Harley is only 4 months old and I have her using pee pads. I buy the Arm N Hammer ones at Target and they are way cheaper than any other brands I've seen. ($20 for 80 count, I think).
I started her on the pee pads because I leave her at home all day while I am at work, so I wanted there to be a spot that is "okay" for her to go. She is getting pretty good at using them and is even getting pretty consistent about running from other rooms into the bathroom to use her pads.
From my understanding, she is not yet old enough to hold her bladder for 8-9 hours, so I don't want her to be doing something "bad" by going on my bathroom floor (on the pads).
One thing I have noticed is that she will still go in the same spot even if there are no pads down, which I don't get angry over. It's just tile.
She will occasionally go outside, but I am going to wait to work on that until I can expect her not to go while I am gone from the house. Right now, I can't do that.
My ultimate goal is for her to go outside to use the bathroom twice a day (morning and evening), and the pee pads for bad weather/long confinement/when I want to sleep in, etc. |