Peeing outside the pee pads?? - YorkieTalk.com Forums

yorkiemom08 · 03-03-2009, 11:34 AM

Hello YT,

I need some advise please! Every time Paco goes to pee on his pee pad he ends up going all over the floor ... which is getting a little annoying and gross. I have hard wood floors and they are starting to smell like his pee. I clean it up as soon as it happens but when I'm at work I can't until I get home. I've tried putting towels and pee pads under the pee pad tray around the areas where he usually wets the floor but it doesn't work. I'm considering litter training him, he will soon be 9 months old so I don't know if it will be hard to train him now.

Has anyone litter trained they're furbaby? If so do you have any tips for me? I'm also wondering about the litter ... he likes to get into my flower pots for the soil ... will litter harm him if he eats it?

VicAndLeslie · 03-03-2009, 11:39 AM

Does he kick up grass after he goes outside?

If he does the mess will be pretty bad kicking litter all over.

yorkiemom08 · 03-03-2009, 11:43 AM

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Originally Posted by VicAndLeslie

Does he kick up grass after he goes outside?

If he does the mess will be pretty bad kicking litter all over.

He doesn't go when we're out for a walk, he'll only go on his pee pad ... is that weird? Should I be worried about that?

iluvchewy · 03-03-2009, 11:51 AM

I have 3 dogs, and 1 of mine I accidentally trained to ONLY go on the pee pads. With a lot of coaxing she'll go on a pee pad somewhere else (at someone else's house for example), but she will NOT go outside either. I think the only bad thing with that is if there is not a pee pad around to go on (visiting someone else's house for a weekend). My Chloe got a UTI once from holding her pee too long, she just refuses to go.
I've never tried the litter, but do have a pee pad in the house for the dogs to use. Do you only have the one dog? Maybe he doesn't want to pee where another dog did and goes off the mat? I have a tray under mine which has been working, but ocasionally 1 will miss. And I've yet to be able to successfully train my 8 mo. old puppy on where to go... ~sigh~
I've heard people mention having a fake fire hydrant type thing in the middle of the pee pad for a boy dog to aim for?

bjh · 03-03-2009, 12:22 PM

One solution would be to get a small piece of vinyl flooring that is bigger than the pee pad and put the pee pad on top of that. That is what I did back when we had carpet. Another thing I do that works good it to just sit a jug in the middle of the pee pad. The boys and girls both like that. I just fill up an empty laundry detergent jug with water and sit it in the middle of the pee pad. It is the same concept as a fake fire hydrant.

My Tucker Boy · 03-03-2009, 12:40 PM

I line an exersize pen with the pee pads and Tucker goes inside to pee. I have the pee pads go a little beyond the pen because he has a tendency to hike and pee on the pen. My Mother-in-law made edeges out of some wood that go around the pee pad area that gives her dog a specific area she is to pee in. Being a female she doesnt hike so it works well for her. If Tucker didnt have the walls of the pen to keep him in the right area he would probably pee off the pads too.

yorkiemom08 · 03-03-2009, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by iluvchewy

I have 3 dogs, and 1 of mine I accidentally trained to ONLY go on the pee pads. With a lot of coaxing she'll go on a pee pad somewhere else (at someone else's house for example), but she will NOT go outside either. I think the only bad thing with that is if there is not a pee pad around to go on (visiting someone else's house for a weekend). My Chloe got a UTI once from holding her pee too long, she just refuses to go.
I've never tried the litter, but do have a pee pad in the house for the dogs to use. Do you only have the one dog? Maybe he doesn't want to pee where another dog did and goes off the mat? I have a tray under mine which has been working, but ocasionally 1 will miss. And I've yet to be able to successfully train my 8 mo. old puppy on where to go... ~sigh~
I've heard people mention having a fake fire hydrant type thing in the middle of the pee pad for a boy dog to aim for?

Hello! Yes I only have Paco, and I do always have a pee pad down for him. The problem is that he barely makes it in the pee pad tray and hikes up his leg and that's when the pee lands outside the pee pad

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yorkiemom08 · 03-03-2009, 12:55 PM

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Originally Posted by bjh

One solution would be to get a small piece of vinyl flooring that is bigger than the pee pad and put the pee pad on top of that. That is what I did back when we had carpet. Another thing I do that works good it to just sit a jug in the middle of the pee pad. The boys and girls both like that. I just fill up an empty laundry detergent jug with water and sit it in the middle of the pee pad. It is the same concept as a fake fire hydrant.

Great idea about the empty detergent bottle, thank you!

Tanjay · 03-03-2009, 01:00 PM

Buddy is good he pees on the pee pad then all of a sudden for no reason at all, he will pee else where, and you start to think WHY? I just dont get it, he is 7 1/2 months old. I like the idea of the vinyl below the pee pad, but I would love to understand the following quote

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Another thing I do that works good it to just sit a jug in the middle of the pee pad. The boys and girls both like that. I just fill up an empty laundry detergent jug with water and sit it in the middle of the pee pad. It is the same concept as a fake fire hydrant

bjh · 03-03-2009, 01:18 PM

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Originally Posted by Tanjay

Buddy is good he pees on the pee pad then all of a sudden for no reason at all, he will pee else where, and you start to think WHY? I just dont get it, he is 7 1/2 months old. I like the idea of the vinyl below the pee pad, but I would love to understand the following quote

What it amounts to is that some dogs (even females) like to hike their leg and the jug in the middle of a pee pad gives them a target.

Plus it helps keep the pad in one place. Some puppies love to destroy pee pad, especially the disposable ones. I use the washable ones and the jug in the middle works great.

Tanjay · 03-03-2009, 01:45 PM

Thats an excellent idea, I do get wary that Buddy is trying to cock his leg whilst peeing on the pad

jmdt · 03-03-2009, 02:23 PM

The problem my Coco has is that he puts his front paws on the paper so he thinks he's on it but he just catches the edge almost every time. My girls go totally on it. PS he still squats.

Katylou · 03-03-2009, 03:35 PM

I have the same problem with Sophie Mae - she puts her two tiny front paws on the pad and pees on the floor. I'm hoping she will outgrow it. She is 7 months old. She will go outside too. Both my girls will go inside and outside which I consider a plus.

golfbooboo · 03-03-2009, 04:00 PM

I bought a plastic table cloth with a felt back and folded it and put the wee wee pad tray on it. If she misses, it does not get on my hardwood floor. It has worked better than anything else I have tried.

yorkiemom08 · 03-04-2009, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by jmdt

The problem my Coco has is that he puts his front paws on the paper so he thinks he's on it but he just catches the edge almost every time. My girls go totally on it. PS he still squats.

That's exactly what Paco does, along with lifting his leg.

03-03-2009, 11:34 AM	#1
yorkiemom08 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Canada Posts: 124	Peeing outside the pee pads?? Hello YT, I need some advise please! Every time Paco goes to pee on his pee pad he ends up going all over the floor ... which is getting a little annoying and gross. I have hard wood floors and they are starting to smell like his pee. I clean it up as soon as it happens but when I'm at work I can't until I get home. I've tried putting towels and pee pads under the pee pad tray around the areas where he usually wets the floor but it doesn't work. I'm considering litter training him, he will soon be 9 months old so I don't know if it will be hard to train him now. Has anyone litter trained they're furbaby? If so do you have any tips for me? I'm also wondering about the litter ... he likes to get into my flower pots for the soil ... will litter harm him if he eats it? __________________ Paco's mom Last edited by yorkiemom08; 03-03-2009 at 11:35 AM.

03-03-2009, 11:51 AM	#4
iluvchewy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 130	I have 3 dogs, and 1 of mine I accidentally trained to ONLY go on the pee pads. With a lot of coaxing she'll go on a pee pad somewhere else (at someone else's house for example), but she will NOT go outside either. I think the only bad thing with that is if there is not a pee pad around to go on (visiting someone else's house for a weekend). My Chloe got a UTI once from holding her pee too long, she just refuses to go. I've never tried the litter, but do have a pee pad in the house for the dogs to use. Do you only have the one dog? Maybe he doesn't want to pee where another dog did and goes off the mat? I have a tray under mine which has been working, but ocasionally 1 will miss. And I've yet to be able to successfully train my 8 mo. old puppy on where to go... ~sigh~ I've heard people mention having a fake fire hydrant type thing in the middle of the pee pad for a boy dog to aim for? __________________ Erin, mom to furbabies Chewy, Chloe and Peanut

03-03-2009, 01:45 PM	#11
Tanjay Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Leyland, England Posts: 144	Thats an excellent idea, I do get wary that Buddy is trying to cock his leg whilst peeing on the pad __________________ Buddy & Ollie Levi

03-03-2009, 02:23 PM	#12
jmdt YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Long Island, NY USA Posts: 3,498	The problem my Coco has is that he puts his front paws on the paper so he thinks he's on it but he just catches the edge almost every time. My girls go totally on it. PS he still squats. __________________ Coco, Pebbles, Trixie, and Wally LOVE MY BABIES!!

03-03-2009, 04:00 PM	#14
golfbooboo Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Richmond, VA Posts: 49	I bought a plastic table cloth with a felt back and folded it and put the wee wee pad tray on it. If she misses, it does not get on my hardwood floor. It has worked better than anything else I have tried. __________________ Golfbooboo

03-03-2009, 11:39 AM	#2
VicAndLeslie Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Yuma, AZ/San Diego, CA Posts: 45	Does he kick up grass after he goes outside? If he does the mess will be pretty bad kicking litter all over.

03-03-2009, 12:22 PM	#5
bjh Donating YT 5000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Southeast Texas Posts: 7,959	One solution would be to get a small piece of vinyl flooring that is bigger than the pee pad and put the pee pad on top of that. That is what I did back when we had carpet. Another thing I do that works good it to just sit a jug in the middle of the pee pad. The boys and girls both like that. I just fill up an empty laundry detergent jug with water and sit it in the middle of the pee pad. It is the same concept as a fake fire hydrant.

03-03-2009, 12:40 PM	#6
My Tucker Boy Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Ozark, AL, US Posts: 82	I line an exersize pen with the pee pads and Tucker goes inside to pee. I have the pee pads go a little beyond the pen because he has a tendency to hike and pee on the pen. My Mother-in-law made edeges out of some wood that go around the pee pad area that gives her dog a specific area she is to pee in. Being a female she doesnt hike so it works well for her. If Tucker didnt have the walls of the pen to keep him in the right area he would probably pee off the pads too.

03-03-2009, 03:35 PM	#13
Katylou Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: May 2008 Location: Florida Posts: 335	I have the same problem with Sophie Mae - she puts her two tiny front paws on the pad and pees on the floor. I'm hoping she will outgrow it. She is 7 months old. She will go outside too. Both my girls will go inside and outside which I consider a plus.