It is a frame that you put the puppy pad on, and then snap the top frame on...the puppy cannot drag it around and the puppy pad can't blow with the wind either. I look at it as a compromise - go potty outside but not in the elements.
Sent via my Samsung Galaxy Prevail from Boost Mobile Lynda <[email protected]> wrote: >It's chilly here...getting colder...but will put her little coat on...hoping >once she sees the others doin things she'll pick it up. Probably not the best >time to potty train a wee one. WHAT IS A PUPPY PAD HOLDER? > >Sent from Lynda's iPad > >On Nov 10, 2011, at 12:13 PM, Joan Croft <[email protected]> wrote: > >> both of mine used puppy pads at first. I know I put Dolly outside to go >> potty, she didn't really learn to go out every time until I had my >> neighbor's dog visiting. Dolly was learning to go in and out with Mandy. >> Desi was my total nightmare. he would go outside be out there for a long >> time, and then would come in and potty wherever he pleased. finally, I would >> put him outside and close the door. I would watch through the living room >> window, and he would just be wandering around back and forth. after about 20 >> minutes he actually went off of the patio and went potty. I had to repeat >> that almost a week before he understood that he had to go potty when he was >> out there. Dolly learned from Mandy, Desi did not learn from dolly. Desi was >> a little chubby boy, so I couldn't do the routine treat after every time >> that he did right. when his weight finally got down to a healthy weight that >> is when I started giving him a treat when he came in after going potty. we >> do have puppy pads in the house, and they do use those at night or during >> the day if I'm sleeping. On cold and rainy days they also use the puppy >> pads. I have 1 of the puppy pad holders and I experimented 1 day when it was >> raining this past summer. I put it right outside the door in the corner of >> the patio. Dolly and Desi have used that puppy pad quite a few times. some >> people have taken the dog out on leashes in the yard to get them to go potty >> and understand that is where they are supposed to go. good luck, I hope that >> she picks it up really soon. >> >> Sent via my Samsung Galaxy Prevail from Boost Mobile >> >> Lynda <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >Thank you everyone for all your thoughts & suggestions- little baby is >> >home... >> >Potty training is going to be our biggest obstacle...everything else is >> >falling into place quickly. >> >My Liza took 4 or 5 days to housebreaking, Timmy about 3 months - but they >> >didn't mind being outside-Charlotte says 'hate it'! I have puppy pads but >> >really want to get her to be an outside potty. >> >Charlotte is blind in one eye-a confirmed diagnosis hasn't been given as of >> >yet-but she has no sight in her left eye. >> >She's a precious loving (follows me everywhere and sits on my feet) sweet >> >little chibutt!!! >> ------------------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Chihuahuas/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: [email protected] [email protected] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [email protected] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
