Originally Posted by
baby yorkie http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/ima...s/viewpost.gif I've never used them for any of my dogs in the past and never thought about it when I adopted Ally, now 3 years old. I used them with Tia when she was a baby, but she started to eat them and I had to rush her to the ER because she choked on them. So, at the points, I don't use them. I do, however, wish I did because I live in Florida and it would be so helpful during hurricane season. Quote:
Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Washable pee pads don't tempt them as much as disposable ones. I never thought about it, but what do you do if there's a hurricane?
Another advantage of pee pads is when the dog is older and has possible bladder problems, a dog use to going outside will probably not want to adjust to the pee pads. |
It never occurred to me that washable pee pads might be less tempting, but I have only recently heard of them.
Puppy/pee pads are very useful for emergency situations and small dogs who stay home alone for 8-12 hours while mommy and daddy work 1.5 hrs. from home. That's a long time to hold it even if all they do is sleep...and if mommy or daddy is late due to traffic...
Mine go outdoors, but, while they were acclimating to their new lives with us and our schedules, there were some accidents, and wherever an accident occurred, I tossed down a pee pad where it happened so they could get the idea and if they opted to use them, I could decide where they are eventually placed.
Mine were not trained to pee pads, they were trained to outdoors by their former owners, but I had pee pads left over from an emergency with a kitty (urinary blockage) and I have found them very useful for other things...like mud-soppers for shoes on rainy days with tile floors...I put them just inside the doors, lining a sick pet's kennel for vet transport, putting under a foot bath, or food and water dishes, etc., and keep some on hand nowadays.
Until almost a year ago, I had a 120+lb. Shep/Lab (rescue) baby and, while he was just the greatest dog and very smart, I cannot imagine him using a pee pad indoors...not even the gigantic ones that you can buy. Thank goodness that even the year we had 4 hurricanes here in Florida, there were breaks in the wind and rain and Ziggy could get outside for doing his thing.
He went blind from cataracts in 2008 at about 12-14 yrs. old and I had to retrain him and teach him which way was left and right and what up and down meant so I could direct him with voice commands. I cannot imagine, in my most hideous nightmares, having an old, blind dog of over 120 lbs., with a previously dislocated hip which made it difficult for him to liff-up outside to pee, trying to use pee pads indoors...of course, I do not have a screened porch that I could hose down, either.
Personally, while I prefer outdoor potty...cuz I agree about the gross part, if an indoor potty is going to (accidentally) happen anyway, I'd rather it'd be on a pee pad I can fold up and toss than lots of other places it could be in my home.
I am very interested in the opinions expressed on this subject, since pee pads for indoor dogs is a recent experience for me.