Doggy Litterboxes

[Guest Anonymous]

I am thinking of using this for my 1 year old male chinese crested. He is still having a problem fully grasping house breaking. I have heard cresteds are the hardest breed to housetrain for whatever reason--has anyone ever heard of/or used the doggy litterbox? Any info would be appreciated. I am more concerned recently because this far I have been using papers for my crested--but I now have a female rott/pitt puppy i am trying to housebreak and the papers are throwing her off..doggy litterbox seems to be the answer

[Guest Anonymous]

hmm never thought bout smell as odd as that sounds. ild prob have to change it just as often as the papers. he doesnt go too much though maybe 2x's a day after i feed him. not too bad--now the puppy thats a diff story :o

[izzy]

Tabatha used a litterbox whe she was a puppy, later we combine the box with walks where she can learn where are the places to do her stuff, until quit thel box definetly. i can say it works. :)

[kendalyn]

They're pretty popular in large cities. I know someone who uses one for her dog and it works well. It's pretty much the same thing as a cat. You have to clean it every day.

[courtnek]

If you do decide to use a litterbox, take the droppings outside and put them where you want them to go. It will help train them to go outside faster.

Also, get scentless litter. I know of a dog that was allergic to the flowery-smelling litter.

[Horsefeathers!]

I successfully litter box trained two of my small dogs (a Toy Poodle and a Lhasa Apso). Initially, I had grand images of keeping them both in show coat and didn't want the little darlin's to be exposed to the elements. Boy, did I get over that!

Anyhoo, litter training was the easiest thing I've ever done in regard to training a dog. All I had to do was put some of their waste into the box and then put them in there with it any time I saw a sign of pottying (circling, sniffing, that sort of thing). It didn't take long at all for them to catch on and it was soooooo convenient. I never had a problem with smells, but you do have to keep it cleaned out just like you would a cat box. It's easy enough because there's not much sifting involved... dogs don't typically bury it like cats do, so you just pluck it off the top and get rid of it.

Also, get scentless litter. I know of a dog that was allergic to the flowery-smelling litter.

Not only that, but it just smells right like someone took a poopy in a flower bed. Odorless is better. You can always sprinkle some baking soda in it if needed. Also, be sure NOT to use the scoopable clumping litter. When it gets wet, it virtually turns into cement. Not a good thing if you have a pup that would like to play in it. I nearly lost my Lhasa when she was a pup because she was playing in it and scooped up a whole mouthful of it and nearly choked to death. Between her salivating and my attempting to flush it out with water, it just got worse and worse. Not only that, if it's actually ingested, it can cause blockages. Stick with the non-clumping litter and you should be ok. It's cheaper, anyway. In a pinch, I have used plain sand. :)

[Guest Anonymous]

hmm thanks for the tips everyone--im glad you mentioned about the clumping litter too,that is the kind i would have thought to go for. thanks

[mouseatthebusstop]

I have never heard of them before