Where do you live?

What kind of grass do you have?

What is your watering schedule? How often and for how long do you water?

Have you received a lot of rain?

Need a close-up of the grass as well, from about 3 inches away.

Live in joliet montana. Its is kentucky blue grass but also has a mixture of a few things. Not alot of rain lately. I water everyday at about 5am for ten minutes per zone. I was watering that much because i just planted more grass. I have also been having problems with dog burning yard so i wanted to see if watering in morning before first pee would help. I will add a closer pic tonight. Thanks

You are watering too frequently and not long enough. Fixing that might fix everything. Forget about the new grass. Kentucky bluegrass will spread to fill in any thin spots once you are taking proper care of it.

Dog spots are caused by too much nitrogen for the soil microbes to process at one time. You can fix that spot by spot by dropping a handful of table sugar on the spot. The sugar causes the soil microbes to populate. When the population is large enough, the microbes will process the nitrogen and you will have a dark green spot caused by the fertilizer effect of the urine. A longer term fix is to apply an organic fertilizer at least once a year. The organic fertilizer will keep the microbes fed and well populated. You might be able to speed things up by spraying molasses at a rate of 3 ounces per 1,000 square feet over the lawn. If you are going to do that, you may as well mix in 3 ounces of shampoo per 1,000 at the same time.

As for organic fertilizer I have been using alfalfa pellets ever since I saw this picture.

It looks like you are mowing it fairly high. That's good. It likes to be taller rather than shorter.

Honestly, the grass looks drought stressed to me.

j4, that happens with KBG. I have this picture from morpheuspa.

Watering: Deep and infrequent is the mantra for watering. This is for all turf grass all over the place. Deep means 1 inch all at one time. Put some cat food or tuna cans around the yard, and time how long it takes your sprinkler(s) to fill all the cans. Memorize that time. That will be the time you water from now on. My hose, sprinkler and water pressure takes 8 full hours to fill the cans. Your time will likely be less. I like gentle watering. As for watering frequency, that depends on the daytime air temperature. With temps in the 90s, deep water once per week. With temps in the 80s, deep water once every 2 weeks. With temps in the 70s, deep water once every 3 weeks. With temps below 70, deep water once a month. Note that you have to keep up with quickly changing temps in the spring and fall. This deep and infrequent schedule works in Phoenix and in Vermont, so it should work for you. The reason for deep and infrequent is to grow deeper, more drought resistant roots and to allow the soil to dry completely at the surface for several days before watering again. If it rains, reset your calendar to account for the rainfall.

No I agree with your assessment, I made that comment more in the context of having asked for a closeup from 3" to examine for fungal issues. I took a better look at the photo and it became obvious to me that the issue is insufficient water.

That picture looks familiar.

ok guys thanks for your help i will try watering weekely 1 inch. I guess the burns were driving me nuts. Try the sugar too. Here are more photos you asked for. Thanks again

Ok that second set of pictures definitely confirms the insufficient water diagnosis. Remember, regardless of regimen, if you see signs of drought stress (grass that starts to roll up like the picture) water right away.

hey Brandon in MT: nice lawn, even with the discolored areas- they'll improve. One important fact to know is your soil type. If you have heavy clay soil, daily watering is a definite no-no since the roots are starved for oxygen. Not so much a problem on sandy soils, though, where things are hard to keep moist.