 Purred: Sun Feb 5, '12 1:22am PST |
 | |  | | No this isn't a post about a dog finding 'snacks' in the litterbox (Thank goodness my dog lu doesn't do that)
I have an almost seven year old, five pound chihuahua and a six month old ragamuffin.
With the weather being a bit cold and also my dog is getting older, I want to litter box train her so that she won't have to hold going to the bathroom or go out when it is inconveniently cold or rainy. She was trained as a puppy to use potty pads, so I got a box and put a potty pad inside it. it worked really well.
then to add the litter. I read somewhere that dogs tend to like pellet type litter (like yesterdays news) so I got some for her, but she hated it. when I put her in the box it was like the WORST thing ever. she refused to use it or if she did go in it, she'd push aside the litter and go on the potty pad.
So I tried some of Nico's litter (just your typical clumping clay sandy type litter) and she loved it (or should I say didn't object to it.)
My question is, will there be a problem if I use the same kind of litter for both my cat and dog? they would, of course, have their own litter boxes. They are very close to each other and while lucy won't use the kitty box, if nico used her box i'm sure she'd just pee over it.
Also, my roommate has two cats that might cause litterbox issues. they are both need covered boxes to keep the mess down (if your pickin' up what i'm puttin' down). I don't want to have a potty disaster all over my room because Lu's box is currently uncovered. Any tips?
I hope to move her to a covered box just because she tends to like privacy (will not poo at all if someone is watching her)
any advice on litter training dogs?
I thought about getting her a sandy type litter that is different from the cats, but I have a feeling that if I did that, then it would be the cool new litter (just like when I got the new litterbox for my new kitten) and becomes everyone's favorite potty spot.
Anything I should know about litter training dogs?
I'm not worried about her munching on the litter because she hasn't done it yet and isn't the type of dog to sample random stuff.
Also, any good recommendations for a doggie litter box? I want one that is relatively low to the ground because she is older and her knees aren't the best. But it has to have high sides because sometimes she gets a little crazy with her peeing (yeah she's a girl dog, but sometimes I swear she thinks she is a boy or maybe it's just her head is so heavy--either way up goes her bum and well . . . we've had some near misses with the litter box i currently use) |  |  | |  |
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