In our early stage of development, our criteria for this new dog specific product was: 1) Faster drainage 2) Antimicrobial protection 3) Looks good enough to be used in any landscape. We've only seen one other dog specific turf on the market over the years and while it accomplished criterias 1 and 2, it simply did not look good enough (fake looking, lime color and very shiny) to use in a landscape environment or for that matter, any place where aesthetics are important. Furthermore, unlike the competition we decided NOT to use Nylon in our turf as Nylon WILL absorb urine.
Developing this product turned out to be more difficult than anticipated. Getting the water permeable backing along with strong tuft bind for strength slowed our efforts. We continued with our challenge and finally found the formula to make every square inch of our backing permeable and also have strong tuft bind. We have integrated the antimicrobial agent into the turf blades during the fiber extrusion so it is "embedded" as opposed to be topically applied. We have done the same to the backing of the turf. This antimicrobial protection will minimize the opportunity for bacteria to grow in Dog Turf.
When we install Dog Turf, as well as all of our turf products, we use a PERMEABLE gravel so that the system drains properly. We also infill our Dog Turf with a special coated sand that is non absorbing to further combat any possible odor issues.
The above photo is our first commercial installation of Dog Turf installed at Muttley Crew Cuts in West Seattle. This is an indoor installation over a drain mat for proper drainage. The owners, employees and customers are all pleased with the new Dog Turf.
Dream Turf strives to lead the synthetic turf market with innovative ideas and products. We are very excited about Dog Turf and look forward to featuring this new canine specific grass for many years to come.
