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[champagnekissxo]

Wow! =) I just wanted to say thank you to everyone who responded to my last post, I can't believe how many responses I got regarding Hunter. So thank you very, very much.. I really appreciate it

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[tenna]

Dogs generally don't go from paper/litter trained to "only go potty outside" very easily. Once they've learned and been taught to go potty in the house it can be very very hard to break that habit. If you really want him housetrained so that he will not go in the house at all, I suggest starting now unless the weather is actually unbearable (not sure where you live) or so cold it puts a risk to his or your health being outside for short periods of time.

[champagnekissxo]

I had a feeling that it might be difficult to switch the training (which is why I just decided on the puppy pads for now). Michigan weather can be very harsh, and I just couldn't subject my little guy to the snow & freezing temperatures.

I'm sure I'll probably just end up sticking with the puppy pads in the long run (or the dog litter, depending if I hear good reviews or have Hunter successfully try it out for himself). After having larger dogs that simply go outside (for free), it seems so strange to spend so much money of puppy pads, lol.

[champagnekissxo]

Thanks for the medical supply store idea; I hadn't thought of that.

I had also heard about dogs wanting to eat the liiter as well; that was one concern that I had with it.

Thanks!

[shellycrash]

I think the brand we use is "OUT!". I know the petsmart and walmart here carry them.

[champagnekissxo]

Thanks, I'm going to PetSmart today; I'll see if they carry them. =)

[wizba]

I agree with Tenna that it is VERY difficult to get them to switch from pad/litter to outside. By having them use pads/litter, you have taught them that it is GOOD to go inside. So, when you try to switch to get them to go outside, you are now telling them that all that training was wrong

[thepastrypixie]

My Murry goes inside and outside. He isn't fully pad trained (he doesn't poop on it, just pee) but I have decided to littler box train him. I'm using swheat scoop because if he eats it it won't hurt him, just extra fiber for his poops. We just got the box yesterday so he's still learning. At first I put an inch of litter in the bottom under a pee pad that I cut in fourths. He didn't really like that and kept trying to jump out, and as soon as he did jump out he'd pee next to the box. so I ended up just putting a whole pee pad in it and have it hanging over the side. Doing that got him to stop jumping out and for now he'll pee in it and I still have to move him for him to poop in it, but I think that it will work pretty well.

[thepastrypixie]

He's still going to go outside. He knows that if we go outside he can go potty there but he also knows that peepads are for in the house, kind of like wizba's McGinty did initially. I don't have a problem with him using litter in the house, I have to buy it for my cats anyway.

[champagnekissxo]

I was hoping to have Hunter trained both inside & outside, just like your Murry.. it just seems more convenient for both of us. I was really curious about the litter, thanks so much for giving me some insight!

[thepastrypixie]

Good luck!