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Unclepunk · 09-21-2006, 07:28 AM

Hey Guys,

I live in NYC and hence have a relatively small 1 bedroom apartment. I always get get annoyed when I see people on tv design shows complaining that they've outgrown their 2000sf houses!

My wife and I are about to have our kitchen redone. Up until now, the fenced off kitchen has been his playpen while we're away for the day. A corner of it has also been his bathroom. This hasn't really been working out for us since we don't like our eating area to also be his pee/poop space. Here's the problem. With our kitchen renovation we're knocking out the walls so we can no longer keep him there, so it wasn't really even a choice for us.

My question to you is two-fold... the area that we're looking to *attempt* at retraining him to go will be on a wee wee pad in the tub in the bathroom. We're thinking of getting him two sets of doggie stairs, one to get into the tub and one to get out. That would really be the perfect setup! Cleanup would be a snap because all we have to do is turn on the shower!!! How doable do you think this is?

My second question is, the new gated area to keep our little guy in is the bathroom and the area leading into it. The area leading into it is wood. Even if we properly train him to go in the tub, there will be accidents on the wood area. I know that the acid from the urine will ruin the wood floors. Is there any way that I can prevent that or to somehow cover the floors? Is there a special carpet that I can put down that the urine won't seep through? Anything else? Since the floor has seams in it, I'm also afraid it'll seep down and retain a smell.

Any advice?

09-21-2006, 07:28 AM	#1
Unclepunk YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: New York Posts: 7	Potty re-training / Wood floor protection? Hey Guys, I live in NYC and hence have a relatively small 1 bedroom apartment. I always get get annoyed when I see people on tv design shows complaining that they've outgrown their 2000sf houses! My wife and I are about to have our kitchen redone. Up until now, the fenced off kitchen has been his playpen while we're away for the day. A corner of it has also been his bathroom. This hasn't really been working out for us since we don't like our eating area to also be his pee/poop space. Here's the problem. With our kitchen renovation we're knocking out the walls so we can no longer keep him there, so it wasn't really even a choice for us. My question to you is two-fold... the area that we're looking to attempt at retraining him to go will be on a wee wee pad in the tub in the bathroom. We're thinking of getting him two sets of doggie stairs, one to get into the tub and one to get out. That would really be the perfect setup! Cleanup would be a snap because all we have to do is turn on the shower!!! How doable do you think this is? My second question is, the new gated area to keep our little guy in is the bathroom and the area leading into it. The area leading into it is wood. Even if we properly train him to go in the tub, there will be accidents on the wood area. I know that the acid from the urine will ruin the wood floors. Is there any way that I can prevent that or to somehow cover the floors? Is there a special carpet that I can put down that the urine won't seep through? Anything else? Since the floor has seams in it, I'm also afraid it'll seep down and retain a smell. Any advice?