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How long after planting grass seed is it safe for my dog to play?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Beagle | Female | unspayed | 1 year and 8 months old | 6 lbs

Here is the grass seed we used on our back yard the other day i was just wandering how long should we wait to let her back in the yard, when will it be safe so she doesn’t eat it or roll around and get in her fur and cause problems for her, it was untreated grass seed I checked the bag but it didn’t give me a time frame I would love any suggestions on how long to wait so she won’t be hurt by it

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Answered By Dr. Strydom, DVM

Veterinarian

Published on March 28th, 2020

It should not be harmful for her but I do think you should wait a couple days before allowing her to be on it so it has time to get into the soil. Grass seeds are not toxic but they can cause problems if one of the seeds burrows into her skin.

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