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Puppy Apartment I'm thinking of getting a puppy apartment to house train Benny, I've seen a few video's about how it works and I'm wondering if it's worth the cost. I was curious if anyone has even used one of these and if they have had any luck with them? Also I was thinking about getting the Medium size one since Benny always shreds the pee-pads, I was thinking about getting a potty patch but was wondering if it would fit? Any information is appreciated! |
I saw this in a photo on YT somewhere... didn't know what it was, lol. Bump! |
Do you mean the potty training puppy apartment? If so, we have one in a size small (could've went with a XS if truth be told) and we LOVE it! We bought it before we brought KS home. She was potty trained in no time and still uses it to this day. We have been very impressed. We buy pads from tractor supply for it now. It's cheaper. The wee wee pad brand. You can get a box of 100 for $20. Hope that helps. :) I have pix of our set up somewhere on here. We ordered the xpen to go with too. |
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I have one from richell that actually expands to five feet long if we need to leave her for any extended time so she has room for food and water and toys. It can also be just enough for her bed and a good sized bathroom. I got it on wayfiar. I bought the medium but the small would have bee fine. It has a floor and comes in two wood colors. I love ours.....it was pretty pricey but I want one that would blend into the room... |
1 Attachment(s) here is a pic of mine. it also has a separate door and top you can buy separtley (which I did) |
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Anyone have experience in potty training to go outside along with using the puppy apartment during the day (when you're at work or such)? |
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I just wanted to add that I was watching the DVD that was sent with the puppy apartment and they said to train your dog in the apartment first, then once the puppy is trained then you can start training outside, but they don't recommend doing both at once because it can confuse the pup. |
Charlie ( 2 1/2 years) has the puppy apartment and it is what helped me house train him. When I just left him in my laundry room ( before the puppy apt.) with a pee pad he destroyed the pee pad and used it as a toy and went to the bathroom any where on the floor?!!??!? Interestingly enough, he prefers to go outside and potty so I keep a pee pad in the apt but it never gets used - but I feel better knowing if I'm gone too long ( which is rare) he can go to the bathroom in his apt. and not be uncomfortable. I bought the metal one - I didn't know they made a pretty wooden one - I would have preferred that. Charlie loves his apt. and will chose to go in there to sleep even when I'm home and leave him out to run around. He seems to feel very safe in there. I would highly recommend it!! I don't want to jinx myself, but Charlie hasn't had an accident in over a year!! The first year of his life I was about to give up on him being housebroken and bought him a belly band because he could not be trusted. I think you will be very happy with the puppy apt. Good luck!! |
i have a little girl that is 16 weeks. we brought her home at 12 weeks and immediately use the puppy apt. it was hit or miss for about 2 weeks but as of the past week we are able to leave the doors open and give her access to the first floor of our home with no accidents. we only close the doors at night for safety reasons. when she is tired she puts herself in for naps and uses the pads regularly. so for us it is working. |
Wouldn't it just be cheaper to buy a larger 2 door crate with a divider and cut a hole in the divider? (Smoothing out the edges of course so the furbabies don't get cut) Or is there something else that's special about the crate? |
Probably, but I was not prepared to do that. The important thing is that the sleeping area should only large enough to sleep, stand, turn around. And then have access to the pads when needed. Otherwise puppy will soil the sleeping area. I'm sure there are other ways to train a puppy. This is what I am using and so far so good. :aimeeyork |
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mine expands so it great for when we are gone for longer so she has some run room and a pee/poo room |
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I haven't seen the video to know what is on it, and I have no idea how well it actually works, but IMO this type of marketing smacks of disingenuity. |
I have the PTPA too. Size small. I love it. He still has accident's from time to time, but I would guess that could be expected from time to time with any method of potty training. I love it, Bentley took to it right away. I keep an extra pee pad on the floor in my bedroom just in case he thinks he can't make it down the hall. 9 times out of 10 he stops playing and run past the pad in my bedroom and right into his PTPA and does his business.:D Just last week I added a porta yard to it. Got one at Petco instead of the PTPA one. |
Found my pic. I have the pen on the side of the PTPA. The pen is in the living room and the pen is in the kitchen just in case of accidents. http://www.yorkietalk.com/forums/att...n-img_0766.jpg |
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ok, i feel i need to share the ups and downs. emma was doing great for about a week plus. but it seems that she has now started to wait until we let her out of the ptpa and she pees and poos right outside of the gate we have on the kitchen. almost like she is upset that she is confined to the kitchen. so my question is...is it possible that she can actually pee and poop out of anger or frustration about being confined to the kitchen when she hears activity outside the gate. or is she too young (16 weeks) like newborn babies that cannot be spoiled at such an early age. i was just feeling like i could give her move freedom but now i dont know. i feel like i have to start all over and really crate her but my family is very against that. |
Maybe it's just me but the idea of the dog sleeping so close to the potty place and the odor bothers me. I am going to use an expen with a crate on one end and a rascal box on the other. |
Rascal box? |
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Interesting. I missed those post. Thanks Melissa |
I change the pad every time she uses it so it doesnt stay long. If I give her more space (xpen)she would just occasionally pee on the floor and that does not work for me.lol This works better than anything I have. When I put her in a the smaller crate without the pad she just goes in there and barks until I come clean it up.. It did take a while to be consistant and she did have accidents but they are few and far between in the apt. |
1 Attachment(s) Here's a pict of ours. We already had our travel crate so I didn't really want to purchase another. Also, we have hardwood floors throughout out house so we needed something with a floor. This one has a detachable floor and roof screen so it works well for us and it folds compact so I can take it with when I go to visit my Mommy. |
That looks like what I used but mine was a crate within a crate. I had a large crate from when My lab was being treated for heart worms had to be crated for a few months. I put Teddy's crate inside the large crate with puppy pad, food, and water. This was his home for the first few months. We still will bring the large crate when visiting family. |
@ldyrev1 I was looking into one of those! Is it sturdy enough? My Mia is less than 3lbs @ 18 weeks, I read some of the reviews and some people said they had a prob with it collapsing, I'm grateful to have found a YT member to ask about the sturdiness any input would be appreciated!! |
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