Help! Lilly keeps ripping her piss pad up! - YorkieTalk.com Forums

Hoggbond · 01-23-2009, 08:51 PM

We are training Lilly to go on a pee pad. She actually does this very well. Because she is still a puppy we do xpen her from time to time, especially when we leave, so she doesn't have full run of the house.

When we leave, she often rips her piss pad up to shreds. Then it is ripped up, so she ends up peeing on the floor, because the pad is crumpled up in the corner.

The hard part is, she doesn't do this when we are here, so how do I catch her to tell her NO????

Little Bit · 01-23-2009, 09:32 PM

I am sorry you are having that problem. I know how frustrating that can be. You might try using a potty pad holder (frame) or use washable potty pads.

chloesMama · 01-23-2009, 11:00 PM

I agree a pee pad holder helps alot. I bought the heavier one with a bottom and a snap on each end (it was way easier to change than the snap together frame type ones) and since they can't easily access the ends to grab and shake , it may help.

I also bought the bitter apple spray and sprayed the pad ( lightly) with it as a deterrent in the beginning.

AVERYxo · 01-23-2009, 11:35 PM

i am not much help, i havent had this problem, i'm sorry!

the pad frame, may help.. or the washable pads, like mentioned above!

hope you figure somethin' out!

and i just have to say, i can't help but laugh at the way you said piss pad!

i haven't heard it called that before!

nansyorkies · 01-24-2009, 10:52 PM

when my last 2 boys were pups they would shred the disposable pissy pads. with my litter now i use washable pissy pads.

mscat · 01-24-2009, 11:37 PM

Their are YT members on here that sell the washable type of pee pads. They might work better for your little darling.

abock · 01-25-2009, 04:19 PM

so sorry to hear you are having this issue. Mine did it too. Nothing helped...not even the pad holders. Also, she'd pee on the pad but won't poop on it! Very frustrating. After about 6 weeks of using the pads, (I got my pup when she was 4mos. and pad trained.) I finally switched her to doing her business outside. Good luck. I hope you can get it to work for you.

chasenluke · 01-28-2009, 06:16 PM

I have the same problem and the trays didn't work for us. I even tried the bitter apple spray. One day I just put the tray in the pen with no pad and she used it

. It is a little messier to clean but keeps it in one spot off the floor.

01-23-2009, 08:51 PM	#1
Hoggbond Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Westbank Posts: 68	Help! Lilly keeps ripping her piss pad up! We are training Lilly to go on a pee pad. She actually does this very well. Because she is still a puppy we do xpen her from time to time, especially when we leave, so she doesn't have full run of the house. When we leave, she often rips her piss pad up to shreds. Then it is ripped up, so she ends up peeing on the floor, because the pad is crumpled up in the corner. The hard part is, she doesn't do this when we are here, so how do I catch her to tell her NO????

01-23-2009, 09:32 PM	#2
Little Bit Tiny Dog Big Heart Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 6,205	I am sorry you are having that problem. I know how frustrating that can be. You might try using a potty pad holder (frame) or use washable potty pads. __________________ Little Bit

01-23-2009, 11:00 PM	#3
chloesMama YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: here :) Posts: 1,182	I agree a pee pad holder helps alot. I bought the heavier one with a bottom and a snap on each end (it was way easier to change than the snap together frame type ones) and since they can't easily access the ends to grab and shake , it may help. I also bought the bitter apple spray and sprayed the pad ( lightly) with it as a deterrent in the beginning. __________________ *Chloe & Sydney*

01-23-2009, 11:35 PM	#4
AVERYxo Lovin' my Girlies!! Donating Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Orange County, CALIFORNIA Posts: 3,609	i am not much help, i havent had this problem, i'm sorry! the pad frame, may help.. or the washable pads, like mentioned above! hope you figure somethin' out! and i just have to say, i can't help but laugh at the way you said piss pad! i haven't heard it called that before! __________________ Meg & my baby girls Avie & Gemma

01-24-2009, 11:37 PM	#6
mscat YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: Hanford, CA Posts: 4,895	Their are YT members on here that sell the washable type of pee pads. They might work better for your little darling. __________________ "No matter how little money & how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich."

01-24-2009, 10:52 PM	#5
nansyorkies Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Harlem,Ga. Posts: 144	when my last 2 boys were pups they would shred the disposable pissy pads. with my litter now i use washable pissy pads.

01-25-2009, 04:19 PM	#7
abock Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Erie Posts: 46	so sorry to hear you are having this issue. Mine did it too. Nothing helped...not even the pad holders. Also, she'd pee on the pad but won't poop on it! Very frustrating. After about 6 weeks of using the pads, (I got my pup when she was 4mos. and pad trained.) I finally switched her to doing her business outside. Good luck. I hope you can get it to work for you.

01-28-2009, 06:16 PM	#8
chasenluke Yorkie Yakker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Louisiana Posts: 39	I have the same problem and the trays didn't work for us. I even tried the bitter apple spray. One day I just put the tray in the pen with no pad and she used it . It is a little messier to clean but keeps it in one spot off the floor.