What are your thoughts about training a dog to use a litter box? Where I live there are supposedly no pets allowed, but I noticed that one of my neighbors not only has a dog, but a cat as well. One time I saw her taking the dog out for a walk, and I always see the cat in her windows. She doesn't have easy access to a yard, but I do, so I was thinking about asking the building owner if I can get a very small dog. I think that if I put a litter box in the yard, a low-profile type of box where a small dog can easily step into it, that the owner might go for it.
Training a small dog to use a litter box
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I was thinking about it for a dog because the owner of the building I live in says that no pets are allowed, but since people have pets and are walking them, I figured that the building owner wouldn't be opposed to me(my) putting something small and manageable in the yard that I have access to. I really want a little small dog, and I feel that I could keep him or her with relatively no problems at all, especially if they are trained well.
Fake grass box, I like this idea! I want something that is very low-key and out of the way. Of course I have to get the building owner to agree first. I'm sort of thinking that the building owner doesn't know that this person I've mentioned here has pets, so I'm going to have to tip-toe around the subject. Maybe the potty training method won't even be an issue.They also have fake grass boxes
I like the wee wee pad idea too. I know about those, but had forgotten all about them until you mentioned them here. If I'm not mistaken (although I could be) I saw an interview conducted by the late Joan Rivers with the guy who invented wee wee pads.
I'm very enthusiastic about all of these ideas.
Woolsy
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We haven't had a problem with this one yet as we are living in a place where our dogs can do their thing everywhere as long as there is grass.
I'm wondering whether dogs will know the difference between the fake grass and the real grass because they don't base their reality with their eyesight only but mostly with their sense of smell.
I'm wondering whether dogs will know the difference between the fake grass and the real grass because they don't base their reality with their eyesight only but mostly with their sense of smell.
Dogs probably would be able to tell fake grass from the real thing because there are many dogs out there that like to eat grass. The minute they took a bite of the fake stuff, then they would probably know, I'm guessing. I could be wrong though
. The dog that I want to get would be able to do his or her thing on grass, but I would want to be able to train the dog to go in the same area all of the time, therefore my idea about the the litter box. I rent the home that I live in, so even through there is grass, I wouldn't be able to let the dog do its thing all over the place in the same way I would if I owned my home and grass.
It's still up in the air about whether or not I'm going to get a small dog. I have a yard to let the dog run around it, however our back yard has a huge sewage leak from a busted pipe, so it's a good thing I didn't get a dog yet. The pipe is due to be fixed sometime soon, but it is going to take awhile before the ground becomes completely dry again. Right now it's a waiting game as far as purchasing a dog goes.
Teaching dogs to urinate in the same place is not that hard for dogs to learn. The hard part is for the owners because they have to constantly accompany their dog or puppy to that place where it needs to urinate. Litter box is good to use but I don't know if dogs can learn how to aim their urine, especially with male dogs.