do puppy pads really work long term?

Question

i just got a little white male maltese who i would like to train to permanently go on puppy pads in a litterbox. i've heard mixed reviews. has anyone SUCCESSFULLY accomplished this, long term?

Answer 1

My puppy has been trained on puppy pads ever since I got him. Now he is 2 years old, and he still uses the puppy pads at home. Sometimes I take him outside and he likes to go in the grass, but when I can't take him out, he uses the pads. They are quite expensive, but I'm just glad he doesn't go on the carpet or anywhere else except the pads. I'm planning on using it for awhile and he doesn't mind either.

Answer 2

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She kept an uncovered candy dish on her coffee table with candy in it. The dog was forbidden to eat the candy. When she was in the room observing the dog he did not even appear to notice the candy. One day while she was in her dinning room she happened to look in a mirror and could see her dog in the living room. He did not know he was being watched. For several minutes he was sitting in front of the candy bowl staring at the candy. Finally he reached in and took one. He placed it on the table and stared at it, he woofed at it. He stared some more, licked his chops and PUT IT BACK in the bowl and walked away. Did he want the candy, oh yeah. Did he eat it? Nope. They can be trained that well but most, I'll admit, are not trained that well. When I was a young boy, maybe 5 years old. We had a german shepherd. He was very well trained also. My mom could leave food unattended on the table, no problem. She would open the oven door and set a pan roast beef or roast chicken on the door to cool. No problem. He would not touch it, watched or not. But butter? Whole other story. You leave a stick of butter anywhere he could reach and it was gone. He was a large shepherd so there were not many places he could not reach. Really, I think the number of dogs trained to the point they will leave food alone when not being supervised is very small indeed.
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Now if we are talking obedience training, not food grubbing, that is a different story. Way back when I was first learning obedience training one of the final exercises was to put our dogs in a down/stay and not only leave the room but leave the building for 15 minutes. The only person that stayed was our trainer, not the owners. Most of the dogs in my class did not break their stay, which would be an automatic fail. I'm happy to report my dog was one of the ones that passed.

Answer 3

My mom had 2 yorkies from when they were puppies until they passed 10-13 years later. She used those pads the entire time. Well, actually, after about a year, she realized she could buy hospital pads much cheaper and just used them. The dogs went outside occassionally, but not too often. I think its all about consistant training if thats what you want to do. It was easier for my mom with the tiny dogs.

Answer 4

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After I started training my dog, he became very attached to me and loves to stay by side as long as he can. But just going to them won't help. You have to practice what they teach you outside of the class and you need to keep up with it at least every now and then after the class ends otherwise they'll just go back to previous habits. This course is a really good place to go for dog obedience classes. It get's your dog around other people and dogs to socialize while getting the training you need. As for electric collars, I would say to not get one. In my experience, they're only a negative effect on your dog. I mean of course you're going to need to correct your dog, but being positive and encouraging your dog works a lot faster and easier.

Every dog is different, so unless you have a german shepherd or a really smart dog, it might take a while to train her. You might get frustrated with her, but go easy. She's still a puppy and has a lot of energy. A backyard or somewhere to run will help her get rid of a lot of energy that might cause her to misbehave from boredom.

Answer 5

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I have two small dogs who I trained with puppy pads. Every dog is different so you have to find what will work for you but consistency is the key. Both my dogs took to the puppy pads quite well in terms of peeing but pooping was a different matter. The first person to answer was correct in saying that you need to contain them in a small area when first training. Have an area for his/her bedding and another area where you will feed him/her and especially have a specific area where you will always place the puppy pad. You dont want to put the puppy pad too close to where he sleeps or eats bc most dogs wont eliminate next to those two places. Also make sure you have completely eliminated the scent from the floor where your pup has gone before bc if you dont he/she will go back to those area and will not use the puppy pad. You may have to clean over the area several times to completely get the smell out. Im not sure if you are having problems with both pee and poop bc u dont specify. If you are around you can keep an eye on your pup and look for signs that he/she is about to go and when you see him/her circling, squatting, sniffing or whatever then make a loud sound to distract him/her momentarily and then quickly scoop him/her up and place him/her on the puppy pad. If your pup walks off the pad then pick him/her up again and put back on pad and keep this up until he/she finally gets the idea and goes. When she does eliminate on the pad give him/her praise. If you keep this up then over time your pup will learn to eliminate on the pad. If you arent home most of the day though and cant do this then your next best thing is to place the pups poop on the pad in hopes that he/she will smell it and go again in the same place but make sure that when you are home that you do watch him/her to reinforce going on the pad like I stated above. If peeing is the problem then simply turn the pad upside down on an area where the pup has gone on the floor so that it will absorb some of it before turning it back around so that pup can smell it and hopefully go on it the next time around. Im gonna assume though that pooping is the problem bc with both my dogs it seemed to be the more difficult one. Also if you are crate training then as soon as you let your pup out take him/her directly to the training pad and make sure he does not leave it without eliminating. Do not give him/her any affection or attention until he/she has gone and then make sure you do give him/her praise. Soon your pup will begin to associate the two things and it will no longer be a problem. Finally, its really important to establish a good feeding schedule with your dog and it will also make things easier with training him/her. If you are out most of the day this could be a problem but if not then set up specific times to feed your dog so that you can somewhat control when he/she eliminates. Most dogs will eliminate a short while after they have eaten. Feed your dog and when he/she is done take him/her over to pad and make sure he/she goes. I know how frustrating training can be but just keep with it and youll see a difference. Hope this helps. Lots of luck =o)

Answer 6

I guess Puccagirl and me has the same answer. It is true that you can't be with your dog 24/7 especially when they are still a puppy. pads are scientifically treated to attract pets, reduces odors and it protects the floors or carpets .. this helps a lot, they would know the pads is there always waiting anytime they need to.. even if you crate them, they won't pee inside because they know the place they would go..
After feeding they usually go out to do their things and that is fine.. but you can't be with them everytime they need to, so puppy pads is very convenient, it will helps keep them in one spot, less cleaning and mess around the house.
if your house has basement and upstairs.you can't keep the dog always with you, you let him play around the house so it is recommendable to have this puppy pads when you are not around.
if they are going to be with you on a trip, don't give much water or food to avoid vomitting or peeing.. the only chance they will pee inside the car is when you leave them alone. I don't carry puppy pads in the car... allow him to eliminate if ever we need to make a stops.
I recommend to place pads on places you usually stays or plays a lot. I did not train my puppy that much..I think the pads has this kind of smell which attract him to pee/pooh there.. and that makes sense. I tried newspaper, he made a mess,,tearing it and chewing..it didn't work..might work with yours..give it a try..
good day!

Answer 7

We purchased some blue puppy pads that have white padding on the side the puppy eliminates on. Our puggle never wanted to go on them instead he would try to tear it up.

Newspaper seemed to work a lot better.

Ideally you dont even want your dog to think about going inside it stinks up the home! The dog should have a regular schedule for eliminating and he/she should develop a signal to let you know it needs to go out for a pee.

Answer 8

If you are talking about the puppy pads I think you are talking about they are pretty expensive to use long term. I used them when trying to toilet train my puppy and I actually think they worked just as well as newspaper did. I don't see why you wouldn't be able to train your dog to use the litter box, just make sure it is big enough for him to walk around in.

Answer 9

I trained my dog to go on puppy pads for house training; however I stopped recently because she's on the process of being house trained and I do not want to confuse her when I'm around.

When I'm gone I lay puppy pads down for her and she goes on them if she has to (more like excitement accident). Good Luck.

Answer 10

Yes, it can be done successfully, IF you consider training a dog to go to the bathroom inside the house to be a success.