Litter box training / puppy pad training in apartments successfully?? Help!! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

randi88 · 05-27-2013, 12:20 PM

DH just got a new job that is causing us to relocate. We are having to move into an apartment building and the only 2 bedroom they have available is an upper unit. I am curious how many of you have done either of these training types successfully? Especially with a dog who is already trained to go outdoors. Also the whole place is carpeted which is giving me slight panic attacks with a new puppy lol. Any tips / tricks would be greatly appreciated.

ETA: I have also read about potty patches. which if any have you all had best experiences with?

barneysmommmy · 05-28-2013, 03:08 AM

I am having potty woes also. But I am reading 7 days to housetrain your dog. It has been very helpful. Although today is the day I plan to implement the crate part, the dogs have been doing much better; simply because I have written down their schedules and then I 've been sticking to an outside time schedule. There is a section in there for dogs going from outside to potty pad. If you have a kindle, Amazon has the ebook for around $5. Good luck. Congratulations on your husband's new job.

randi88 · 05-28-2013, 03:28 AM

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Originally Posted by barneysmommmy

I am having potty woes also. But I am reading 7 days to housetrain your dog. It has been very helpful. Although today is the day I plan to implement the crate part, the dogs have been doing much better; simply because I have written down their schedules and then I 've been sticking to an outside time schedule. There is a section in there for dogs going from outside to potty pad. If you have a kindle, Amazon has the ebook for around $5. Good luck. Congratulations on your husband's new job.

Thank you do much! Ironically I am reading and posting from my kindle right now lol. I will download the book and give it a shot! Thanks so much. I am very concerned about going from a house to a upper level apartment. Should be an adventure for sure.

brenda mcmullin · 05-28-2013, 06:52 AM

Well if you can figure out how to potty train on a pee pad please let me know because Ella is hit and miss when she wants a treat she goes on the pad and makes sure I see it other wise she goes where she wants we are moving to a house next month so I am going to try to get her to go outside fingers crossed

Magnus · 05-28-2013, 08:56 AM

Have you guys tried that training spray to help them know where to go? I can't remember the one I used but I had good luck with it when training Magnus. Zoey was a lot more stubborn so it took her longer.

ChibiLuv · 06-08-2013, 02:23 PM

I put potty pads inside of a litter box (helped from "run off" if they miss). I used a crate to have him sleep in at night then first thing in the morning I would take him to the box and make him stay in there until he went. As soon as he started to go I said "good puppy" and when he was done I had treats near by to give him one. I would also feed him on a schedule, so if your feeding at 8 every morning you know about 8:20 they will probably have to go. I left just a bit of food out all day incase he starting feeling low blood sugar but that didn't seem to affect bathroom habits. Watch them for sniffing and circling, then run them to their pad asap. If they go even go a little bit where they are supposed to give treats and praise- hang in there!

shdyldy · 06-08-2013, 02:59 PM

We just did the same thing....go from a house where he was trained to go outside (he's 8 months) to a second floor apt. Between the frogs and the rain and not wanting to go outside in my PJ's I though I would try getting him to go on pads on the balcony. I will admit I probably gave up too soon, but he wanted no part of it and kept heading for the door to outside. I tried the spray and he just licked it! So I have given up, got my biggest umbrella out and don't care how the neighbors think I look, lol! Since he has the "out?" part down, I didn't want to confuse him by going backwards. Good luck!

Daisy Mabel · 06-23-2013, 06:40 PM

I am very curious to see if you have had any luck with this. I trained my 9 month old Daisy to go on potty pads in our garage right from the beginning. I also create her while I'm at work and at night. She was doing really well until a month ago. I left her at her groomers for a week while we were out of town. She went into heat while I was gone and every since I brought her home she almost refuses to go to our garage. She wants to go outside it will wait til she's created and then go in it. Today it was well over 12 hours in between her pee times and she hasn't pooped in over 24 hours. I left her in the garage most of the day today while we were outside washing the car so she could be close to us but she just don't go potty. I don't want her going outside. I am at my wits end as my husband doesn't want a house dog and he can't stand it when she goes in our house or her create. Please help me if you can.

randi88 · 06-26-2013, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Daisy Mabel

I am very curious to see if you have had any luck with this. I trained my 9 month old Daisy to go on potty pads in our garage right from the beginning. I also create her while I'm at work and at night. She was doing really well until a month ago. I left her at her groomers for a week while we were out of town. She went into heat while I was gone and every since I brought her home she almost refuses to go to our garage. She wants to go outside it will wait til she's created and then go in it. Today it was well over 12 hours in between her pee times and she hasn't pooped in over 24 hours. I left her in the garage most of the day today while we were outside washing the car so she could be close to us but she just don't go potty. I don't want her going outside. I am at my wits end as my husband doesn't want a house dog and he can't stand it when she goes in our house or her create. Please help me if you can.

We are coming along slowly but surely. We are confining them to the spare bathroom/laundry room when we are not home and at night with a puppy pad in a puppy pad holder. It clasps into the holder and has been very convenient. When they are confined they do great. Never miss a beat. However when they are out and about the house they don't seem to understand they need to go back to their pad to potty. Anywhere is free game. Any tips for helping them remember where their potty area is when they are out? Should I add another pad and holder somewhere else in the house that's more visable for when they are out? I was afraid to do this because I was afraid it would confuse them?

Kaitlynx89 · 06-26-2013, 02:07 PM

I have had great luck with the puppy pads! I would keep putting her on it and would put her on it when i saw her sniffing or circling. I also gave her a treat everytime she went. She actually learned really quick

Magnus · 06-26-2013, 06:37 PM

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Originally Posted by randi88

We are coming along slowly but surely. We are confining them to the spare bathroom/laundry room when we are not home and at night with a puppy pad in a puppy pad holder. It clasps into the holder and has been very convenient. When they are confined they do great. Never miss a beat. However when they are out and about the house they don't seem to understand they need to go back to their pad to potty. Anywhere is free game. Any tips for helping them remember where their potty area is when they are out? Should I add another pad and holder somewhere else in the house that's more visable for when they are out? I was afraid to do this because I was afraid it would confuse them?

I think I read that you should confine them to small area and slowly increase the area they can roam about. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to do it slowly so I just put pads EVERYWHERE. At least one in each room. After they got used to going on the pad, I started taking away one pad at a time. Took a while but now, I only leave out two pads in one room. One for each furbutt.

randi88 · 06-26-2013, 08:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Magnus

I think I read that you should confine them to small area and slowly increase the area they can roam about. Unfortunately, I wasn't able to do it slowly so I just put pads EVERYWHERE. At least one in each room. After they got used to going on the pad, I started taking away one pad at a time. Took a while but now, I only leave out two pads in one room. One for each furbutt.

This is the only thing that has made perfect sense to me! Every thing else has been clear as mud so to speak lol. My babies are my life but they are not the sharpest tools in the shed bless their little hearts :P they have the attention span of a hamster and the memory of a goldfish

LILYgirlandTAKA · 06-26-2013, 09:58 PM

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Originally Posted by randi88

DH just got a new job that is causing us to relocate. We are having to move into an apartment building and the only 2 bedroom they have available is an upper unit. I am curious how many of you have done either of these training types successfully? Especially with a dog who is already trained to go outdoors. Also the whole place is carpeted which is giving me slight panic attacks with a new puppy lol. Any tips / tricks would be greatly appreciated.

ETA: I have also read about potty patches. which if any have you all had best experiences with?

HI! I also live in an apartment on the second floor lol and we trained Taka to go on a potty pad by the sliding glass door that leads to the balcony. he will go on that now with no problem. the way I trained him is to tell him "go potty" and point at the pad and when he went in the house somewhere the first couple times I wiped it up with a paper towel and rubbed it on the pad. he would go to it and smell it then walk away. A week and a half of that and he used the pad

I was so happy that I said "good potty" and gave him a Kix (the cereal) and he loved it!! After that, He would go pee and poop on the pad and run to me for Kix (he would actually stare at me then the kix and back and forth until i gave it to him). He still does this now lol but i dont mind giving him a Kix, its cheap and it makes him happy and most of all, I dont have to clean up messes, haha. I keep a little container of Kix on the coffee table so its easy to get to! hope this helps!! sorry for the long rant lol....the pic is the pad i'm talking about.

ppastry · 08-27-2013, 06:03 PM

We have had Winston for one month now. He is 16 weeks old. I wanted to puppy pad train him so got a crate big enough to put his bed on one end and the puppy pad on the other. Kind of like the Puppy Apartment idea. It has two doors so he can go in and lay down for a nap and also another door so he can go to the bathroom. He now goes on demand after I lock him in for a bit and tell him make peeps. He waits for the treats and is praised and cuddled. I just can't get him to go in on his own and potty. He will go everywhere else but inside his potty spot. It is so hard to catch him in the act as you can't see him squat down to do it. I really am trying to be patient and am happy that he goes when I ask him. I am just getting a little discouraged that he won't go on his own once in a while. I think he may have done that twice in a month. I don't know what else to try. I am wondering if I made a mistake training him like this and not taking him outside. We travel in the winter out of the country and I didn't want to take him outdoors to potty so thought this would be a good way to train him. I also have a concrete patio area with a pool and hate the smell of urine in the summer when it gets hot so thought again this would be a good idea. I am so tired of reading but keep coming back to see if I missed anything. Should I keep doing this the same way? Or should I take the puppy pad out of his crate and leave it on the floor in front of it or in another spot. Problem is in another spot I can't keep him confined there to go.

buffy512 · 08-29-2013, 09:26 AM

I am thinking of doing potty pad as well. I also thought about doing litter box training as just scooping and throwing away the pee or poop was the most appealing part. Of course I would like for my dog to be comfortable to eliminate outside as well on occasions in which we are outside. Which I doubt will be a problem. I thought a little harder about the litter box training method and when my pups hair gets longer like show quality. I prefer to not have to worry about excess dirt and mess in her coat. So just something to think about. As far as your dog going onto the edge. One thing that I thought about doing is just getting a little litter box pan and putting the pads inside of that. Which will help with that problem. As I also liked the idea of washable pads. Which I have found at doggie pee pads. com with a reasonable price tag. Hope these suggestions help. It is a process but from my experience consistency is truly key.! Good Luck to all.!!!!

05-27-2013, 12:20 PM	#1
randi88 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: greeneville Posts: 223	Litter box training / puppy pad training in apartments successfully?? Help!! DH just got a new job that is causing us to relocate. We are having to move into an apartment building and the only 2 bedroom they have available is an upper unit. I am curious how many of you have done either of these training types successfully? Especially with a dog who is already trained to go outdoors. Also the whole place is carpeted which is giving me slight panic attacks with a new puppy lol. Any tips / tricks would be greatly appreciated. ETA: I have also read about potty patches. which if any have you all had best experiences with? __________________ Sarah , Rudi , Paisley Jade

06-08-2013, 02:23 PM	#6
ChibiLuv and molliluv too! Donating Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Irving TX, USA Posts: 1,619	I put potty pads inside of a litter box (helped from "run off" if they miss). I used a crate to have him sleep in at night then first thing in the morning I would take him to the box and make him stay in there until he went. As soon as he started to go I said "good puppy" and when he was done I had treats near by to give him one. I would also feed him on a schedule, so if your feeding at 8 every morning you know about 8:20 they will probably have to go. I left just a bit of food out all day incase he starting feeling low blood sugar but that didn't seem to affect bathroom habits. Watch them for sniffing and circling, then run them to their pad asap. If they go even go a little bit where they are supposed to give treats and praise- hang in there! __________________ Teapot Club Member

06-26-2013, 02:07 PM	#10
Kaitlynx89 YT Addict Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Ayer, Ma, US Posts: 476	I have had great luck with the puppy pads! I would keep putting her on it and would put her on it when i saw her sniffing or circling. I also gave her a treat everytime she went. She actually learned really quick __________________ Kaitlyn && Izzy

05-28-2013, 03:08 AM	#2
barneysmommmy Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Arkansas Posts: 1,310	I am having potty woes also. But I am reading 7 days to housetrain your dog. It has been very helpful. Although today is the day I plan to implement the crate part, the dogs have been doing much better; simply because I have written down their schedules and then I 've been sticking to an outside time schedule. There is a section in there for dogs going from outside to potty pad. If you have a kindle, Amazon has the ebook for around $5. Good luck. Congratulations on your husband's new job.

05-28-2013, 06:52 AM	#4
brenda mcmullin YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: May 2013 Location: NB Canada Posts: 4	Well if you can figure out how to potty train on a pee pad please let me know because Ella is hit and miss when she wants a treat she goes on the pad and makes sure I see it other wise she goes where she wants we are moving to a house next month so I am going to try to get her to go outside fingers crossed

05-28-2013, 08:56 AM	#5
Magnus Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Northern VA Posts: 3,192	Have you guys tried that training spray to help them know where to go? I can't remember the one I used but I had good luck with it when training Magnus. Zoey was a lot more stubborn so it took her longer.

06-08-2013, 02:59 PM	#7
shdyldy Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: West Palm Beach FL Posts: 126	We just did the same thing....go from a house where he was trained to go outside (he's 8 months) to a second floor apt. Between the frogs and the rain and not wanting to go outside in my PJ's I though I would try getting him to go on pads on the balcony. I will admit I probably gave up too soon, but he wanted no part of it and kept heading for the door to outside. I tried the spray and he just licked it! So I have given up, got my biggest umbrella out and don't care how the neighbors think I look, lol! Since he has the "out?" part down, I didn't want to confuse him by going backwards. Good luck!

06-23-2013, 06:40 PM	#8
Daisy Mabel YorkieTalk Newbie! Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Arkansas Posts: 3	I am very curious to see if you have had any luck with this. I trained my 9 month old Daisy to go on potty pads in our garage right from the beginning. I also create her while I'm at work and at night. She was doing really well until a month ago. I left her at her groomers for a week while we were out of town. She went into heat while I was gone and every since I brought her home she almost refuses to go to our garage. She wants to go outside it will wait til she's created and then go in it. Today it was well over 12 hours in between her pee times and she hasn't pooped in over 24 hours. I left her in the garage most of the day today while we were outside washing the car so she could be close to us but she just don't go potty. I don't want her going outside. I am at my wits end as my husband doesn't want a house dog and he can't stand it when she goes in our house or her create. Please help me if you can.

08-27-2013, 06:03 PM	#14
ppastry Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: aliquippa pa usa Posts: 25	We have had Winston for one month now. He is 16 weeks old. I wanted to puppy pad train him so got a crate big enough to put his bed on one end and the puppy pad on the other. Kind of like the Puppy Apartment idea. It has two doors so he can go in and lay down for a nap and also another door so he can go to the bathroom. He now goes on demand after I lock him in for a bit and tell him make peeps. He waits for the treats and is praised and cuddled. I just can't get him to go in on his own and potty. He will go everywhere else but inside his potty spot. It is so hard to catch him in the act as you can't see him squat down to do it. I really am trying to be patient and am happy that he goes when I ask him. I am just getting a little discouraged that he won't go on his own once in a while. I think he may have done that twice in a month. I don't know what else to try. I am wondering if I made a mistake training him like this and not taking him outside. We travel in the winter out of the country and I didn't want to take him outdoors to potty so thought this would be a good way to train him. I also have a concrete patio area with a pool and hate the smell of urine in the summer when it gets hot so thought again this would be a good idea. I am so tired of reading but keep coming back to see if I missed anything. Should I keep doing this the same way? Or should I take the puppy pad out of his crate and leave it on the floor in front of it or in another spot. Problem is in another spot I can't keep him confined there to go.

08-29-2013, 09:26 AM	#15
buffy512 YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: Central Texas Posts: 527	I am thinking of doing potty pad as well. I also thought about doing litter box training as just scooping and throwing away the pee or poop was the most appealing part. Of course I would like for my dog to be comfortable to eliminate outside as well on occasions in which we are outside. Which I doubt will be a problem. I thought a little harder about the litter box training method and when my pups hair gets longer like show quality. I prefer to not have to worry about excess dirt and mess in her coat. So just something to think about. As far as your dog going onto the edge. One thing that I thought about doing is just getting a little litter box pan and putting the pads inside of that. Which will help with that problem. As I also liked the idea of washable pads. Which I have found at doggie pee pads. com with a reasonable price tag. Hope these suggestions help. It is a process but from my experience consistency is truly key.! Good Luck to all.!!!!