This article is 4 years old, but it says,

http://santamonicadog.org/kurapia-dog-friendly-lawn-alternative/

"The Pro’s and Cons of Kurapia: my observations

It seems to use less water than the lawn we had.

It tolerates foot traffic moderately, only slightly better than lawn, I think.

In partial shade, it is lush and green, and forms a thick curly carpet a few inches tall that creeps beyond its borders, and it has many pretty, small, white flowers.

But, I cannot recommend Kurapia for dogs.

Where my dog plays fetch and jumps, it gets torn up just as lawn does. I do not yet know if it will grow to fill in and I don't think seeds are available to patch it up.

It seems more resistant to dog pee than lawn, but it does get damaged.

Its most damning feature, in my opinion is that is that the flowers attract many, many bees! I did not want my dog or anyone else hanging out in it. I trimmed the plants down with a weed whacker to minimize the flowers, but alas the thick curly green carpet looks pale yellow and vulnerable to foot traffic."

You might not need to reseed your doggie pee spots. Try this: drop a heaping handful of table sugar on each spot and wet it. The sugar changes the soil biology such that it will process the urine without burning the grass. In my case, with St Augustine turf, the grass came back in 2-3 weeks and was deeper green than the surrounding areas.

The grass was probably deeper green because of the water, not the sugar! Dog pee is effectively a high nitrogen fertilizer and it burns grass the same way a fertilizer spill would! The best way to deal with dog pee to eliminate grass burns is to flood the peed-on spot with water immediately after the pee incident to dilute the concentrated nitrogen.

Fez and perennial ryegrass are generally more hardy. But keep in mind that replacing the grass alone will not solve your dog's urine problem on the grass. Your dog's urine will still damage urine-resistant grass, but the grass will take longer and be better able to heal from damage.

@dchall_san_antonio Thanks for your advice on table sugar for pee spots. Do you find this works on spots already yellowed or does this work best if applied right after the dog urinates before the grass shows damage? The latter approach would be difficult to keep up with. You mentioned you use this on St Augustine. Have you tried it with Fescue or Bluegrass? Thanks again.

Thank you all for your comments. The discussion on adding sugar is intriguing and something I will try on my Fescue/Bluegrass lawn. At the same time, I am still interested in Kurapia and look forward to more input on this plant as a less thirsty, lawn substitute with dogs. I appreciate the reply from @My3dogs ME zone 5A. That post is what piqued my interest in Kurapia and now I am seeking to get more input from those who can share personal experience with Kurapia, particularly with dogs.

I have only tried it on St Augustine after finding the dead(ish) yellow spot. I don't supervise my dogs in the yard.

Do gophers eat the roots of Kurapia or dig holes underground? If we put gopher wire mesh, will the Kurapia plugs and roots go through the gopher wire? Thanks!

If you have a mature Karapia Lawn, you can repair dog pee burns by using sugar or any of the dog pee neutralizers, and then take 2" round by 3" deep cores from your Karapia Lawn and plant them in the pee burn(s). This strategy works for INFREQUENT peeburns by other dogs but no easy solution exists for large dogs that repeatedly pee in the same place.

That's an owner/trainer issue that the owner/trainer has probably lived with for most of their dog's life.

The only reliable solution to repetitive peeing is to train your dog to pee consistently on a 3' x 3' patch of pee-resistant artificial turf. Avoid the temptation to wash away the smell that keeps your dogs reliably peeing where you want them to.

Kind Regards