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Bnot · 12-08-2006, 12:36 PM

This girl will NOT get in there to pee or poop! I bought a clear plastic box and cut the front out, and put her pee pad in there. I keep it in the room I'm in the most, and she is also confined to this room.

Any suggestions?

RLC12345678 · 12-08-2006, 02:12 PM

Sorry I don't pee pad train, but I'll bump this thread up for ya!

Little Bit · 12-08-2006, 06:26 PM

I would be interested to hear how this works out, I have tried it and sometimes they would use it, other times not.

Nancy

Patti · 12-09-2006, 05:21 AM

Cali has to spots with wee wee pads. One is the playpen in my bedroom which now is used only for her wee wee pad and she just hops in and uses it. The other is in the front of the house in a pad holder that is flat. You may want to try one of those holders.

Bnot · 12-09-2006, 10:18 PM

I didn't give her enough time! I'd put her in there several times, and just expected her to pee on the spot!

But I noticed since I have her confinded to the kitchen, she is using it!

I went back to Dollar General, and saw they had kitty litter boxes for $2.50 each, and bought 2 of them. Cut the fronts out and wala....doggie pee pad place. Putting those 2 where the other pads were, and hope she uses those too.

Maybe when she poops now, won't carry it with her a few feet out of the box, and no worry if she accidentally gets too close to the edge of the pads!

my2boyz · 12-10-2006, 07:59 AM

Try putting one of her 'used' wee-wee pads in the litter box...that way she will know that's where she's supposed to go. I had to do that with my boys and it worked for them...they always use the litter box when they can't get outside.

Bnot · 12-10-2006, 08:09 AM

She started using it! I just didn't really give enough time, and thought as soon as I put her in it, she should go.

After keeping her in the kitchen only, noticed pee spots on the wee pad in there.

Gracie2006 · 12-10-2006, 08:55 AM

I got tired of Gracie playing with her pee pads. Even with a holder she managed to have them all over her ex-pen. I just bought a litter pan yesterday and put one of her used pee pads in it. I still have a pad next to it. She won't use the litter pan. Perhaps I should get rid of that extra pad so she will think harder about using the pan.

Kodak · 12-10-2006, 10:28 AM

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Originally Posted by Gracie2006

I got tired of Gracie playing with her pee pads. Even with a holder she managed to have them all over her ex-pen. I just bought a litter pan yesterday and put one of her used pee pads in it. I still have a pad next to it. She won't use the litter pan. Perhaps I should get rid of that extra pad so she will think harder about using the pan.

I'm Lol at Gracie playing with the pee pads, Kodak did the same thing. Once he pee'd, I wiped it up with the pad, then flipped it over. I even put his poop on there so the scent would be on there. I confined him to one room with the pad. I put the pad in the doggy litter box, but he played with the pellets. So I just left the pad in there, and put a pad in any room that we were in together. He is 2 now, and uses it outside like clock work. But when I have to leave home, he uses the 1 pad that I do leave down.

yorkiewannabe · 12-10-2006, 10:49 AM

What did you use to cut the litter box? Like a box cutter? I bought 2 litter boxes, hoping my Roscoe would go on his pads in the box, as he sometimes goes on the edge.... but he didn't want anything to do with that! But maybe he would if it was easier to just walk right into the box?!

Thanks!

Bnot · 12-12-2006, 10:54 AM

I used a box cutter to cut the front out. But please, please be very careful doing this, you can cut the krap out of yourself easy!

I'm not about to say cutting it with a box cutter was easy, or beautiful job! But the ugly part, I just kept going over it till I got the sharp parts down to nothing.

I had to use a straight edge to get the bottom and side marked out. I penciled that in. Then went over it slowly a bunch of times with the box cutter.

Good luck, and if its not "beautiful" use the pee pad to cover the ugly up, lol.

12-08-2006, 12:36 PM	#1
Bnot YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mobile AL Posts: 1,399	Wee pad in litter box, no go This girl will NOT get in there to pee or poop! I bought a clear plastic box and cut the front out, and put her pee pad in there. I keep it in the room I'm in the most, and she is also confined to this room. Any suggestions?

12-09-2006, 05:21 AM	#4
Patti Donating YT 30K Club Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Illinois Posts: 35,509 Blog Entries: 6	Cali has to spots with wee wee pads. One is the playpen in my bedroom which now is used only for her wee wee pad and she just hops in and uses it. The other is in the front of the house in a pad holder that is flat. You may want to try one of those holders. __________________ Cali Pixie Roxie : RIP Nikki; RIP Maya;RIP my sweet Dixie girl 1/17/08 http://callipuppyscastle.bravehost.com/index.html

12-10-2006, 08:55 AM	#8
Gracie2006 Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Sequim, Wa Posts: 4,541	I got tired of Gracie playing with her pee pads. Even with a holder she managed to have them all over her ex-pen. I just bought a litter pan yesterday and put one of her used pee pads in it. I still have a pad next to it. She won't use the litter pan. Perhaps I should get rid of that extra pad so she will think harder about using the pan. __________________ Gracie loves Bailey. Holly loves Tucker. Proud member of the YT Gracie Girls.

12-10-2006, 10:49 AM	#10
yorkiewannabe Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: COLORADO Posts: 80	cut the litter box? What did you use to cut the litter box? Like a box cutter? I bought 2 litter boxes, hoping my Roscoe would go on his pads in the box, as he sometimes goes on the edge.... but he didn't want anything to do with that! But maybe he would if it was easier to just walk right into the box?! Thanks! __________________ Julie , Lily and Roscoe

12-08-2006, 02:12 PM	#2
RLC12345678 I heart Hootie & Hobbs Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: USA Posts: 7,149	Sorry I don't pee pad train, but I'll bump this thread up for ya!

12-08-2006, 06:26 PM	#3
Little Bit Tiny Dog Big Heart Donating Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Texas Posts: 6,205	I would be interested to hear how this works out, I have tried it and sometimes they would use it, other times not. Nancy

12-09-2006, 10:18 PM	#5
Bnot YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mobile AL Posts: 1,399	I didn't give her enough time! I'd put her in there several times, and just expected her to pee on the spot! But I noticed since I have her confinded to the kitchen, she is using it! I went back to Dollar General, and saw they had kitty litter boxes for $2.50 each, and bought 2 of them. Cut the fronts out and wala....doggie pee pad place. Putting those 2 where the other pads were, and hope she uses those too. Maybe when she poops now, won't carry it with her a few feet out of the box, and no worry if she accidentally gets too close to the edge of the pads!

12-10-2006, 07:59 AM	#6
my2boyz Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In my house :) Posts: 5,219	Try putting one of her 'used' wee-wee pads in the litter box...that way she will know that's where she's supposed to go. I had to do that with my boys and it worked for them...they always use the litter box when they can't get outside.

12-10-2006, 08:09 AM	#7
Bnot YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mobile AL Posts: 1,399	She started using it! I just didn't really give enough time, and thought as soon as I put her in it, she should go. After keeping her in the kitchen only, noticed pee spots on the wee pad in there.

12-12-2006, 10:54 AM	#11
Bnot YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Mobile AL Posts: 1,399	I used a box cutter to cut the front out. But please, please be very careful doing this, you can cut the krap out of yourself easy! I'm not about to say cutting it with a box cutter was easy, or beautiful job! But the ugly part, I just kept going over it till I got the sharp parts down to nothing. I had to use a straight edge to get the bottom and side marked out. I penciled that in. Then went over it slowly a bunch of times with the box cutter. Good luck, and if its not "beautiful" use the pee pad to cover the ugly up, lol.