Calling all folks who've used piddle pads.

[catnapper]

I see your problem, like you said "When we're not watching her every move" You HAVE to be supervising at all times. If you can not, crate her. At least til she's 100% potty trained.

If she likes newspaper, then maybe she'll like to be litterbox trained. They use newspaper pellets in the bottom of doggy litterboxes. I always thought if I ever got a small god that I'd litterbox train them along with the cats!

[BitsyNaceyDog]

If she poops somewhere other than on the pad pick up the poop and put it on the pad, leave it there and let her sniff and get used to it being there. do the same if she pees, before you clean up the pee try to soak a some of it up with the pad, then leave the pad down for awhile. Be sure to clean the spot on the floor well with a good cleaner so she won't go back to that spot again.

If you use newspaper I'd suggest putting a pee pad under it. Newspaper isn't too absorbent and it may leak through. The ink on the newspaper (especially when wet) may stain the floor. You could also get a pee pad holder to keep under the newspaper.

[Sevaede]

If she poops somewhere other than on the pad pick up the poop and put it on the pad, leave it there and let her sniff and get used to it being there. do the same if she pees, before you clean up the pee try to soak a some of it up with the pad, then leave the pad down for awhile. Be sure to clean the spot on the floor well with a good cleaner so she won't go back to that spot again.

If you use newspaper I'd suggest putting a pee pad under it. Newspaper isn't too absorbent and it may leak through. The ink on the newspaper (especially when wet) may stain the floor. You could also get a pee pad holder to keep under the newspaper.

Thank you!

We will be buying some Natures Miracle this week and using that.

About the newspaper/pad combo, maybe I should leave part of the pad exposed and gradually just decrease the size of the newspaper?

[Sevaede]

I see your problem, like you said "When we're not watching her every move" You HAVE to be supervising at all times. If you can not, crate her. At least til she's 100% potty trained.

If she likes newspaper, then maybe she'll like to be litterbox trained. They use newspaper pellets in the bottom of doggy litterboxes. I always thought if I ever got a small god that I'd litterbox train them along with the cats!

Heh, I should have clarified. When I said the every move thing, she is always in a room with us and we can see what she is doing but sometimes she'll just wander off for a sec and pee and come back like nothing ever happened. Then we'll find it later. I agree, though, I should be keeping a *sharp* eye on her. Is it pertinent that she is crated when I am not watching her or can I just confine her to the kitchen?

I thought about doing the litterbox thing, actually. Any idea on how I would get that to work? Same basic idea?