My dogs have never used either of them before, but I don’t want them to have to wait 9 hours until I get home to go potty. One of them has been having a small accident every so often, which is understandable.
They’re obviously small dogs, and they don’t really drink a lot of water during the day and are fed at night time, so I’d assume they would probably pee 1-3 times max a day – since they’re fed at night, I haven’t had any poo accidents.
Pee pad concerns: I don’t know if they will use them and I don’t know if they will just start assuming they can pee on things because it’s inside? For a little bit, they were peeing on my rugs when they were free roaming, so maybe it would be a good idea. The 13 y.o is also very reluctant to go inside and will hold it until she HAS to go, and will look really guilty (I got her at 3, I think her previous owners scolded her for going potty inside the house). I don’t want her to feel bad about going potty inside on a pad 🙁
Fresh Patch (I’d probably try faux grass too) concerns: longevity with the smell and obviously being alive; I wasn’t sure if because they really do pee so little, if it would last longer and not be so stinky, and maybe more recognizable for them because it looks like grass, so maybe my 13 y.o wouldn’t feel so bad about doing it. It also makes me think they wouldn’t pee on random stuff in the house because it looks and smells like grass.
What do you all think?
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