Best ground cover for a dog run that isn't sharp gravel
Sharp driveway gravel hurts when walking through and is uncomfortable for dogs. Finding a dog-friendly alternative becomes harder when lawns are prohibited and you need to account for dogs that love to dig.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
- 1leaving the current gravel as is
- 2putting water storage barrels there
- 3using turf or flagstone
- 4planting ferns
- 5leaving the dirt as is
- 6considering artificial turf
In their words
Unedited, most upvoted first, each linked to the thread it came from.