How do I get my toy poodle to use the doggie litter box we bought her?

She is trained to go on the pads but will not use the one in the box.How do I get my toy poodle to use the doggie litter box we bought her?
Those puppy pads a awful to use for training (and now you know from experience) because they are scented to make the dog want to go on them. But not every place they are allowed to pee (like outside) is going to smell like those pads, so it creates a bad association.



We are currently in the process of paper training our new puppy. There will be lots of people that will answer you to say "don't paper/litter train, just crate train them to go outside from the start", but we live in an apartment, and when puppies are little, not only do you not know what their "I have to pee" signs are, they barely know.



And being in an apartment, it's hard to rush a half-started pee or poo to get the dog through two sets of locking doors, down the stairs and get their leash on them, to get them outside in time. By the time you get out there they forget why you brought them. I know your pain!



We are paper training him by having him in a large pen and putting paper down in half of it, with enough room for his crate/bed to be far away from the litter box. also with paper in it. His bowls are in there too, also far away from the box, and there is plenty of play room. Now he goes in the box now, and we are slowly removing the extra paper from the floor.



Eventually it will just be paper in the box. He already goes consistently in the box, and we've only been at this for a day. It is just important to keep a very close eye on the puppy and when he looks like he is about to go pick him up and take him to the box. And then reward him with lavish praise when he goes in the right place.



Unfortunately because of those pads, you kind of have to start over with paper training, because that scent you puppy knows won't be there. But once they start using the box, you can start learning the puppies "I have to go" signals. Because our puppy is so little, it can't hold it in at all, so once he can hold it for even a couple of hours, we are going to start crate training him and taking him outside. Yes, this will slow down the housebreaking, but you know what's best for your puppy. And if you are litter training him because you live in an apartment, I totally understand!How do I get my toy poodle to use the doggie litter box we bought her?
Geez you don't want to have her doing " toileting" indoor, since she is already trained on pads, hard to re-train, What wrong with potty training OUTSIDE? all housebroken dogs do it outside. Your house will be smelly, and what if you take your dog to visit someone's house, your dog will probably think its ok to potty in their house??How do I get my toy poodle to use the doggie litter box we bought her?
Dogs aren't cats. They shouldn't have to go potty in a litter box. If you take her outside to poo and pee, it shouldn't need a litter box. Instead of trying to litter train her, how about trying to housebreak her. Just keep a potty pad in the corner in case she has an accident. That's what I do with my puppy. What happens if you take your puppy into some else's home? She will probably think she can pee or poo where ever she wants in their home.





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