will my dog adapt to this outside after he is house broken to go outside potty patch
1524762
We have a 15 pound Havanese and he has used this exclusively since he was house broken. We have it sitting outside on the patio and he access it through a dog door. He took to it immediately.
1524763
My dog prefers to go outside and holds it but if I'm gone too long and he can't hold it then he uses the potty patch inside. Just a word of caution. If your dog is at all a chewer, the grass is easy to destroy. I ended up wig no grass after a few weeks but long enough for him to learn it's purpose. Now I just place potty pads down on the black plastic base.
1524764
It did not seem to have a real carry-over. But then no one was real dedicated to using it inside.
1524765
Hi, this was good but you have to rinse it with a high powered hose atvkeastvonce a week, or hideous things happen. I threw away the fake grass and just use puppy iAds on the tray which works great and us much cleaner. This will not potty train yur doggie for outside its a inside option.
753720
Yes! Amazon has a very thick, durable, clear flap that is made for this house. It works great for keeping out cold. I dont know about rain because my dog house is kept under a porch so the rain doesnt reach them. But it looks like it would keep out that as well
545788
i used a tarp and puppy pads under it that i changed it was a big hassle i changed to an outdoor house the chicken coops made my tractor supply and it is much better to deal with
842063
If it is just dirt or light mud, water should work. I add some soap when one of the dogs steps in poop and it works great.
1478169
no it wont... i have a jack russel/pug mix and hes only 13lbs and i had to get a medium for him. it works great and i love them for my dogs.. especially when we are away for a little while i dont have to worry about them marking in the house... after a while they learn to not do it at all and then you mite not have to use it on your dog. i have to every now and then remind them if they do mark in the house that they will have to wear it... mine tend to not like to wear it so after a day or 2 of having to wear it again they stop marking... just a little reminder to them as to what happens if you do mark in the house what happens.. (have to wear the diaper).... no it wont... i have a jack russel/pug mix and hes only 13lbs and i had to get a medium for him. it works great and i love them for my dogs.. especially when we are away for a little while i dont have to worry about them marking in the house... after a while they learn to not do it at all and then you mite not have to use it on your dog. i have to every now and then remind them if they do mark in the house that they will have to wear it... mine tend to not like to wear it so after a day or 2 of having to wear it again they stop marking... just a little reminder to them as to what happens if... » Read More no it wont... i have a jack russel/pug mix and hes only 13lbs and i had to get a medium for him. it works great and i love them for my dogs.. especially when we are away for a little while i dont have to worry about them marking in the house... after a while they learn to not do it at all and then you mite not have to use it on your dog. i have to every now and then remind them if they do mark in the house that they will have to wear it... mine tend to not like to wear it so after a day or 2 of having to wear it again they stop marking... just a little reminder to them as to what happens if you do mark in the house what happens.. (have to wear the diaper).... « Show Less
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I think that will not be a problem. The fabric is pretty sturdy and when an outdoor dog run and play, their nails get somewhat of a trim on the cement or when they are digging. Go for it they will love it and keep them of the cold/wet ground.
1371756
Not sure but have you tried putting the dog house itself where he does nap just to get him use to it. Another suggestion is to take the roof off until he does get use to it. I had to do that with one of my dogs. She wanted to make sure she could see out. She was a rescue dog and was shut up for most of the day and night. It took a bit but when she finally realized she could come and go as she wants she accepted the dog house and I was able to put the roof on it.
1758323
Yes. but I would definitely use a patch for extra strengh. If it's a tear try and patch inside and out. Good Luck.
417482
If he can jump then he can get out. If your using it in the house he also may be able to knock it over. I used it for a new puppy and if it wasn't staked into the ground outside he would have knocked it down.
1569599
I took 2 pieces of rag and taped them on the inside overlapping them. I was worried that my girl wouldn't go in since she is really wild (won't come within 4 feet of you). She has been going in on a regular basis. It has been extremely cold here (0 degrees with wind chills below 0) so maybe she knows a good thing. I have it positioned under our house eaves with the opening behind our air conditioning unit to help block wind and wet.
1455368
mine hasn't but dog was small but my big pit would run around the outside and it would miss shape
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I believe a patch for an inner tube or pool will do the trick or if you want to be even cheaper DUCT TAPE FIXES ALL. Lol! Seriously though duct tape or pool patches will do it. Once its patched though I myself would be a little more leery about when my dog lays on it because the patch or the tape could come off or if you have a Whisky, thats my dog, they could decide that the patch/tape looks interesting enough to play with and end up with a huge mess everywhere. Thats what happen with the first one I got for him lasted all of 5 minutes out of the box. lol
786300
I've read that once a dog is trained to use an indoor system it may be very difficult to teach him to go outside. I would suggest putting it outside on a patio/porch (if that's not what you were already planning to do) and because this has "grass" I would think that would make the transition to going in a grassed yard easier later.
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on the other thing, i found this dog house very flimsy. however the pieces did fit together, turn it upside down and duct-tapew the split in the floor, you will also find thid doesn't last very long. so we cut a piece of 3/4 ply-wood and sat the dog house on top of it. we also placed large pieces of boulders in side in the corners to hold down the house. very windy here. also place the house on some building blocke, up off the ground. i whould have returned the thing before we had to do this much work. before the big pieces of boulders we tuck in the corners the wind did pick it up and tipped it onto it's front opening. i use this for my stray cats, i would never let a big dog use it. on the other thing, i found this dog house very flimsy. however the pieces did fit together, turn it upside down and duct-tapew the split in the floor, you will also find thid doesn't last very long. so we cut a piece of 3/4 ply-wood and sat the dog house on top of it. we also placed large pieces of boulders in side in the corners to hold down the house. very windy here. also place the house on some building blocke, up off the ground. i whould have returned the thing before we had to do this much work. before the big pieces of boulders we tuck in the corners the wind did pick it up and... » Read More on the other thing, i found this dog house very flimsy. however the pieces did fit together, turn it upside down and duct-tapew the split in the floor, you will also find thid doesn't last very long. so we cut a piece of 3/4 ply-wood and sat the dog house on top of it. we also placed large pieces of boulders in side in the corners to hold down the house. very windy here. also place the house on some building blocke, up off the ground. i whould have returned the thing before we had to do this much work. before the big pieces of boulders we tuck in the corners the wind did pick it up and tipped it onto it's front opening. i use this for my stray cats, i would never let a big dog use it. « Show Less
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I would say no. If you had a screened in porch, that would be fine. But full exposure to outside elements would probably shorten the durability greatly. To be honest, we haven't been able to put ours down yet because our dog views it as "her" toy and drags it everywhere. Still too much puppy in her.
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Hello Michael, I would say it will help some however if your dog has not used booties before you will need to factor in learning time. Your pup may be clumsy first few times.
1390583
My male puppy squatted for several months.....at 6-8 months when on a real walk, he started lifting his leg most of the time, not always. He doesn't need/want to use the turf potty on patio as much now since he can hold it longer, but I keep it away from any wall, so that he'll still squat. Good for late or rainy nights once they are housebroken.