Should I use pee pads or balcony for 8-week puppy potty training?

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I have an 8 week old puppy that I’m keeping in a play pen during the day. I want to teach him so we will mainful go potty on the pee pad on the balcony. I keep half of his pen covered with a pee pad and he mostly gets it right and potties on the pad in the pen. At night I keep him crated, and half of the crate is also covered by the pad, which he has been good about too. Is this the right way to train him or should I be taking him to the balcony every few hours so he will potty there? Pet's info: Dog | Coton de Tulear | Male | unneutered | 1 month and 27 days old | 5 lbs

Daniel Fonza, DVM · Accepted Answer

Hi there and thank you for using Pet Coach! It sounds as though Bunny is getting it just fine. If he is not having accidents in the house and is going on his pads, keep this training technique up and he will eventually know that he needs to go to the bathroom on the balcony. You can even attach a bell to the door and teach him to paw at the bell when he needs to go out. A great product you can use to potty train is called Fresh Patch. There is a website for this product where you can order it from. It is essentially a patch of grass with an absorbent pad underneath of it in a cardboard box. I have had several puppies that responded to using the Fresh Patch within the first week of using it. I find that it is a great product for training puppies to go to the bathroom outside and they really seem to love using it. I hope this helps! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns.

Should I use pee pads or balcony for 8-week puppy potty training?

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