This is not a food health subject but a health subject none the less Does anyone know if in a yard grass is healthier or wood chips instead of grass. Thanks in advance Tina

07-08-2007, 04:12 PM	#4
Judy in Waco Gizzy & Kandi spoil me Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: Waco, Texas Posts: 8,477	My yorkie tries to eat both, if that is your question. I would check on chemicals, etc.. in the wood chips and/or the fertilizer, weed killers, etc. in grass. __________________ The fullness of our heart is expressed in our eyes, in our touch, in what we write, in what we say, in the way we walk, the way we receive, the way we need. -Mother Teresa ( RIP Gizmo 3/9/07-8/18/12)

07-08-2007, 04:22 PM	#5
sassytooyou YT Addict Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: santa rosa Posts: 365	ii DONT KNOW TEDE EATS IT ALL I was hoping to get tede to start eating his new kibble. H'es off chicken and rice. So what do you think he is eating. grass and wood chips from the yard. and paper from the bathroom. carpet if he can get a good grip on it. other then that. PLEASE let me know if you hear of a good kibble to cover your lawn.

07-08-2007, 05:14 PM	#8
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	Personally I think grass would be healthier. We had a dog that played with sticks -- he was all the time getting splinters stuck between his teeth and in his gums. I would be afraid of chemicals in the wood chips as well. Not only that I would think that picking up poo would be a lot harder from chips than from grass. __________________ Silk Step-In Harnesses www.foxypups.etsy.com

07-08-2007, 05:15 PM	#9
Tink's Mom With Indy In My Heart Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 8,441	Well by healthier, I suppose you don't have to continue to put chemicals on it to make it grow, but I don't think I would like it. Tink loves to eat wood chips and then she gets sick. DUH! You''d think she'd figure out the corelation but NOOO not Miss "I Can Do Whatever I Want"! I'm always grabbing them away from her. Wish we had rocks in the yard instead, but it's a complex and I don't get a vote. Poor me, Sniff! __________________ Mom of Bruno RIP Tinkerbelle Tala & Howard Indy & Stuart

07-08-2007, 04:09 PM	#3
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	Is it healthier to have wood chips down in your yard instead of grass? Tina

07-08-2007, 05:10 PM	#7
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	u r all making me laugh I have just looked at a house I am thinking of buyin but the yard is covered with wood chips instead of grass. The owner said wood chips are healther than grass for her childern and dog . I am wondering if wood chips are a deterint to ticks as this house is in the counrty and not the city...yadda yadda yadda Tina

07-08-2007, 05:55 PM	#11
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	I guess I have my week set out for me....now I have to see what wood chips do for a yard because I am begining to think that maybe there is something wrong with the soil, like radon or something. I think if wood chips were healthier then more people would have them. Thanks and if anyone comes up with anything else I would be interested in hearing. Tina

07-08-2007, 06:30 PM	#12
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	I just did a search on the internet.......wood chips are widely used in playgrounds which is safer for kids. Now I have to see how safe it is for doggies. This home owner had a dog but not a little Yorkie sooooo more research Tina

07-08-2007, 07:41 PM	#13
chattiesmom Donating YT 10K Club Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Alabama Posts: 17,674	I know that you are making the best decision for your entire family. You are to be commended for being so diligent. __________________ Silk Step-In Harnesses www.foxypups.etsy.com

07-09-2007, 04:12 AM	#15
tinav Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,453	thanks guys i am thinking the wood chips wood have to go......mulch is made with wood chips (i don't know which wood type) but if mulch attracts ticks then i can only assume the wood chips would too. now how to get rid of and replace yes i don't want to move into to a new situation to find my little ones will be exposed to additional danger. this is supposed to be an improved living condition for them and me. we live in an apt now and i really want them to have a yard . that in itelf will open them up to new instances of caution. but yes i am being as careful as i can. thanks for mentioning tina