[lovinganimals]

Hi everyone,
I have a CYV and a big dog. When we moved in we replaced a bit of rock with grass for the dog to do her business. Except for first thing in the morning, she thinks the yard is not the place to go and wants to go out front on the neighbors pine mulch. Plus because she does go on the grass in the morning, it is not growing very well in spots. We are thinking of pulling up all the bushes and replacing the medium sized rock in our CYV with something else for her and to give her more room as there are bushes everywhere. What seems to be your dogs favorite thing to go on? Does anyone have all pine mulch in their courtyard and if so, how does it look? Does it make the yard look "dingy"? Do you get a lot of weeds through it? We are also trying to be a little frugal because we also have to redo all the flooring inside the house as well so we are looking for cheaper alternatives for the outside. Any ideas?