Stop Buying Puppy Pads! Build a Low-Maintenance Puppy Pen (4-Week Old Puppies)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 ธ.ค. 2018
- After cleaning up countless poop smears and walked-through urine spots on the floor, I knew I needed a new set-up for my 4-week-old foster puppies. It needed to cut down the hours I was spending cleaning dog bodily functions, and it needed to keep them cleaner.
I changed them over to a wood pellet, puppy litter box system that restricted their space, meanwhile making sure to give them plenty of exercise time outside of the sleeping/potty pen.
I changed their space entirely, and best of all, IT WORKED! No more buying & throwing away puppy pads or scrubbing pee off the floor. This setup did the trick.
Here are links to similar supplies I purchased:
BBQ pellets, 40lb bag: amzn.to/2AdxB2s
Plastic under-bed storage bin: amzn.to/2RmixJO
We stopped buying them after I broke my ankle by slipping and falling on it. We switched to washable pads. Thank you for fostering the puppies. They’re too cute 🥰
I’m taking care of ELEVEN puppies that are five weeks old this Tuesday. It is so much work to not let them get disgusting. I’m just winging it but this was helpful!
Same her but with 12 !!!
@@neewoods777 8 is enough!
How did it work ??? I have 11 puppies and it’s a lot !!!
@@LifeWithK_T The best system we ended up with was a large area closed off using two xpens connected to a crate that had a side door and a front door. That way the side door was open into the pen area and I could open the front door as necessary. Wherever the blankets were was the cleanest. They naturally pooped away from that bedding area but if I didn’t keep on top of keeping the crate clean, they pooped in the pen area too. It was a lot of trial and error adjusting how much free space they had versus potty space. Honestly it was still pretty messy. The more often I checked on it, the easier the maintenance but man was that a lot of work!
I feel you, we thought we had 11 and then we recounted to 12 a few weeks ago.
I'm fostering 6 puppies and u look as tired as I do, lol. Such hard work! Great plan what u did! I am going to do this. Thank you!
When they're very young they may have accidents in their bed but as they get a little bit older they will not use the bathroom in their own bed so it's nice that you created that for them. That will definitely help in potty training.
Thank you for taking good care the dogs!😇
I saw the same set up but using alfalfa pellets instead of wood. They mentioned that the alfalfa was less dusty, but both seem like good options. The pups are lucky to have you!
Very clever!!! And good for you fostering! I used to too but it turned into me adopting my little guy who I've had years now. So sometimes that happens haha.
Thank you for the video! 4 puppies and my puppy area is a mess! Great job!
What a kind person you are. Great job and great video.
Omg they’re so small and cute. I love the setup. I feel so sad that they lost their mom but I’m happy they’re being cared for
I am fostering NINETEEN puppies since they were 20 days old & the mess has been a constant issue. They're 5wks now & I'll have them for at least 3 more weeks until the rescue is ready to start placing them. SO, I'm going to give this plan a try. Thanks!
I’m currently caring for 12 puppies my brothers dog had (he’s young) and it’s a constant mess as well. Did you try this and did it work?? I’m desperate but scared it might hurt them if they eat it
It won’t hurt then if they eat it but use Equine Pine Pellet Bedding like from Tractor Supply since it’s cheaper than stove pellets. And many stove pellet brands have chemicals added for burning. But the regular horse breeding won’t hurt them if they swallow some. It’ll just break down into sawdust and pass through into their poop.
WHAT!? HOLY COW!!! I thought my 6 were hard!!!!
@@sierraeverhardt1804that’s what I’m worried about is them eating the pellets . I’m going to try alfalfa pellets instead. But none the less this is a great setup idea . I brought some videos on so you can so you can figure it out
you are doing a great job
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Same to you!
Cutest little ones 😊
It’s so weird my puppies are one month old and will not go anywhere but the puppy pad, they have had a few accidents here and there and I just redirect them to the pad. But for the most part they go directly on the puppy pad. At night I keep them in a crate right next to my bed at night and I check on them every 2 hours through out the night and give them a potty break, I think for only being a month they are doing very good !! It’s a ton of work but it will be well worth it 😊
Thanks for sharing! Love your video.
Thank you!
I need to try this for my 2 cocker spaniel pups.
here because ive been fostering for awhile but i havent found THE perfect set up yet and i have hardwood floors that have suffered greatly. ive found that putting vinyl sheets down with a pen on top and a sheet on that with puppy pads on one designated "potty spot" and their blankets, food and water, and toys in the other area. i usually have puppies potty pad trained in a few weeks. this works well for me but i somtimes have leak problems from the puppies (usually little boys) pee off the pad or outside of the pen.
autumn johnston they need a target to keep on the pad, like the pop up doggie pads by Rocky & Maggie’s
Thank for taking care of these pups. It is not advised to have puppies outside before they have had their shots! Parvo can kill and any random dog can bring in onto your property where it can live for years and years after. Scary stuff!
I call Bullshit on any Virus living outside it's warm host for minutes let alone years 🕵️
I use kitty litter. I have a 8 week Golden Retriever and a 4 year old Golden and they both only go in the 4'X4' square litter box (made out of 2X4's). Tidy Cat has a 40 lb bag and is around $8 to $10 per bag. I put a 5'X5' plastic sheet down and then pour in the Tidy Cat. At the end of the week grab the 4 corners of the plastic and drop the whole thing into the garbage.
Not only is clay litter very dangerous for dogs/puppies, but the system you used is also terrible for the environment. The way she did it in this video is best except I would use pine pellet horse bedding instead of stove pellets.
This is really good. I’ll try this but instead use kitty litter.
Great idea, I have three litters all about a week apart. And they are going every where to include their food and water dishes, I can't really take them outside currently as none of them are vaccinated yet, and I have parvo pretty bad in my yard I lost I think around 10 puppies from one litter several years back and they where on my deck that I had treated with bleach, so I'm super nervous to let them out to run around, but I can't keep letting them poop and pee everywhere, because I'm at work all day and my husband works grave yard so he is asleep all day. I am absolutely going to try this
Ohh I hope that worked out. You’re crazy having 3 litters….your house must smell horrendous. I mean… unless you make money off those dogs… Y O L O
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I have 12 puppies that will be 5 weeks tomorrow. Mama dog is here with them but she is so tired and overwhelmed. My son and I both work, so we aren't here constantly to take care of things and Mama isn't much interested in nursing them anymore. I'm going to try some of these strategies but make two separate pens. It's going to be hard because I'm having to do all of this in my living room. Thanks for the advice!!!
If you buy two of those plastic bins and put holes in the top 1 and not in the second stack them on top of each other while they're in the crate and then you can take off the bottom one and hoes all the Rocks down and reuse the entire setup
Wish you could post a picture of that idea.
I use the same contraption for my kitty litter pans. I'm getting a puppy soon and plan to give him his own litter pan. Buying the horse bedding pellets have NO dust (compared to kitty litter) and it is so much cheaper. One 40 pound bag of horse bedding pellets can last me 4 to 6 months with two cats and two litter pans and it cost about $7!
This is great idea
First of all, thank you so much for your video!! I love to see people caring for animals and doing what you do, I do the same! I wanted to suggest to you to get the horse pellets instead of the wood chip pellets because the horse pellets are cheaper!! I'm forgetting what the actual name for the horse pellets is, but basically, it's used for horse bedding. It is not dangerous for the dogs to chew on the horse pellets either l I use the horse pellets when i I am fostering young kittens. A huge bag of it is only $7 at a horse feed store.Thanks again for your video!!
Pine pellets :)
i haven't finished watching the whole video and thus don't know how it all worked out. that being said, you can get equine pine pellets bedding for much cheaper ($5?) for a bigger bag from the tractor supply co. i have a similar method with my buns litter box but i use baking cooling racks to allow for poo and pee to fall through without them touching the pellets
I was wondering if the equine pellets would work. I tried them with my cats and they didn’t like them! Lol. Great suggestion!
alarcon99 how do you keep the cooling racks from getting ground in poo with a whole litter of pups walking on it before you can clean it?
A mesh grate over keeps things separated. Lined with washable pads seemed to work for me. My dog would get his paws soaked with pee on the disposable pads.
I can relate to this so much- I also have 3 pups and it’s killing me, I can’t even enjoy the experience because they have poop and all of the run through it and smear it on the enclosure walls as well. 😂😂😂
I am fostering my first pups and this is helpful. My rescue organization says no paws on the ground until 8 weeks. I would love to do outside potty training, but they have me so worried about parvo.
Concrete is fine (as long as it’s not hot). It’s the grass that’s dangerous.
Concrete is only ok if it’s on your property and no other dogs are walking on it, if not I wouldn’t risk it parvo is so deadly.
Yes, I was referring to just your own property 😅
Technically a puppy can still get parvo even after having it's 1st vaccine. They don't truly get their full immune system until about 16 weeks after having all their shots on time
If you have a fenced yard and you know that there hasn't been any sick dogs in at least a year then you should be fine with potty training the puppy outside, but the organization has those rules
How did this work out ? I’m looking for a new setup and I really like this idea .
Brilliant thank you I have eight one week old puppies Mom is alive and well but I was just wondering if the litter box thing would work in addition to outside time! I’m gonna try it. : )
You are so inspiring!! I will try something similar to your great idea when I get my 8 wk.old puppy in a couple of months. She was born on Oct.1st with her 6 sisters! I'm thinking ahead on what will keep her clean if she needs to do her "business" in her crate in the night. I want to keep her as clean as possible 24/7. I know that there will be accidents but I want to try to prevent as many as possible.
I think its a great setup for the most part but at their age they need just a little more space to play. Thank you for helping rescue pups.
She said she took them out multiple times a day to eat, potty and run and play. And they have enough room to wrestle in that pen. I think her set up is perfect and very efficient. It’d be different if they were in there 24/7.
Lovely 😍
Were you not worried the pups would eat the wood pellets?
I'm looking for your post about what kind of pellets to buy I plan on doing this tonight
I’m dealing with almost the same thing , the mom died when they were 3weeks old an I have been bottle feeding them an now they are five weeks old ,
Awesome 👏🏼
Thank you for sharing this video be blessed 😂
use pine pellets for litter/ 40 lb bag at Tractor supply for 5.99 :)
do you lay the pellets in a container like hers or do you just lay it all over the floor? I used to pad paper the entire floor and it got very expensive. What is the cleaning process when using pellets?
Nice
I want to do this for my little Maltese. When do you put them in crate to help them learn to hold their bladder?
Very good we have 5 puppies
So smaller space and wood pellets...let’s see if I can my spoiled 3 month old Pomeranian in on this... I just know he would get the pellets everywhere pee and all it’s worth a try though 😩
The brown one looks like my puppy
Do you scoop them or empty the whole box?
This gives me an idea on what to do. I have a pocket bully about to have pups. I made her A whelping box and set it up in the garage but I have to work during the day. I need a SECOND box… great vid!
Thank you so much for your video. It's very useful. I have an apartment and I'm getting a puppy soon. I love ur idea and I would like to know if u take out the wet pellets after they pee. Also, does the litterbox smell?
I use pellets for my cat and it doesn't smell as long as you clean the poop daily
Thank you for this!! We rescued a pregnant mama dog and now have 9 puppies who just turned 4 weeks today! They’re younger than yours here & are just learning how to drink milk from bowls…. Wondering about taking your pups outside - do you not have to worry about parvo in alaska? We are in Hawaii and it’s prevalent. They’re indoors (we don’t have a garage) but it’s becoming sooo messy and gross! Trying to find a better alternative. Nights are actually a little too cool to be outside so we aren’t sure what to do yet! Would love to take them out after feeding to potty if it’s safe.
Just keep them inside and try to make a litter box area like she did in the video. It’s not worth the risk of them getting parvo. And definitely make sure they start getting their combo vaccines. They’re old enough for their first shots at 4 weeks I believe.
I’m not sure what you mean by “milk from bowls”, but please do not feed cats or dogs cow’s milk. It’s very bad for them. Keep the puppies with mom until they’re at least 8 weeks old, preferably longer if possible. She will wean them. She’ll eat the food you give her and then throw it up for them to eat. Just make sure you offer mom lots of food and the she’ll take care of the puppies.
Hello, I've got 5 pups and it's such a struggle to keep them clean! Everytime I put down pads they rip them up and make even more of a mess. And I tried fake grass but that was hard to clean and they torn that out too. I'm wondering how this worked over the course of a week or 2 or more? I don't see anymore puppy videos. My pups look just like your brown pup, do you know how big that dog got or what she looks like older?
waterproof blanket for the pet crate would be good too
My Shepard had 7 puppies. There 6 weeks old now. The cleaning has been a constant. They pee and poo every were! I'm doing my best to keep the area clean. But it's hard when I have little to no help! I'll try making the area I have them in smaller. But I don't want to take away from them having a nice play area. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!! Thank you
Awesome tips thank you..... I have a puppy identical to that brown puppy. May i know what breed it is?
Chinook maybe?
I am so ready to try this! But how do you remove the pee, I know the wood pellets will dissolve when peed on but how so I get the bottom layer out of the box?
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Watch videos on people using Pine pellets for cat litter and you’ll see the different ways of doing it. There are tons of videos on it.
What is the kennel/play pen called you had
Get Equine Pine Pellet Bedding from Tractor Supply instead. It’s only $7 for a 40lb bag 😁
I’m taking care of ten puppies that are 6 weeks today. They are SO LOUD. and in my living room in an enclosed area 😩
Hello, I have 5 puppies right now and it's impossible for me to keep them clean! Everything I do they tear apart and then their fur is super disgusting. All my pypps look just like that brown pup you have here. I'm wondering how this set up worked over a week or 2 weeks? I don't see anymore videos on the puppy progress. Also how does that brown pup look older? In wondering what my pups will look like as they age.
Where can you get these huge walls are they suitable for beagle permanently
What kind of puppies are they? I’m going to try this set up tomorrow and hopefully the puppies stay clean! They are crazy right now at 6 1/2 weeks old and almost hard to keep up with!
How did it go? It worked?
They are going to climb those sides like latters lol
So did the wood pellets work well i might do that if I start fostering
Go to Tractor Supply and get the 40lb bag of the Equine Pine Pellet bedding. It’s like $6.
Wait until it turns to dust and it gets EVERYWHERE! Easy to do with a few pups, I have 13 Great Danes puppies. I had to get rid of it. I had two trays, the dust was awful.
do you know the exact name of that metal rack you have?
It's better to use a portable playpen made for puppies. This rack is good for a couple weeks at this age but when they start climbing over their back legs can get stuck going over the top. Puppy pens have longer rectangles so the leg can slip out of the hole and not break their leg.
I am having issues with my chihuahuas. They want to either sleep on the potty pad or tear it up. They go potty wherever they want. I constantly cleaning up all day everyday.
Didn't they try to eat the pellets?
cheaper to use pine pellets
On my goodness. We are currently fostering 7 puppies that are 8 weeks old, we are constantly cleaning up , my wife and I are spending atleast 5 hours a day cleaning. I'm looking up any type of resources to make our life easier. I'm afraid the puppies will eat the pellet or scatter them around the pen.
My foster pups did eat a few, but lost interest in eating them after the first day or two. I hope you found something! Puppies are so cute, but a real challenge to keep clean!
We are good now, all 7 puppies have been adopted, waiting on the mommy to be adopted. We also seen a family who put a few baby crates together and they only went on the pads in one section and played in the other.. To be determined. Thanks and be safe
We are the same rn. Can’t even sleep good because I’m so worried about them 😅
They won't if they smell like peepee, will they? I don't know, but just asking. I'm going to get my puppy in a couple months and I'm wondering if I should do something like this in her crate? I love how she created such a nice clean space for her puppies! I wonder about using the new generation of cat litter in a plastic tub for the puppies to do all of their "business" in & put a fine mesh screen over it that could be picked up & washed off with a spray enzyme cleaner? The only problem with this would be that the solid waste wouldn't disappear through the screen that they would stand on, but the urine would. Maybe there could be 1 section to put some of the litter on top that would attract them to go "potty" on! I don't know, but it might be worth trying! Or use cedar shavings?? Would have to make sure that it isn't harmful to puppies, first though, in case they would try to chew on it!
@Marilyn: I wouldn’t use anything other than Equine Pine Pellet Bedding that’s been kiln dried to remove toxins. Tractor Supply has a 40lb bag for around $7. Don’t bother with mesh. Just have a container with low enough sides for them to step over and a broad enough space to move around in and not flip the whole thing over. Pick the poop of the top and then every few days, use a litter scoop too soft out the sawdust into the trash and then throw the pellets left in the scoop back in with the others. Easy peasy.
So I'm fostering puppies right now and I've been instructed to not let the puppies touch the ground bc the parvovirus lives in dirt and it's extremely deadly. How did you find out it was ok for them to play outside?
Me too! I got nervous just HEARING that her pups were outside being that little. I am also fostering 7 week old pups (they were 4 weeks when I got them).
Me too. I’m getting 3, 5 week old foster puppies tomorrow and they have to stay in my house 24/7.
Cyndi Looowhooo my pups just got their first series and dr said no community outings until series is done. They are onto be in our yard only. And yes it lives for years
If you haven't had a sick puppy in your back yard in 3 years it's probably ok for them to go out there.
No parvovirus can live and stay infectious in the dirt or on other porus surfaces that have not been thuroughly disinfected multiple times for up to 6 years after a dog that had it peed puked or pooped there unfortunately with parvo there is nothing but fluids coming out until their gone so it is really hard to feel safe with your puppy(ies) outside
Would this work with adults dogs too?
Hello . Quick questions. I am weaning my pups out right now. They haven’t had a solid stool for one week and they are almost 5 weeks. I want to try your idea but how did you get your pups to have a solid stool ?
Does that mean they have loose stool? They need to be wormed.
Use horse pellets there like $7 for 50lb bag
Ooooohhhhh great idea
PLEASE HELP!! What do I do or what can I do I have 5 puppies they are almost 6 weeks old, I can't get them to go pee or poop anywhere other then wherever they want. I'm cleaning thier area non stop and they are walking it, laying it in what do I do??? Stressed out dog parent right now
Ashley: I thought your presentation was great. I get so annoyed by the majority of videos I see. Everyone spends half the time doing Rah Rah stuff and playing bad music. I appreciate it when I can watch something like you put together. To the point and informative. No wasted time. Thanks!
What do you feed them
what stops the from eating those things?
I have a smaller breed where they literally poop everywhere even in there bed space, they are currently 4 weeks old and they are a litter of 8. any tips ?? im run through 8 pads a day. Would your pen be a method for smaller puppies??
Been there - I feel for you! You could definitely try. You'd just need to find a smaller bin for the pellets, so they could step in.
Thank you soo much! I will try it out ! video was super helpful! :)@@alaskaurbanhippie
How did it work out for your tiny pups?
What type of puppy are they
Bbq pellets lol
I love dogs so much. Not when they poop at night 🤣
I tried this once - just recently - and puppies ate the pellets. One puppy was very sick and I had to run him to the vet hospital. Puppies eat everything - so this isn't any different than anything else on the floor.
Pine pellets work very good.. from Tractor Supply $5.99 for a 40lb bag :)
Puppy pads for my 4 week old pups is getting ridiculously expensive 😬
Go to Tractor Supply and get the 40lb bag of the Equine Pine Pellet bedding. It’s like $6.
And that teachers them.to go in house
Have they ever tried to eat it?
Probably
Yeh kon c breed hai
Would of been nice to list the name of the metal mesh sheets you found!
House training is a better option.
Anyone else thinks she kinda looks like Kaley cuoco🙋♀️
Is it normal that my pups poop is so wet? About how old do they start making solid poop. I have such a hassle because my puppy steps in its own poop!!!
If you puppies are about a month and 1 week and they are staying to poop kinda hard but sometimes it comes out softish as they get older I think
You wasted alot of money on that bathroom substrate lol
998th like bae
You think 3 puppies is tough try 12. Different video all together
What breed are they?
Alaska husky mixes. :)
Alaska Urban Hippie aww cute one looks like my puppy haha
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Just use a diaper than paper pads
Too cold for such young pups, and you must regulate both food and WATER
I saw she had a heat lamp near it. Its likely on when not filming and she also had a lot of bedding yo stay off ground
How do you deal with them whining and crying all the time? I returned my 4 week old puppy because of that! I was literally going mad!
Mh. A You shouldnt even get a puppy before its 8 weeks old at least. 4 weeks is too young to seperate it from its mother.
My pup is 6 months old and still cries when left alone. It depends on the breed and its attachment to you.
Mh. A Report whoever sold the puppy to you, it’s illegal to sell a puppy under 8 weeks. Ofcourse it was crying.
So glad you did because you should know better than to get a puppy at 4 weeks old what did you expect.
Friendly comment tell me how do you think one puppy pad is enough for that much space come on you have to have more cause that puppy palace or whatever you call it is sooo big for those puppies and u just have one puppy pad and you expect them to go do their business there nope it aint gonna work you r gonna have to have more puppy pads in one area for it work
Put them down save the trouble
That place is completely unhealthy, not good for the puppies