 It could be, depending on your dog, it could be a wood board. It could be, just be creative. Think of whatever you can. Go to Home Depot and get something, anything to put over that spot. Big enough, it could be a welcome mat. Big enough, but a plastic one. Okay. Big enough where it covers the entire area of grass. I'm assuming it's grass that your dog is feeding on. No, it's not even grass. It's cement.