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Is it safe to litter box train my tiny puppy for when I'm at work?

Updated On September 23rd, 2025

Pet's info: Dog | Mixed Breed | Female | unspayed | 2 months and 25 days old | 2 lbs

Is it ok to liter box train my puppy? She is a Maltipoo and weight 2-3 pounds she won’t get very big. I am Looking for a solution for when I am at work.

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Answered By Catherine Stecyk

Veterinarian

Published on July 17th, 2018

Hello and thank you for reaching out to Petco Pet Education Center, formerly Petcoach. It is perfectly OK to litterbox train Nyla. This will be a good way to help prevent her from having accidents elsewhere in your house while you are at work! She may not actually like doing her business in a litterbox like cats do, but you may be able to set up an area for her with a puppy pee pad that you can train to be her bathroom. I hope this is helpful!

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