PetSafe Piddle Place Indoor Dog Potty Training System - Eco-Friendly Alternative to Puppy Pads or Dog Pee Pads - Includes Tray, Lid, Dog Potty Grass Mat and Bio+ Treatment for Odor Protection

I have been using Piddle Place for a couple months now. Our maltese uses it multiple times a day and enjoys it.Overall I have recommended this to all my friends with little dogs. If you dog is under 15 lbs and stays indoors and presently uses pee pads, I would not hesitate to pick this up. It is well worth the money.Prior to this, my dog used the All-absorb Training Pads 100-count, 22-inch By 23-inch and we would go through 2-4 per day depending on the day. I also took her walking about 10 times a week, so most days she did have a walk. However some day it would rain and she would use the pee pads exclusively.We have since switched to the Piddle Place and no longer use any pee pads. She still gets walks 5-10 times per week but I estimate she uses the piddle place 2-5 times a day. On rainy days she uses it for both pee and potty.Q: Does it smell?A: No, it does not smell at all. I use the Bio+ Treatment Base Unit Maintenance (Set of 4). I change it about every 2-3 weeks because she is a small dog. I know that it recommends changing it weekly, I do not. I should note that with the pee pads, I could absolutely smell the pee even from the next room. So it's not like my dog's pee doesn't stink =)Q: Some sellers won't ship me the spray, can I still use this?A: I live in Hawaii, people hardly ship me anything. Yes, I bought Bio+ Treatment Base Unit Maintenance (Set of 4) and what I do is I mix it with 10 oz water instead of 8 oz. I then pour 8 oz into the base unit. I then mix 6-8 oz more with the leftover 2oz in the cup, and pour that into a spray bottle. I use that as my enzyme spray. So far so good.Q: Pee and poo?A: Yes, although pee constantly throughout the day and some days poo once or none if we walk her. The pee is no issue and it goes right through. The poo we pick up with toilet paper and flush it. Either way I spray it with Bio+ Treatment Base Unit Maintenance (Set of 4)Q: Was it hard to train?A: No, but just like Good Will Hunting my dog is wicked smaht and she picked it up in a day. What I did was put the Piddle Place exactly where her pee pads were, and put the pee pad on top. She peed on it once, and I moved the pee pad below the turf (with pee still on it). I was then able to confirm she continued to pee on the piddle place green patch, and onto the pee pad. I removed the pee pad, and she has been fine ever since.Q: How hard is it to empty?A: Real easy. I take it to the toilet, open the spout and pour the pee out. I also grabbed a regular 2 liter bottle cap and put it over the end just in case to prevent leaks. Seems totally unecessary as it has not been an issue, but I figured I would do that just in case she ever hits the switch to open the spout.Q: How hard is it to clean?A: Easy. I took it to the bathroom and emptied it in the toilet. I then lay a beach towel on the ground. I took the green turf, put some dishwashing liquid on it and wet it. I rub the turf against itself to suds it up and I sprayed it down with our showerhead. Put it on the beach towel to try. Put dishwashing liquid on the plastic base, and just sprayed it up and down with the shower head. Leaned it in the tub, patted the green turf dry, and then picked up turf and put the plastic base on the beach towel. Rubbed the bottom dry, put green turf on and refilled the Bio+ treatment - good to go. Less than 15 minutes to empty out, hose down, dry and refill with Bio+ treatmentQ: Does your dog tear up/pick up the "grass"?A: No but other dogs might. See "wicked smaht" note above. In all seriousness, I think our dog is pretty well behaved and plays with toys we teach her to play with. A more playful/curious/rambunctious dog? I could see it being a problem. If they play with their pee pads, they will probably play with the green turf.Q: Does your dog use it for naptime?A: I was worried about this. This is why I let her use a pee pad on top of it first and then put the pee pad underneath. I suspect that even though I use the Bio+ Treatment Base Unit Maintenance (Set of 4) and it doesn't smell at all to me, that maybe she can smell it. So she knows it is her bathroom and not her bed. I think it also helps that we keep a little dog bed maybe 10 feet away and put the piddle place in her "pee zone" in the corner. So she picked it up quick.Q: How much does it cost to maintain?A: I spend about $4-6 a month on the enzyme treatment. I am supposed to change the green turf after 6 months, so that comes out to $4 a month. I am going to assume that this piddle place will last the life of my dog, so lets just round that to $1 a month. I estimate then for a small dog like mine, it is a $10 a month investment to ensure your dog has a nice place to pee and poo, save you time and your house won't smell of pee. To me for the time savings alone it is worth it compared to taking her outside if I even go out 1 less time a day (we take her out 1-2 times a day). However in addition it is actually cheaper than the pee pads I was buying because I was spending $15-20 a month on those. So in a year or two you'll recoup your investment compared to pee pads AND it's a better solution.Overall, five-stars, I paid for it with my own hard earned cash and it was well worth it.

This is the 2nd one I've purchased. The first one, the valve broke. No problem, I just unscrewed the connection.the 2nd purchase, the valve leaked urine all over. Fortunate I had the unit sitting in a catch pan from our dog crate. My dogs don't use this but my pet pig does and it makes cleaning up after him a breeze.

I bought this deluxe kit sometime around November of 2013 as I was in the midst of training my new puppy and was just getting fed up of buying puppy pads. Not to mention, the mess of pads was just tedious as it would always leak or soak through. As a full time student with not a lot of time to spare, I did not always have the chance to take the dog out every couple hours so I decided to give this a shot.After doing research on other dog toilets such as this, I figured this was the best candidate as the dog didn't have to deal with grates and the artificial turf on top provided a more natural appeal to my dog. The turf is like mesh material thus doesn't absorb or retain any piss odor. The wall is also a plus as my dog, being a male, likes to raise his leg. A year later, this thing still functions as it was intended and has kept its quality. The only negative is the pricy enzyme treatment that is encouraged to use weekly with this thing to keep it from smelling, but to be honest, after my supply ran out I haven't ordered any more. I keep this in our walk in closet and as long as you keep it cleaned about once a week the smell is hardly noticeable without any of the stuff.If you got the money for the enzyme, well then I guess it'd be even better as the smell is pretty pleasant. To clean this thing I just empty the pee into the toilet and rinse the whole thing off in the tub. I would recommend using vinegar to pour into the unit and swoosh it around to get all the gunk out, as I hear vinegar destroys urine proteins (seems to work great).I also scrub and use a scented environmental friendly cleaning agent to wash it more effectively. It's been a year and the turf is still in good condition, though I'm considering ordering a fresh new one. The wall holds up good and can be wiped down to get the urine off as well. It is also convenient enough to take it places and my dog will still use it. I see most of the complaints is that people can't seem to get their dog to use it, but honestly I think that is the fault of the owner as I literally kept watch on my dog when it was a puppy constantly throughout the day for about a week. It helps to confine dogs in a room with the potty in it until they are fully trained to use it, as sometimes my dog will forget where it is when I take it places. My dog will go potty on command when I say "go potty," even if he doesn't have to pee he will stand on it and lift his leg up for a second to make it look like he did (lol).Sorry for the long review but I just wanted to say this honestly saved me so much money and stress when owning an indoor dog. It is great for apartments or any place where sometimes taking it outside is inconvenient at times and my dog can go potty whenever he feels like it. Would recommend this to others that have a small dog (mine is a pug). Hope this was useful.