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04-19-2008, 08:08 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: stoke on trent
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| pee pads please can someone tell me why pee pads are mentioned so much on this section we are in the uk and when we get a dog we just pop leash on and take out each 2/3 hours say wee wee and dog wees i have had 2 dogs and my family has between them another 4 dogs and they are all trained the same way when i got joe he weed in house 4 times in 3 months thats all the slip ups he had and 2 of them were because i could not get to the door quick enough as for belly bands what ever are these for same as crates we never use a crate we just train the dogs not to go where we dont want them to but to be honest my dog is my best buddy and if he lives in my home with me he is able to go anywhere in the house he wants but he is house trained please let dogs be dogs and not things to have lots of restrictions placed on them sorry if i seem to be ranting but it seems so unreal to read about so many pee pads and crates
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04-19-2008, 08:29 AM | #2 |
Kyle Plus 3 Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Washington, DC
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| Pee pads are more about convenience. Most people have jobs and/or school and are unable to take their dogs out every few hours. My two won't even step foot outside if it's raining or cold. I don't like taking them out in the summer as the concrete gets extremely hot. I don't really use a crate (although we have one and Brooklyn occasionally gets in it) so I can't really speak on that issue. I must admit, I think it's funny how you criticize those who use pee pads and crates and advocate to "let dogs be dogs" but in the thread below this you mention having to hire a behaviorist for your dog.
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04-19-2008, 08:37 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: stoke on trent
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| i am not critisizing for using a crate its just that these things i have never had to use and so i am not understanding about them that all sorry if it comes across badly same as the pee pads we must have been lucky not to have needed to use them as we to go to work and school our dogs must be better able to hold themselves as for the thread below its not for joe indoors its to help with the walking and the 'protect mode'
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04-19-2008, 09:13 AM | #4 |
Inactive Account Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Texas
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| Sass only uses the pee pads. It works great for us. She has free access through-out the house and has two trays with a pee-pad on both and those are the only places she potties. No accidents anywhere else. She thinks grass is for eating and playing in, not peeing/pooping.
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04-19-2008, 09:54 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: Packer Country!!!
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| Alot of people use pee/potty pads. I personally don't. I tired them because it was so cold here when I brought Myah home and she couldn't go outside for long. But she didn't take to them. I tied 3 different brand and bought some washable one. I even got my daughter to get me some of the pads they use at the nursing home and made my own pee pads..but she won't use them. She'd rather go outside, which is really fine with me. As for the crate, it is used to keep them confined when you can't watch them all the time. I've used crate training for 4 different dogs and had all of mine potty trained very quickly. It helps keep them out of trouble, like chewing on cords or plants. Some dogs have chewed on walls, doors, chairs, furniture etc. It just works for some. It all depends on how you want to train your dogs. My parents would never use a crate, and neither do alot of other people I know...it just works for us. No way is "right" or "wrong". We just all have to do what works for us. |
04-19-2008, 09:17 PM | #6 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Louisville, KY
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| Isn't expecting your dog to "hold it" for hours while you're out at work, school, shopping, etc. putting "more restrictions" on it than allowing it to relieve itself in a designated spot indoors when it feels the need to go?? When my brother got his chihuahua puppy a few months ago I was repulsed by the idea of them allowing him to potty indoors on pee pads. But when I got my puppy last month I realized that expecting her to hold it for 8 hours while I'm at work all day wasn't very practical. It's just more convenient for some people, and little dogs can be fussy about going out in bad weather. That's all. |
04-20-2008, 05:35 AM | #7 | |
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I have used crates, potty pads/newspapers, and belly bands for many years, with great success. I also use doggie diapers with my little puppy mill Chihuahua. It's the only way she can be loose and join in with the rest of the family. I would really love it if none of these things were necessary, but this is real life, and they are necessary. I love my little furkids and want them to be happy, healthy, and comfortable. They gain more freedom as they mature and learn and become trustworthy. In the meantime, I do what is necessary to keep them safe and retain my sanity! | |
04-20-2008, 06:18 AM | #8 |
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| Well..We use Pee Pads here because most of us work. And it is unfair for us to expect our furbabies to hold it in. I don't have the heart to do it and I don't think it is good for them. Mine are 100% wee pad trained and they go on it while we are not home. Also they do not like to be out when it is really cold or rainy. We take them out all the time when the weather is nice and I think Wee pads are great for us with careers!
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04-20-2008, 06:37 AM | #9 | |
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