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05-24-2010, 05:21 AM | #1 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2010 Location: bronx
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| those who use washable pee pads... how many do you go through in one day???? |
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05-24-2010, 05:38 AM | #2 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member | Well, I have 4 yorkies. LOL I go through 3 large ones a day. I get them from Ryan (RDB911) They are great! I change them every morning. I was in detergent and oxy clean. They wash well. |
05-24-2010, 05:44 AM | #3 |
Yorkie Yakker Join Date: May 2010 Location: bronx
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| so you dont change it EVERY pee? |
05-24-2010, 06:02 AM | #4 |
Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: New York
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| We normally use about 3 large ones a day. I have 5 furbabies who primarily all go on one large pee pad. I change my pee pads regularly throughout the day and just pick up the "dropping's" anytime they occur. I only change the pads more often if someone has a loose bowel movement or if I've had to crate them because we were out. If I need to crate them, then I have sme additional small 18x24 pads that I wash as well.
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05-24-2010, 07:24 AM | #5 |
Lola's Love Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mill Valley, CA, USA
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| depending on the size of the washable pads, you do not need to change it everytime unless your pup is picky and will only use the pad once...
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05-24-2010, 07:24 AM | #6 |
Lola's Love Donating Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Mill Valley, CA, USA
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| thanks Dana!
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05-24-2010, 08:19 AM | #7 |
Donating YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: North Carolina
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| I change it after every pee. If I don't, Lady will keep going back to it and barking for her treat! I also don't like the look and smell of a wet pad. |
05-24-2010, 12:47 PM | #8 | |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: A little town south of Chicago
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We are the same way. My four go outside for #2 and use the pads inside maybe once or twice apiece in a day. We have all three pads down at the same time in an out of the way area. Each has their favorite spot. Tide and Oxy are a must have! Every once in a while I use vineger in the rinse. | |
05-24-2010, 04:25 PM | #9 |
Jada + Bogie = ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mayberry AKA smalltown usa
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| My two use 2 a day, they are 32 x32. We might be able to go down to 1 a day if I could train them to use the middle first then work their way around the edges. They tend to use the outer edges first and I have to put a clean one down or they are walking through pee pee.
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05-24-2010, 04:49 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Morristown, TN
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| I use disposable pads, but am thinking of changing to washable. Do you think they would change to them fairly easily?
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05-24-2010, 04:55 PM | #11 |
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| mine did best thing i ever did saved us a ton of money as we were buying drs foster and smith ones which are great but with 3 dogs it was getting expensive |
05-24-2010, 04:57 PM | #12 |
Jada + Bogie = ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mayberry AKA smalltown usa
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| Mine actually do better with the washable. When I was using disposables they would have at least one or two accidents a day. Now they might have one a week. They started using them right away. No problems at all when I switched and after the initial investment they are a lot more affordable than disposables.
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05-24-2010, 04:57 PM | #13 | |
Don't Litter Spay&Neuter Donating Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: So Cal
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Mine didn't have a problem switching from disposable to washable pads. But I did have to remove all rugs, bc they mistake it for washables.
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05-24-2010, 05:11 PM | #14 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :)
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| I started mine on disposable and switched to washable later because I didn't like how they would destroy the disposable ones and I didn't know there was a tray for the disposable pads. Well, I hate the washable ones...my dogs now think every rug is a pee pad. I'm switching back to disposable with the tray underneath but I think it's going to take a lot of work and retraining. I hate not being able to use rugs on my hardwood floors or, worse yet, stepping on a wet spot...yuk! If you decide to use washable pads just keep in mind that your dogs might want to use carpets, rugs and anything else that feels like fabric as potty pads after that. Mine use a doggie door when we're home and a pad at night or when we leave but they don't always hit the pad...sometimes it's the rug. Last edited by my2boyz; 05-24-2010 at 05:13 PM. |
05-24-2010, 05:15 PM | #15 | |
Jada + Bogie = ♥ Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Mayberry AKA smalltown usa
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That is the one drawback to using washables. Anyone have suggestions on how to train them not to use the throw rugs. I miss my rugs our floors look so bare without them. I still will use washables, even if I am never able to have throw rugs again.
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