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asganga66 · 05-17-2007, 03:54 PM

My yorkie sometimes misses her pad as well. I have a play yard set up in our family room where her bed is, food and water and pee pad. I went to a fabric store and found vynal on a roll (I think people would use it to upholster seating) and bought three yards for $30. I put it underneath our play yard and if Kiki misses, I can just easily wipe it up with a Clorox Wipe. It is thick enough so she can't tear it up. This has really worked well for us.

Anna

KimMee's Mom · 05-17-2007, 04:15 PM

I have wood floors too and I have a large exercise pen in my kitchen with a piece of formica on the floor inside the pen for accidents and sometimes they like to dig to China

my pups stay in the pen when I am gone. I haven't had any trouble with the pee on the wood floor because I usually see it right away and clean it up but I agree that it would eat away at the finish.

Nigel's Mom · 05-17-2007, 05:55 PM

i've got wood floors also, and keep my eyes peeled in case the little guy has a marking incident, but it makes it a lot easier to clean up

doortego · 05-17-2007, 07:07 PM

I have had wood parquet in my kitchen for the last 15 years but plan to take it up & install ceramic tile. You do have to get the accidents up really quickly on the wood or the finish becomes tacky & it just doesn't seem as clean to me as tile I could use a disinfectant & water cleaner on. If you know you will have accidents, I really wouldn't recommend the wood.

However, if we are comparing wood to carpet, the wood is much superior for clean up.

Sukoshi's Mom · 05-17-2007, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Amber_lv

OMG are your yorkies names Frick and Frack?? OMg if they are that is hillarious cause that's what i wanted to name Peeka and Boo i love those names!!

PEEKA and BOO?!?!? HILARIOUS!!!!!!!!

Sukoshi's Mom · 05-17-2007, 08:09 PM

We were actually in the process of having our carpet torn up and hard wood floors refinished the week before we brought Sukoshi home, and we haven't had any problems with the hard wood yet...but...our finish is so new, that I guess I won't know for a bit if any of her accidents will mess up the finish over time. I know it made it soooo much easier to clean up after her while she was still training to use her pads, and now she hits the pad 98% of the time, so we love the hard wood. I think everyone has a good point about it destroying the finish over time though. I'll have to keep an eye on ours.

LoveMyGirlz · 05-17-2007, 08:58 PM

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Originally Posted by Yorkie3

The pishpad sound wonderful. I was able to bring the site up, but none of the links are working. Is it expensive? Maybe I'll be able to bring the links up later.

Were you able to view the links? I just did and they are working.
Expensive? I think they are worth the $$ - I bought a whole roll so I did pay a few bucks, but you can by one square for as little as $25 - and some other options as well.

https://df14.dot5hosting.com/~pishpa...063018a45ecaca

05-17-2007, 05:55 PM	#18
Nigel's Mom Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: NY, NY Posts: 35	i've got wood floors also, and keep my eyes peeled in case the little guy has a marking incident, but it makes it a lot easier to clean up __________________ Nigel Charles 7/11/2006 and Spencer Rhys 4/19/2007

05-17-2007, 07:07 PM	#19
doortego Little Bit & Buttons Donating Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: US Posts: 2,160	I have had wood parquet in my kitchen for the last 15 years but plan to take it up & install ceramic tile. You do have to get the accidents up really quickly on the wood or the finish becomes tacky & it just doesn't seem as clean to me as tile I could use a disinfectant & water cleaner on. If you know you will have accidents, I really wouldn't recommend the wood. However, if we are comparing wood to carpet, the wood is much superior for clean up. Last edited by doortego; 05-17-2007 at 07:10 PM.

05-17-2007, 08:09 PM	#21
Sukoshi's Mom I Love My Rugrats Donating Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: SoCal Posts: 2,578	We were actually in the process of having our carpet torn up and hard wood floors refinished the week before we brought Sukoshi home, and we haven't had any problems with the hard wood yet...but...our finish is so new, that I guess I won't know for a bit if any of her accidents will mess up the finish over time. I know it made it soooo much easier to clean up after her while she was still training to use her pads, and now she hits the pad 98% of the time, so we love the hard wood. I think everyone has a good point about it destroying the finish over time though. I'll have to keep an eye on ours. __________________ *Lisa* , Sukoshi, and Tanuki Sukoshi 's Diggy Sukoshi's 1st Birthday Party

05-17-2007, 03:54 PM	#16
asganga66 Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 215	My yorkie sometimes misses her pad as well. I have a play yard set up in our family room where her bed is, food and water and pee pad. I went to a fabric store and found vynal on a roll (I think people would use it to upholster seating) and bought three yards for $30. I put it underneath our play yard and if Kiki misses, I can just easily wipe it up with a Clorox Wipe. It is thick enough so she can't tear it up. This has really worked well for us. Anna

05-17-2007, 04:15 PM	#17
KimMee's Mom Donating Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,857	I have wood floors too and I have a large exercise pen in my kitchen with a piece of formica on the floor inside the pen for accidents and sometimes they like to dig to China my pups stay in the pen when I am gone. I haven't had any trouble with the pee on the wood floor because I usually see it right away and clean it up but I agree that it would eat away at the finish.