Potty Patch - As Seen on TV, Large

Alright, I want to say from the get go that our dog did not want to use this. Not because he was scared of it or anything like that, it is just because he will not potty inside the house unless he has something like a bladder infection. We got this because he hurt his leg and could not go down our stairs by himself, so we wanted him to go potty inside the house until his leg has healed. It was not a hit, he was very interested in it, and a few times acted like me *might* go, but he knew he was inside the house and would not go. He held his business going on 25 hours before we caved and took him outside in fear of him wrecking his kidneys. (What can we say, he has a will and bladder of steel)

But I wanted to mention a few things I noticed that might help people decide whether to buy this or not:

First off the "large" potty patch has two of the small trays that are poorly connected by a strip of the same plastic that fits into slots, it does not cover the whole area that a dog could wee, thus in my opinion making the thing useless and urine can get under it anyways. Then it has one large strip of "grass" on top to make it look like one big item. So to be really safe you would want to put pee pads under the middle to catch run-off. Then the cleaning process is not "quick and easy",(I put some of our dog's urine on it to try to get him to use it so I do have experience cleaning it now) you have to take of the nasty grass and put it *somewhere* so you can grab the trays, not spill urine, and take it to your bathtub and scrub... everyday. The grass would need to be cleaned too or it would reek in 24hours. Let it dry and put it back, repeat tomorrow. Does not sound as easy as just replacing pee pads as they are used to me.

My solution:

Okay, this may be more expensive but I see the best of both worlds here. Buy only the replacement patch so you have the "grassy" feel and it will add weight. Buy pee pads and put them under the grass patch (Weight to hold down the pads), this way the urine that goes through the patch goes directly to the pee pads, not an annoying tray to clean. As far as cleaning the patch, buy nature's miracle or some other enzyme based cleaner, spray everyday and wipe. Then you would probably need to actually "deep clean" it once a week or so. This is what I did after the first day of trying with my dog, so cleanup before I just returned the whole darn thing was super easy. So if your dog will use a potty patch, it is a great idea, though for easy clean up nothing beats pee pads. Pick up, throw away, replace, though buying the fake grass alone to put on top of the pads would be good for easy training to go outside or to give them a more "defined" area that they can go in the house. Either way I don't recommend buying the whole set-up.

We have a 7 year old female Golden Retriever and 12 year old male old Shiba Inu. We recently moved into a townhouse with a small cement patio (boy they miss their grassy backyard!) and while we take them for potty walks in the morning and evening we wanted a backup plan (and for our male Shiba to stop peeing on the legs of our patio furniture!) so we bought the potty patch. At first neither dog would use it, even with verbal encouragement. So, I retrieved a leaf that our female peed on during a walk and wiped it all over the patch and left it there. Later, when they had to go out, we took them to the patio instead of taking them for a walk. I walked the female to the potty patch, pointed out the leaf, she sniffed it, and I said "go potty" (which we trained her to respond to outdoors on walks and praised her with "good potty" as well) she climbed on board and peed! Much praise! The male promptly smelled it and peed exactly where she peed by god, that dog has to mark EVERYWHERE!!! But that was the magic trick they both consistently use the patch now without fail. Well, every once in a while the male stands on the patch and pees off the edge a little bit...but it's a patio that we hose down anyway so no biggie.

So, my suggestion to anyone with difficulty getting their dog to use the patch is to scent it with the dog's urine.

My only complaint about this product is the awful urine stench, especially on a warm sunny day. Ugh. I'm researching ways to better clean and remove the stink right now, but that part is kind of a pain in the butt. But overall, it's worth it.

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I was very excited when I saw this advertised on TV. I looked it up online and was happy to find out that my local Petco carried them in the store. I live on the top floor of an apartment and have a Chihuahua. I've never been able to take him out as regularly as I'd like, so he has been puppy pad trained for years. I thought this would be a nice alternative to the costly puppy pads and also be a little more eco-friendly. As soon as I set it up, my dog was drawn to it. He crawled on top, sniffed around, but did not go. No worries there. I figured it would take a little re-training. Sadly, on this first attempt when he started to hop off of it, the grass top flung from underneath him and scared him. He then urinated on the floor next to it. I knew immediately that this product was going to take more than just a little re-training. It was going to take some additional "engineering" by me to make it work. I had already paid top dollar for the large pad and felt it should be better quality for the price I paid. I packed the product back up as neatly as I found it and returned it the same day to Petco. They completely understood my issues with the product and gave me a refund. This product honestly does have true potential for apartment dwellers and pet owners who just aren't able to get their dog outside as much as they'd like. The price does sound steep, but if it had worked it could have paid for itself in 6 months because I wouldn't be going through puppy pads anymore. Unfortunately, I felt it was very cheaply made and not completely thought out.

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My 10 year old dog used it the first time I put it down, much to my surprise. She gets anxious when she is home alone and often goes to the bathroom inside. I put it by the back door and she has had no trouble using it. When I am home, she let's me know that she needs to go out and does not use it.

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We just got a 9 week old Puppy (Chester Mateo) ... We want to potty train him to go indoor and outdoor... We looked into this product and other similar to it... This seemed the best bet... I realized the "large" version was 2 small attached in the middle bc of the reviews... So i was prepares for that... I also read about the "odor" which mine doesn't seem to have bc we don't smell anything strong or unplesant....

All in all its been 2 weeks now and our puppy already goes to the potty patch by himself.

We are crate training him.... So we put him on the potty patch and goes on command!!! He already grasps the idea bc even if he really doesn't have to "go-go" he'll pee a little bit!!! So at least he tries!!! :)

Very pleased!!!!