our only prerequisite for househunting was 'a fenced area'....

we live in a townhouse...and we finally found a place with a small fenced patio...its probably 15x8' or so...its concrete except for a small strip at the far end where there are 2 small trees...the first thing we did was put up a small fence to fence of that area...

they were so used to being on a leash and going in our front yard when we rented...they headed for the SMALL piece of dirt area in the yard...and were making a mess...

it took them a while to get used to peeing and poopin on concrete...but its easy for us to just scoop and hose down...the old yard was a pain in the ass...with poo...if it rained getting all soggy and stuck in the grass...and the grass was dying from the pee...concrete is much easier...and they dont step in it as much cuz they can see it better...