Christmas Tree - How do I make it a 'No Pee Zone'?

[ramanth]

I've had fake trees up in the past, so as far as ornaments went, we'd either put plastic ones on the bottom, or none at all (seeing as the cats liked to knock them off ).

Thanks for the tips on keeping water in the stand.

[k9krazee]

We've always had a real tree and have never had a problem with the dogs. Except for stealing candy canes

[ramanth]

We've always had a real tree and have never had a problem with the dogs. Except for stealing candy canes

LOL!!!

[Craftlady]

No trees with 6 cats and now 2 dogs in a small house.
Tree = disaster

So I put up a wreath on the wall and that's our tree

[Bonny]

I have a small fake mini tree I put up on the kitchen bar & if they can lift thier legs that high they will tip over.

[Taz_Zoee]

When my mom had her min pin she had to close off the front room from him. We put the couch and a chair along one area and a large chalk board from when we were kids across the doorway to the kitchen. He was small enough that he couldn't jump these obstacles.
We've not had a real tree with Taggart around. Although, my brother does. We shall see how that works out.
I'd say the play pen idea or closing off the room, if possible. But try it out first and see if they are even interested in using it as a potty. Of course keeping a close eye on them. LOL

[Twisterdog]

I just gave up. Between Zeke crunching all the glass ornaments he could reach, and he is five feet tall on his back legs, and Rocky and Iggy thinking I installed indoor plumbing for them ... the Christmas tree lasted three days last year before I took it down.

Not putting it up this year, just not worth the hassle. I could build a cage around the poor tree out of wire or baby gates ... but I figured that would effectively negate the beauty of the tree. So I got a 2 foot tall mini tree, and put it on the counter. It works.

[elisabeth]

We've always had a real tree and have never had a problem with the dogs. Except for stealing candy canes

That made me lol....

No peeing here (I have females, though). But Zoe (our 4 month pup) chewed off a couple of the bottom pieces of our fake tree. I didn't let her chew on them and she knows now the big green thing in the corner is not a chew toy. I did catch her giving it the eye this evening and a nice low "no no" did the trick.