[sansriraj]

Learned members of the forum,
I am residing on the second floor of my house along with two of my dogs aged 12 and 14. Due to their age, my dogs are finding difficult to climb up/climb down the stairs and are, as such, reluctant to go out to ease themselves. Can there exist any dog training kits through which they can be potty trained. How other dog owners /members are managing this problem. Please help.

 

[sscott87]

If you're talking in the home, there are options. There are potty pads, as well as options such as litterbox-like trays (http://www.ugodog.net/), and options such as the potty patch, which is similar in concept to the ugodog link but topped with artifical grass/turf.

I can't tell you anything about the training part of it, especially for older dogs, but those are some options at least.

 

[sansriraj]

sscott87
Many thanks for your prompt reply which I appreciate very much. As suggested, I will explore the possibility of training them with the aid as suggested by you. Thank you very much once again.

 

[Shell]

If you can't find dog potty training pads or want a cheaper option, you can buy absorbent pads in most drugstores that are made for seniors and ill-people to place on their beds.

Online and in some pet stores, there are "pee posts" or scented (to the dog's nose) products to encourage a dog to pee in a specific place.

For training, if you know what their signs are for needing to potty (sniffing, circling, going to the door, and such) then you can lead them over to the potty pad each time. Male dogs might have more issues because they are used to raising a leg to pee and that won't work on a pee pad.

If you have a balcony, some people use a very low-edged tray and fill with dirt and grass seed or clover seed (clover is resistant to the urine)

 

[dustinshaw98]

You may want to provide a container for litter. after toilet-training them to use the container for three consecutive days, your dogs will be disciplined to use only that container.

 

[chubby]

I have the Pet Loo which is an indoor artificial turf potty area, but I put it on my balcony. Just be warned, it really smells bad after Pee pads don't smell as bad, and are actually easier to manage (though far less environmentally friendly), because with the artificial turf ones, you have to rinse them out several times a week, which is really not as easy as it looks.