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10-15-2014, 09:32 AM | #16 | |
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How often do you wash the pee pads and how many do you have? I feel it would look so much nicer to have that rather than a regular pee pad but washing it every night seems like a hassle. Not sure, though.
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10-15-2014, 09:48 AM | #17 |
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| I wasn't even thinking about other peoples homes. Yes, Jackson goes with me to a lot of places, I cannot even imagine what people would think if I whipped out a pee pad and asked if I could put it on their floor for my dog! lol... Jackson always barks at the door, whatever house we are in.
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10-15-2014, 09:51 AM | #18 | |
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10-15-2014, 09:52 AM | #19 | |
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most people that have washable pads own a bunch of them
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10-15-2014, 10:00 AM | #20 | |
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Yeah, it would be weird just anywhere but my parents do this at my brothers house and who really cares what he thinks hahaha - he doesn't mind but yeah it would be weird if they expected all people to accommodate their dog in this way - which they don't! | |
10-15-2014, 10:21 AM | #21 |
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| I think you will be happier training him to go outside. Congratulations and good luck with whatever you decide
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10-15-2014, 10:44 AM | #22 | |
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When Chloe poops at my moms house my mom always looks in shock that this little dog has such big poops.. LOL
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10-15-2014, 04:53 PM | #23 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Emmett, ID, USA
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| Thank you so much to all of you for your replies, advice, etc. I learn so much from all of you. I am an "all in" kind of girl so I have decided to give 100% effort to what I most want which is a dog who goes to the bathroom in their outdoor potty place. I am a believer that children and in this case, my yorkie baby, rise to our expectations of them so I am going to expect that she is going to be able to accomplish this task and will praise her mightily when she does. I will keep you all posted. |
10-15-2014, 04:59 PM | #24 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Emmett, ID, USA
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| P.S. I forgot to mention that I have a large backyard that is very securely fenced. Previous dogs have never been able to escape. I have already picked out the patch of grass that will be the potty place as it is the closest to the backdoor. I do realize that it probably won't stay pretty and green but she might start spreading it out once she gets the hang of things. |
10-15-2014, 06:32 PM | #25 |
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| Good luck to you! My last Yorkie used pads and then we moved on to an 'indoor potty' I'm in Minnesota and last winter we had 50 days during which the temp dropped below zero. It was a brutal winter. So, I'm going to stick with an indoor solution when my new pup arrives as it will again be winter time. On the other hand, my brother's Yorkie loves to run outside during the winter. Going outside works for her. My last Yorkie loved to run out to the deck as soon as I opened the door. We had a heavy snow and she ran out as soon as I opened the door. Her dart back into the house was the fastest I'd ever seen her move. She was definitely not an outdoor dog. It took us a while to get to the 'no accidents' (or almost no accidents) stage but we eventually got there. She confused the pads with rugs for a while so I had to get rid of throw rugs. But after we switched to the indoor potty it was much better. Different solutions work for different people. With your attitude I'm sure you'll be successful |
10-15-2014, 08:26 PM | #26 |
2+2=4 X the Love ♥ Donating Member | I prefer to train them on both with the exception of using news papers in place of the pee pads. I trained all my pups on news papers from the time I brought them home but also potty trained them for outdoors. The benefit of this is that they know to use the papers when mommy was distracted but will go outside for normal potty trips. To this day all of my babies will use the papers and they are 12, 10 and 5. It great for those stubborn pups who hate the rain, too cold out during the winter months or a sick baby with tummy upset. Here is how I did it: Training Tips - Dawn's Yorkies
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10-16-2014, 04:07 AM | #27 |
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| If I had a fenced in yard, I would choose outdoor only. But, I live in an apartment and puppy pads work best for me at night or when I'm gone longer than usual. When my work hours changed during a project that had me working 12 hours a day for two weeks, I worried what to do about Lacey. I ended up purchasing an IRIS pen and IRIS XL Pads that fit the pen perfect. Now Lacey goes through the little door of the pen and uses the pads. It works great. The pen keeps her from missing the pad and she can no longer drag the pad around he house. Lacey never uses my rugs. The only time in the last year she has made a mistake is when she had an upset stomach and left me a present right in front of the toilet. That probably would not have happened if I had not shared my roast beef and gravy with her. Learned a lesson from that.
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10-16-2014, 04:33 AM | #28 | |
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My favorite are the laminated pads - SO THIN and yet they absorb so much. Plus, they look nicer bc they lay so flat and are tan in color rather than white. I get them from EZ Whelp.
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10-16-2014, 07:20 AM | #29 |
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| This is a great thread to read through - so many different experiences and techniques. We have a 1 year old and he is trained to go on the pads. It's just been so easy and he took to them on his very first day at home. That being said, once we move i might make the switch to outside. He easily confuses rugs for pads at times. And he struggles especially when the pee pad is in a carpeted room, as he has trouble deciphering because of the carpet texture. He does much better when the pad is on hard floor. All in all though, no huge problems with the pad. So convenient! |
10-16-2014, 12:23 PM | #30 |
YT Addict Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: Michigan
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| I tried pee pads, but I was just not happy with them. Dink goes outside rain or shine. That means umbrellas and boots for whoever takes him out. He's just darn fast when the weather is bad! In my case, I disliked the pee and poo in the house, plus the expense more than the trouble of taking him out. And when we travel, if it is necessary, I am able to talk him into using a pad. I don't think he would have done that when he was younger, but at the wise age of 4 and 1/2, he understands what I am telling him. |
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