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06-09-2008, 02:55 PM | #16 | |
Tiny Dog Big Heart Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas
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Try the washable potty pads. They are very hard to tear up and they seem to be more attracted to them than the paper ones.
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06-09-2008, 03:01 PM | #17 |
YT 2000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Dallas, Texas
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| They would have to be undestuctable. This little girl tears up more than you would believe. Of course her daddy thinks she is an angel. Just blame it on those ole' schnauzers. |
06-09-2008, 03:03 PM | #18 | |
Tiny Dog Big Heart Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas
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In all the time I have been using them I have only had one puppy chew a hole in one and it was only a hole the size of a quarter. They are almost indestructible.
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06-09-2008, 06:43 PM | #19 |
YT Addict Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New Mexico
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| We use the second nature dog litter pan (medium size) and the litter. At first Buddy did try to eat/play in the litter but we just kept discouraging him when he tried to do it and he quit. He would eat a pee pad too, so either way.. Anyway I do really like the litter, I find clean up to be much more pleasent than the pee pads. It is no fun to travel with though, that is when pee pads are easier. As far as cost is concerned I am not really sure of the comparison, it costs 20.00 for a big bag of litter and that lasts us 6 weeks. You could probably stretch it out longer because I tend to fill the box more than I probably need to.
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06-11-2008, 09:07 AM | #20 |
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| I used to only use pads on the floor but as we all know that can get messy, especially if they miss. When I introduced them to the litterbox they were weary at first but dab a little pee from the last pad onto the new one and place it in the litterbox that really attracks them to go there. You don't need to spend money on the spary, just wiping a little pee on the new pad your creatimg a bullseye.
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06-11-2008, 09:23 AM | #21 |
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| I bought a frame type thing that locks the pad in and holds it in place. Got it at Petsmart.
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06-11-2008, 01:38 PM | #22 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Boston
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| Just make sure before you invest in the washable ones that your Yorkie will "go" in the litter box. I tried everything with my pup--litter, pee pads, cloth pee pad--and it turns out she just didn't like the box. I use regular, throw-away pee pads now and she's perfectly content with them. I don't have a personal washer/dryer, so I rather just throw away the pads then take them down to my communal washroom. Hope this helps! |
06-11-2008, 02:48 PM | #23 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California
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| Try UGODOG. It's the latest thing in indoor dog potties. It doesn't require pee pee pads or litter. You can use newspaper inside of it if you wish, or nothing at all. It's very short (1 inch off the ground), and so it is easy for even the smallest puppies to get on and off of it. The grids are designed to cushion dogs' paws and are safe to use. It costs about $40, and that's it, no more pee pee pads or dog litter or pee stains on the floor. Here's a link to the UGODOG website: Replace Your Dog Litter Box with an Indoor Dog Potty | UGO PetCare |
06-12-2008, 12:09 AM | #24 |
Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Shanghai
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| litter box So how exactly do you manage to train your pup to use the box? |
06-12-2008, 12:58 AM | #25 |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Uhmmm.....info and training aids.... I wasn't too sure about the UGODOG box because some reviews say to still use a pee pad or litter in the bottom of the pan. Also, my concern with plastic holding disease in the crate part after puppy goes #2. At least I know with a pee pad or litter it can removed completely. Furthermore, where is the odor control with that? Not saying it isn't a good idea...just not sold completely on it yet. As for associated cost with shipping Pet Food Supplies Dog Cat Bird ... PetFoodDirect.com offers great deals. It was suggested to us to use natural pine litter if we were to litter train. It costs $8.99-$9.99 for a 24lb bag on this site, which should last you a good while. We found even with shipping it was cheaper. Smells good...not overbearing and then we even tested some pellets at a pet store to see how it worked. We dropped it in water and watched it dissolve which helped us to understand a little better the process of what happens to the pellets. I even thought about the crystals...etc. Yet, fear of the furbaby eating them made me look at some other options. As for how to train your yorkie to use the litter box, I found these sites helpful while I was researching the topic: How To Litter Box Train Your Dog http://www.petsafe.net/education/lit...s.php:thumbup: Litter box training How To Train Your Dog To Use The Litter Box ~~ Small Dogs Paradise : Holistic Approach to Pampering and Healing Small Dogs Well, hope this helps someone...
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06-12-2008, 09:14 AM | #26 |
Yorkie Talker Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: California
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| UGODOG comes with instructions on training your dog to use it. They're very similar to training your dog to use a pee pad or litter box. Also, there's a great book called House Training for Dummies (about $12 new), and it has a short but effective chapter on indoor potty training that works really well for pee pads, newspaper or indoor dog potties like UGODOG. Good point on the No. 2 issue, but I don't see how using litter is any more sanitary than using a grate system like UGODOG. At least with the plastic grates, you can use a disinfectant wipe every day and wipe it down nice and clean. With litter it's impossible to get each piece of litter that touched the poop. And with just pee pads, those things don't absorb the pee right away and sometimes they don't absorb it completely so the dog ends up tracking urine all over the house. |
06-12-2008, 10:37 AM | #27 | |
Senior Yorkie Talker | Quote:
Thank you for responding and giving me some more feedback on the UGODOG.
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