another dog thread:litterbox training?

[BuzzardsWife]

can you teach a tiny dog to go in a litterbox? i am talking a 4 or 5 lb. dog

[Jayems]

I've heard of it... but what about those diaper pad things?

[RT14]

We tried that with our 2 small dogs when they were pups, and while it worked, they tracked that litter everywhere after and it just fills up too quickly with dogs. They're just not careful enough to avoid poo or pee that's already in the litter box when they go in the 2nd time. Cats seem to try to avoid touching the same spots twice and are just cleaner throughout the process.

[Iowa_Flames_Fan]

Friends of ours trained a rat terrier to go on a puppy pad that was in a litter box. So a box, but no litter.

You have to clean it up immediately, obviously. But it might make apartment living a little easier, I guess.