Have you heard of a grass-like product that you wash? - kind of astro-turf for dogs?
________________________________ From: Nancy Lucky <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, November 10, 2010 12:08:22 AM Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: indoor potty adventures yes it will work that is how I trained mine when they were babies to use the potty pads, I was lucky because I had neighbors that gave me a used pee potty pad and I put it down and Abbey went right on it. We only use them when it rains really hard as they like to go on the grass. I even stand out there with an umbrella so they do not get wet. Oh what we do for those babies.... Nancy and the girls --- On Tue, 11/9/10, Jacqueline Crawley-Ewing <[email protected]> wrote: >From: Jacqueline Crawley-Ewing <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: indoor potty adventures >To: [email protected] >Date: Tuesday, November 9, 2010, 3:52 PM > > > > > >Sounds like very sensible advice - a little unpleasantness for us but worth it >for the intervention benefits. Think of it as 'positive' reinforcement. > > > > > > ________________________________ From: Deanna Corey <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tue, November 9, 2010 1:35:45 PM >Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Re: indoor potty adventures > > >Hi Annette...I wouldn't spray bitter stuff but something you might do is to >have >your pad down in the kitchen and then when they miss it and poop elsewhere, >pick >up the poop, put it on the pad and show them what you are doing. Now LEAVE it >there for a bit...thats the hard part...but they will get it eventually that >you >have a plan of exactly WHERE they are to go potty!!!...same with the pee too! > >Waggin' Tails in The Dog Park, >Deanna > > and > The Dog Park Pack: >Nugget, Shuai-Li, Mouse, Myrtle, Mable,and Caleb and honorary non-dog members >of The Dog Park: > >Stella-Macaw, Stanley-Amazon, Miles the cat >www.joys4toys.com > > > > > ________________________________ From: Annette Le <[email protected]> >To: [email protected] >Sent: Mon, November 8, 2010 6:22:56 PM >Subject: [Chihuahuas] Re: indoor potty adventures > > >Thanks everyone for the input on indoor potty options. I like the idea of >getting a pee pad holder; might switch to that. I have a big packet of unused >pads in the cupboard. I noticed you can get them fairly cheap at Costco too. I >never thought about the cleaning of the artificial grass as really having to >clean three pieces which, I agree, doesn't sound too appealing. And I don't >want >it to be stinky! > > > >Now we've just let them start being in the whole kitchen instead of just half >of >it, basically, and it makes them really happy to be with us while we're >cooking, >washing dishes, etc., and gives them more room. However, they just pooped on >the >middle of the linoleum for the second time in two days! Do they need to go >back >to the smaller space? I really hate that idea, though, for various reasons. >Could we spray some bitter stuff there in addition to the odor remover stuff? > > >Well, it's my fault for wanting to get puppies and experience the whole thing! >haha Take care, Annette & family with Paco & Pixie (Seattle) > > > >
