Sorry I could not respond sooner.
With Chester it took one week to train him with the Wiz dog.. Keep in mind he was a puppy that was only trained to go outside when we got him from the breeder and he refused to go inside.
We tried to train him to go inside before with no success.
Anyway I got the idea of the litter box from this site. I went looking for one everywhere in Mississauga, Ontario and could not find one. So I looked on the Internet and found the Wiz dog. The reason I wanted to train him to go inside is because winter here can get really bad and Chester does not like the snow.
We trained him one week before chelsey came home our Maltese puppy.
The first day Chester held his pee for 10 hours before he would go on the Wizdog.
We prized him and gave him so much treats when he finally went. After that, he was a pro.
We just dab a little bit of his pee on the wee,wee pad and put the grid on top of it.
For Chelsey it was easier. She just followed Chester and figured it out.
For the poo it will not get smashed in the mesh unless your puppy steps on it or it is not firm. What we do is turn the grid over upside down and it goes on the wee, wee pad and then we throw it out. If it does get smuch you can just rinse it off with a hose
It is your choice what to use to absorb the pee. You can choose to use wee pads or paper.
If you chose not to use anything then, yes there will be a bigger mess to clean up.
I found it to be very helpful as it keeps Chelsey paws from turning yellow and you don’t have to worry about the puppies walking in a mess. ( we keep then both together in a play pen most of the time when we are not home, except when we feed them.)
But I’m really pleased with the customer service. You don’t see that everyday.
We are thinking of getting a second one for downstairs.
