Does anyone have their Dog litter box trained? What breed?

Question

What strategy do you use as a Dog owner in a apt or condo?

Answer 1

I had an 85lbs German Shep that was litter box trained. Yup, he was huge. He was in a wheel chair after a stroke & trying to get him down the stairs to our yard, was stressful on all of us.

So litter box training worked well. We adapted an old sand box into his "area". He could roll backwards into it. He kept a throw rug in front of the box to catch anything on his wheels. He didn't use kitty litter, but newspaper.

It worked wonders for us. There is a brand, called Second Nature, that makes dog litter boxes & litter. It's available at most chain pet stores.

Answer 2

My dogs are not litter box trained, but only because I have cats. Sounds silly... but I have to try my damnedest to keep the dogs OUT of the litter box... if ya know what I mean.

I believe that any small breed dog could be litter box trained. As long as you can find a box they comfortably fit in (Petco sells "dog boxes" - which I had to buy for my disabled cat). I would suggest training it the same way as you'd paper/pad train a dog. Put a puppy pad in the box and encourage the dog to go there. (This is generally easier with females than males, since males like to hike their leg). Even so, if you have a male, you might consider constructing a pvc pipe or something on a base that you could place in the center of the box, which would give the dog something to lift it's leg to.

Once the dog goes there, you could start sprinkling whatever litter you plan to use on the pads. Then gradually increase the litter & eventually remove the pad altogether (or just keep using the pad if you prefer).

Answer 3

When I first heard of this I started to laugh. However although I still find some humor in it I do in fact know 2 people that have litter box trained their dogs. One is a tea cup poodle and the other is a mini pin. Both live in apartments and in order to get them litter box trained they did what most people do in order to house train but instead of taking them outside they would put them in the litter box. Now the little yippy dogs run to the litter box to poo and pee. I don't know how they get them to stay in one litter box though because my dogs are in kennels outside and even prior to being in a kennel when they were outside they never **** in the same sq foot of their last dump

Answer 4

I have my miniature Poodle litter box trained.

I used the potty pads you can buy in bulk out at Wal*Mart. I put them, about three at a time, in the corner by my door when I first got her. Whenever she gave the signals for going to the bathroom, I put her in that corner with the padding. After a couple of accidents, and showing her where she SHOULD go, she started to hit the spot.

Answer 5

My friend has her Chihuahua trained to use a litter box. It's the same one the cats use, and it works great for her when she has to be away. She is in a 4 plex.

Answer 6

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