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Tammygrrl · 12-01-2012, 10:37 AM

I Am getting my little pup on Tuesday. I have some time off work to spend with her but I'm trying to think ahead about what I am going to do when I return to work. I am going to potty train her on the per pads. Has anyone keep their dogs in a play pen? Is that big enough? My choices are the playpen or the master bathroom. Not sure I'm thrilled about that option. Any suggestions?

baby yorkie · 12-02-2012, 04:12 AM

I didn't train my girls to use the pad, but I did buy the Iris to use indoor when I adopted Tia. She came with everything (worms, ringworm, etc.) and I had to separate her from her sister. It is easy to take apart and travel with too. (Be careful with the puppy pads. Tia had to be taken to the ER because she kept eating them and choked.)

Purchase the IRIS 4 Panel Pet Pen at Walmart.com. Save money. Live better.

I purchased a used Superyard XT from Craigslist to train them to potty outside. I put them in that until they went and then took them out. They learned the word fast and I didn't have to chase them around the back yard. Good luck.

ritapatt · 12-02-2012, 04:34 AM

I bought a used baby playpen when we got Abby- she chewed thru the bottom in two days! I ordered the Isis 36"high 8 panel (we use 6 of the panels) x-pen on amazon. It was a good investment- we still use it a year later. It is sturdy, easy to move and keep clean.

KendraE · 12-02-2012, 08:16 AM

We did use a play pen with all 4 of mine when they were tiny... It helped train them to use their potty pads.... We then graduated to a bigger x pen which we gradually made larger and larger... They now have free run and are completely potty pad trained! Good luck with your new baby!!

KendraE · 12-02-2012, 08:18 AM

And a note on potty pads... I use washable pads I bought from a Yt member here... Tbumpkins... They are awesome, can't be chewed up and look so much better than the others!

MishyMish · 12-02-2012, 08:23 AM

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Originally Posted by KendraE

And a note on potty pads... I use washable pads I bought from a Yt member here... Tbumpkins... They are awesome, can't be chewed up and look so much better than the others!

Do you find that the yorkies cannot tell the difference between the washable pads and the carpet?

SophieKatesMom · 12-02-2012, 08:38 AM

I use washable pads also (T Bumpkins), I have had no problem with confusion with carpet. I always but the pad down the same place so Sophie Kate knows where it is. Sorry no luck with a play pen.

Good luck

MishyMish · 12-02-2012, 08:41 AM

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Originally Posted by SophieKatesMom

I use washable pads also (T Bumpkins), I have had no problem with confusion with carpet. I always but the pad down the same place so Sophie Kate knows where it is. Sorry no luck with a play pen.

Good luck

Thanks for the info. Are your yorkies trained to only use pads or do they go outside as well?

BiewerYorkie · 12-02-2012, 08:52 AM

Try an XPEN. Easy to collapse and you can make it any shape to fit where you want to to go.

During Hurricaine Ike, when we evacuated Houston, we took the XPEN and put the kids in it so they wouldn't ruin the carpet in the motel. As it was, it was a wasted effort because the power went off and the water came in and the whole carpet was soaked...ROFL

and mildewed before we could return home....

.

I say an XPEN because it can be used again and again, like when someone tied two little dogs to our porch railing and I brought them inside because it was cold. We were able to keep them seperate from my guys.

Louise

jeane · 12-02-2012, 12:14 PM

I use the ex pen from amazon

LILBIT1 · 12-02-2012, 12:17 PM

We use ex pen

KendraE · 12-02-2012, 12:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MishyMish

Do you find that the yorkies cannot tell the difference between the washable pads and the carpet?

I do not have carpet. Luckily, my house is all hardwood floor and ceramic tile. I do however use different laundry soaps to wash the pads and my rugs so that they will not smell the same.

Tammygrrl · 12-02-2012, 02:08 PM

Thanks for all the tips! I ended up getting the 8 panel IRIS pen on Amazon. It was a little more a playpen would be, I think $80, but the sides were about 6 inches higher and it is much more roomy! Hopefully, it will work out great

mrtyorkie · 12-02-2012, 02:10 PM

We used a metal playpen while our little guy was a baby when I went back to work. It went well.... except sometimes I would come home to a ripped up pee pad

I saw some wrote about washable pee pads..... I had never heard of this before. Any issues with smell? How long do you leave them down for before washing?

KendraE · 12-02-2012, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by mrtyorkie

We used a metal playpen while our little guy was a baby when I went back to work. It went well.... except sometimes I would come home to a ripped up pee pad

I saw some wrote about washable pee pads..... I had never heard of this before. Any issues with smell? How long do you leave them down for before washing?

I keep four down at a time in 3 different rooms so when they are playing there is always one close by! I usually leave mine 3 days or so at a time (picking up poo daily). I have no issues with smell. Now I would probably change them daily If there was just 1 or 2. Most people do not even realize what try are because they almost look like cute rugs. Our potty pads are Texas longhorn!

12-01-2012, 10:37 AM	#1
Tammygrrl Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Boise Posts: 87	Playpens I Am getting my little pup on Tuesday. I have some time off work to spend with her but I'm trying to think ahead about what I am going to do when I return to work. I am going to potty train her on the per pads. Has anyone keep their dogs in a play pen? Is that big enough? My choices are the playpen or the master bathroom. Not sure I'm thrilled about that option. Any suggestions?

12-02-2012, 08:16 AM	#4
KendraE Hook Em! Bevo & Mack Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 3,752	We did use a play pen with all 4 of mine when they were tiny... It helped train them to use their potty pads.... We then graduated to a bigger x pen which we gradually made larger and larger... They now have free run and are completely potty pad trained! Good luck with your new baby!! __________________ Kendra Bevo and Mack & grandpups Bryleigh and Jaxon

12-02-2012, 08:18 AM	#5
KendraE Hook Em! Bevo & Mack Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Texas Posts: 3,752	And a note on potty pads... I use washable pads I bought from a Yt member here... Tbumpkins... They are awesome, can't be chewed up and look so much better than the others! __________________ Kendra Bevo and Mack & grandpups Bryleigh and Jaxon

12-02-2012, 08:38 AM	#7
SophieKatesMom Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Canton, GA Posts: 3,242	I use washable pads also (T Bumpkins), I have had no problem with confusion with carpet. I always but the pad down the same place so Sophie Kate knows where it is. Sorry no luck with a play pen. Good luck __________________ Cheryl,Mom to SophieKate

12-02-2012, 08:52 AM	#9
BiewerYorkie Zachary's Mom Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Houston, TX, USA Posts: 879 Blog Entries: 1	Try an XPEN. Easy to collapse and you can make it any shape to fit where you want to to go. During Hurricaine Ike, when we evacuated Houston, we took the XPEN and put the kids in it so they wouldn't ruin the carpet in the motel. As it was, it was a wasted effort because the power went off and the water came in and the whole carpet was soaked...ROFL and mildewed before we could return home..... I say an XPEN because it can be used again and again, like when someone tied two little dogs to our porch railing and I brought them inside because it was cold. We were able to keep them seperate from my guys. Louise

12-02-2012, 04:12 AM	#2
baby yorkie YT 500 Club Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: USA Posts: 947	I didn't train my girls to use the pad, but I did buy the Iris to use indoor when I adopted Tia. She came with everything (worms, ringworm, etc.) and I had to separate her from her sister. It is easy to take apart and travel with too. (Be careful with the puppy pads. Tia had to be taken to the ER because she kept eating them and choked.) Purchase the IRIS 4 Panel Pet Pen at Walmart.com. Save money. Live better. I purchased a used Superyard XT from Craigslist to train them to potty outside. I put them in that until they went and then took them out. They learned the word fast and I didn't have to chase them around the back yard. Good luck.

12-02-2012, 04:34 AM	#3
ritapatt YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Merritt Island,FL Posts: 1,400	I bought a used baby playpen when we got Abby- she chewed thru the bottom in two days! I ordered the Isis 36"high 8 panel (we use 6 of the panels) x-pen on amazon. It was a good investment- we still use it a year later. It is sturdy, easy to move and keep clean.

12-02-2012, 12:14 PM	#10
jeane Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: montana Posts: 2,945	I use the ex pen from amazon

12-02-2012, 12:17 PM	#11
LILBIT1 Donating YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Riverside County, Ca Posts: 867 Blog Entries: 9	We use ex pen

12-02-2012, 02:08 PM	#13
Tammygrrl Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Boise Posts: 87	Thanks for all the tips! I ended up getting the 8 panel IRIS pen on Amazon. It was a little more a playpen would be, I think $80, but the sides were about 6 inches higher and it is much more roomy! Hopefully, it will work out great

12-02-2012, 02:10 PM	#14
mrtyorkie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: New York, NY Posts: 45	We used a metal playpen while our little guy was a baby when I went back to work. It went well.... except sometimes I would come home to a ripped up pee pad I saw some wrote about washable pee pads..... I had never heard of this before. Any issues with smell? How long do you leave them down for before washing?