@@roxannahegglund5770 we didn’t have an issue with puppies eating them since we used pellets before they started eating food and they knew the difference. I also feed the puppies so often in the day they aren’t hungry enough to try that. But they do sell potty trays that have an iron grate over the top. I bought those last season and they worked great. The puppies can’t step in the dirty pellets.

@@franciswaterson2807 thank you!

@@twraven1 I don’t like cropped ears either. But it’s not her fault that her ears and tail are cropped. .. she is so sweet! I rescued her from a breeder who wasn’t well and had her in a kennel. But her puppies will have natural ears and natural tails and she has stunning puppies with sweet temperaments. I love her so much i accept her the way she is!

@@franciswaterson2807 thank you for your enthusiasm! It is so encouraging!

@@franciswaterson2807 yes they are!

So true. They gain so much confidence running outside

It’s the collar colors. So the people who reserved the puppies know which one is theirs!

Ok. Get a tray with a grate….problem solved 😄

​@growingpuppies1773 well your no help😅

@@recklessgamer4890 I have a video where I show a new potty tray with a grate. And the pellets fit under it. So the puppies can’t eat them. My pups don’t seem to eat the pellets. But they did knock them all over creating a mess. So that’s why I got the tray with the metal grate. Hope that helps!

😂 Thanks

Look up the Facebook group, Homemade Dog Food- The Nourished Pup run by Trish Markey of Calzona Labs. Trish is the one who offers the class and she is very knowledgeable!

Fredericksburg VA. I can also recommend a flight nanny that will fly a puppy to any airport in the USA …and there are also drivers who can drive if you are on the east coast.

Thank you Mary! They are so gorgeous! They are heart stopping!

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Oh my goodness! How awful! Thank you for sharing this! The Diggs crate is a much safer option it seems.

@@growingpuppies1773 Diggs crate? I'll look it up.

Sorry for your loss 😢

That’s odd. My pups never sleep in the litter. I do have a cozy blanket…. And I keep their bed in the same spot that they usually slept before the tray was introduced. But yah…never had an issue with that. Here’s one thing I do tell people. Puppies will sleep closer to the door where you leave the room. So put the potty tray on the opposite side furthest from the door. Hope that helps!

They don’t sleep in the tray with the grate either. Be sure to put the potty tray far away from the door. Because they will sleep closest to where you are.

No you cannot NOT use cat litter to train puppies. The cat litter is clay based and if a puppy accidentally ingested the clay it would cause a blockage. The PINE pellets that we use turn into sawdust when they get wet. So if a puppy accidentally ingested a few they would pass right through. This year We are now putting a grate over our litter trays. Mostly so the litter doesn’t get knocked all over…but there is the added advantage that no litter is ingested. But after using this method for over a decade we have had no problems.

I wish I could add some photos. But you could join my FB page. Growing Puppies Schnoodle family. My customers post updates on their puppies on this page and you can see how cute they are.

Glad it was helpful!

Alfalfa pellets also work well. But be careful about store bought litter because if s puppy accidentally swallowed regular litter it would cause a blockage. We start this training when they are eating food and feed regular meals so they don’t eat it.

Oh dear, I apologize that I am late responding. That is a loaded question since I don't know your dogs set up. Does it use a crate or is it confined to a nap during naptime. There is so much that has to be in place. Look at the video of my potty training schedule, so that you start with that first. When your puppy knows the go potty on command you can tell her to go potty on the tray. But at 8 months there are a lot of habits in place and this will take a discussion to know what your situation is.

@@growingpuppies1773 I don't even know where to start. Thanks for your supportive comment! Tsetse is going to be a year old at the end of this month. And she is not trained at all. The worse issues we have is aggressive behaviors, destruction of valued antique chairs and such, and biting us. attacking us at times. She still goes outside on a leash with Bill...but comes in and goes on the floor. Even after a nice long walk. Before we even went to look at puppies after my husband and I were unsuccessful at finding a small middle aged dog at the shelters (we looked for months! so hard to find smaller dogs for adoption). I fell for one at the humane soc. and I am still mourning not being able to get him. They told us at the counter that he was spoken for and nothing would change their minds even though I was blubbering and standing there shattering before them. I hope his new owner loves him as much as I would have. Bill will not follow any of the research I did for many hours on how to train a pup. To crate train her...he thinks that is cruel. I think it makes perfect sense. Instead he puts her in his bed and closes all the doors leading into the rest of the house...I know this is long, but I appreciate you listening. I can't fix this as this is HIS dog. She kinda loves me, but only if he is away from home. And at times she has attacked me. She's not big, but neither am I! I am not able to keep up with her, so it is better that she is confined in the nice bedroom and I go in and check on her. Sometimes I do lay down with her, but usually not. It's sad, but it is what it is. I still have hope for her. If anything were to happen to my husband I would adopt her out...Should have gotten a cat! I told him so!

@@lorenrobertson8039 oh dear. It’s your husband that needs dog training before the dog can be trained. But as you said, it is his dog. So he is in charge. But honestly that is terrible that the dog is aggressive to you. Hubby should get training in how to address this or he should not have a dog. It’s just not fair to you. I am sorry you are going through this. But I guess you are being patient with it. In my house I am the dog trainer and my husband knows that I understand dogs. My dogs love their crates and will take naps there in their own. But the older a puppy gets…the harder it is to break bad habits. Good luck to you. Hope you are doing well otherwise.

@@growingpuppies1773 She bites him too, sometimes it's play, but at other times it's a strange aggression...I think we are too old to give her enough exercise tbh. If it were up to me we would re-home her and get us a nice older cat that we could love on and give a good home to. We do love her and give her a lot of attention and positive reinforcement. When able we play with her...but she tore up all of the toys we got her but two hard ones. I'm going to order her some more sturdy ones for her upcoming birthday. Thank you for speaking with me!!! You are a blessing. I am trying to train her. But unless we are both using the same words and behaviors it won't help train her much. He loves her so much...I know she will grow up to be a good companion one day. She is well fed, well loved, and we have a lot of patience with her. It is not a hopeless situation. Pray for all the folks dealing with major flooding and tornado devastation. ty

I have been using them for 12 years and my puppies don’t eat them. It may be a breed difference. Or it could be the way they are introduced to them ….who knows. I did get grates this past season so the puppies won’t play in the pellets. So it is even less of a concern. But each breeder has to monitor their own puppies. There is a risk to almost anything in a pen so we spend a lot of time watching our puppies to be sure they are safe.

I don’t suggest you take out the litter box because they won’t hold their bladder. They will just pee where it was. Holding bladder comes around 8-10 weeks when you pick up the food and water after 5 pm.

Oh. I misread the question. After 8 weeks they can sleep in a crate at night. They still may cry at 3 am to go potty. I take them to the litter box. They will soon hold their bladder on their own.

She certainly is! Thank you Mary.

Wtf😂😂

Yes. I try to keep the videos concise. But there are videos of puppies too!

I have never had puppies eating pine pellets. I have been using them for 12 years. I am on many breeder groups and many breeders…and perhaps most breeders who use with great safety and success. But you do what is best for your puppies. If your puppy did not grow up associating pine pellets with litter then perhaps that is a different situation. Did your vet advise you against using plastic potty pads? Those are much more dangerous. I am advocating for a much safer method.

@@growingpuppies1773 my puppy eats the pine pellets! I cannot leave him unsupervised with a litter box full of pine pellets, or he will eat them like they are food

I wonder if your vet advised against plastic per pads. Because in my experience those are extremely dangers and every puppy I know will chew them up into tiny pieces first chance they get.

Nothin perfectly fine for them to nibble on

If a puppy eats one it’s no problem. But if they keep eating them i would get a litter tray with a grate over it.