Paw Print

Had an interesting conversation the other day with an associate that casually mentioned she had trained her dog to use a litter box.  After this vision sank in a little I had to back up the conversation and ask for more details on a dog successfully using a litter box.  Turns out she adopted a Yorkie/ShihTzu mix (all of 1 pound at adoption) and taught him - oh sorry, this large 1 pound puppy is named is TYSON - to use the litter box.  Her method was to take a cat litter box that has expandable sides, put them up on three sides and then she opened up one of the short ends as his entrance.  Instead of cat litter she puts down a Pee Pee pad (another new concept to me) and big ole Tyson goes right in and does his business in his three walled box privacy and every body’s happy.  When asked if he lifted his leg or squatted in the box she held up a tube of lipstick and said Tyson’s leg was the length of the lipstick tube so he definitely had room to lift. The box training of course does not substitute for his outdoor walks where Tyson is also happy to deposit his goods but it certainly frees the owner up if she gets delayed and can’t get home to meet Tyson’s schedule.  Wonderful idea!