What do you guys think of the puppy apartment?
 

Heyy guys! I haven't posted in a while, as i have been busy with exams and such. I was getting Jasper this year, but it came down to the decision that next summer would be much better due to personal reasons. I want the very best for him, and am willing to wait. So, I want to train Jasper to use the bathroom indoors, as I live in Canada, and it gets very cold here. I was thinking about buying this Puppy apartment, but am not sure if it would be worth the extra money then just buying disposable pee pads. So what better way to make the best decision then asking fellow Yorkie owners! (Especially the ones on yorkietalk ;)) Even though you probably don't know me, as I have not posted much yet, I spend day after day browsing forums, so i really feel like i can talk to you guys, and I know you! So if you could just browse around on the site I provide and tell me if this is a good thing to have, besides disposable pee pads, that would be great!

Puppy Apartment

Thanks a million!
-Marie :D

Its a good concept.
I did kind of the same thing....but i bought an xpen from Petedge.
I put his bed/play area at one side and a pad on the other side.
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Riley has full run of the bedroom now so now instead of the xpen, I have a Purina second nature doggie litter box with a pad inside it, in the corner of the room. I also have a diaper genie for the used pads so there is no smell in my place.

Riley is trained to go outside, or inside.

Good Luck!! :)

Thanks for the quick feedback guys! I agree it is way to much money, and I really like the idea of getting a much cheaper xpen and having it the way you did Riley (: , And once he is fully trained i think i will also get the litter box and diaper gene! Terrific idea! And don't worry cowgirl, i am very open to opinions and won't take any helpful words the wrong way :)

I don't understand why it is so expensive? Monthly payments?! It's just a wire crate. I have a huge one for my two (think great dane size), and I got it on Craigslist for $40. I would save your money and buy some potty pads and a crate.

And you can buy the large potty pads (for humans) at Sam's Club for alot less $$$$ if you decide you want to train for mostly indoor pottying.

I started with a child's play pen I got at a yard sale for $5 - made 1/2 side to play and the other side put the potty pad. Similar to what has been mentioned earlier.

It just looks like a regular crate with a pee pad in it.. If you wanted to you could just buy a crate for a lot less and place a potty pad in there.
I have two small dogs, and when I first brought home little Suzi she chose a potty spot, so I just placed a pee pad there. I heard that some pups do not like to poop in the same place the pee, So i placed anther pad next to the first one. Suzi used them easily. When I brought hoome Miely a year later she took to the pads fast. I think it was because of Suzi using them. I live in a apartment right now, so i just placed the pads along the hallway not close to where they eat. I change them nearly daily. the regular pads are suppose to have a scent to them that attracts dogs to go potty. My brother and family use the adult size ones, but I do not think thay have the scent. They are much bigger though. I thought about trying the Potty Patch. It is fake grass in a square shape, they pee in there, and it collects down on the bottom tray. I know every time i take my 2 out they will go on the grass after walking a little bit. Their a several different types of potty patch around. I just don't know how successful they are. My 2 dogs are now 2 and 3 yrs old. Fully trained to use the pads. Their are also some members on YT that sell re useable potty pads.

I agree with everyone on here...looks like a big create with puppy pads in it! Cheaper to just do it yourself?

Seems like a HUGE waste of money. I would just use the piddle pads in one spot that you want your buddy to go & praise them when they use it.

looks like just a crate to me...can buy them at nearly any pet product place.

Are we on Candid Camera??? LOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOLOL

This is a joke, Right???????????

I have an x-pen for Teddy and he LOVES IT! It is a bigger one 4X4. He has his bed, toys, water, potty pad, etc. He sleeps in there at night and stays in there when we aren't home. Ours folds up so we are able to take it places with us. I think the brand we have is precision.

Just looks like a crate! And fyi, when Gabby pees in her crate, she thinks it's gross & balls up in the corner after she pulls all of her toys away from it.

Haha, thanks so much for all your opinions, i just saw this and i never really thought to look at how much crates were, since i have never bought one. I am definitely not buying it now, i can't believe I didn't think to just get a cheaper crate and put a bed and pee pad in it *hits forehead* :D , He will only have to sleep in the crate until he is potty trained, then it is my bed :D , There is almost always someone here, so i don't worry much about him staying in a crate all day. Thanks again!

There are crates that have dividers and 2 entry ways. For a yorkie the most it would run is some $60. This idea is a good one, but they are robbing folks of $125 and a payment plan. The divider that comes with come crates you can easily take wire cutters and make a whole so to create the same exact thing as puppyapartment.com. As others have suggested you can buy an ex-pen and make your own "apartment" for your little guy.

Our yorkie will be two in a few weeks. He was potty trained with pads and an ex-pen but after he turned 1 he was more inclined to do his buisness outside.

Also consider leg lifting when he goes potty

awww guys... did you not notice the add said "the method would not work without the "special" training DVD"???:rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

That is what makes this program so "special":rolleyes::rolleyes::rolleyes:

:lol tears:animal37:eyetearss

I tried the xpen I put his cage, food and a training pad in it and Secret hated it! All he did was cry. So I moved him into my bathroom (half bath) put all the same things and he loves it. He's only in the bathroom when we're working. He's house trained but I'm still not ready to let him stay out all day by him self. When he's in the bathroom he'll use the pad but when he's around the house while we're home he won't use the pad I leave out for him he'll just hold it. So I kinda don't trust him just yet :s I say don't waste your on the puppy apartment (lol)and do what ever will save you the most money! Good Luck

Potty training inside and out
 

We started Deuce off on washable pee pads and then began training him to go outside. He would use the pee pad if we missed his cue to go out. We would not scold him. Well we had it in a convenient location so he would use it when he wanted. At about a year old we removed the pee pad and put it downstairs in the furnace room and continued to take his cues to go outside. Now he just uses the pee pad when it is raining or if we miss his cue to go outside. This is exactly what we wanted to accomplish with him. I like having a plan B for him when the weather is bad. We use washable pads and I have about four that I rotate.

that part had me rolling. WTH??? :rolleyes:

I honestly don't like the idea of the pee-pad being so close to the puppy's bed anyway. I mean I wouldn't want to sleep next to my toilet. If you change the pad after every time the dog pees on it that will get very expensive and if you don't change it the pad will smell. I wouldn't want my dog to be sleeping next to a stinky pee-pad. I don't like the idea of crate training one way or another. My yorkie goes inside on pee-pads because our schedule is so irregular that it is simply impossible to train him to go outside and maintain a routine. His pee-pad is in the opposite corner from where his bed and food dish are. And it took a bit of time to train him to go on the pee-pad. I just put him over on it every hour or so and sometimes he went on it. And now he just goes over to it to do his business.