You should only scold or punish them if you catch them in the act. Punishing your dog afterwards or rubbing their nose in their mess can be very confusing for your dog. If you follow these tips you should be on your way to having a potty trained pup in 7 days!
Infrequent Fertilizing. Some lawns contain slower-growing grasses that require less frequent mowing or watering. If the clippings are removed, depriving the lawn of the nutrients provided by their breakdown, the lawn will require fertilization twice a year. Applications are recommended for August and mid-October.
In the northern half of the country, you can regularly fertilize it once, in June, using 1 cup of manure, compost, cottonseed meal. You can also use a general purpose chemical fertilizer per label directions. One application per year is fine. In the lower half of the country, you can fertilize in May and June.