Puppies and cat litter trays

[Flower777]

Can I ask how it works if you get a puppy and also have a cat litter tray for your cat? Does the puppy learn ok that it has different rules and needs to go outside to the toilet?

And, if your cat was a contrary git who occasionally weed on the front door mat, would the puppy cope ok with that and not want to join in?!

Grateful for any advice or experience, thank you in advance!

I'd personally ask your vet for recommendations for a food. Perhaps the little fella is actually 'lacking' in some minerals or something.

actually one of the GSDs liked the litter au naturel....he'd wander about the house with a mouthful of it and you could hear him crunching it and it fizzing.... Space dust for dogs???

One of mine was skilled at finding the bin that the baby's nappy was in 🤢🤮. We did the "litter tray facing the wall " thing too. When we moved to our new house and had some work done, we factored in half doors and barriers that would allow cats access to litter trays but not dogs, and us, but not dogs, with access to bins.

You're going to have fun 🤣🤣

Highly recommend a covered litter tray, after learning from past experience...

My dog couldn’t resist the cat poo in the litter tray We to face the covered tray towards the wall so the cat can get in/out but the dog can’t as given any opportunity it loves nothing more than to have a dig around in there! Absolutely disgusting

There is a reason our puppy had the nickname poo head (that has stuck for the last 8 years!)

Also I didn’t realise it was this common for dogs to enjoy the taste of poo! Given the chance my dog will also eat it’s own if it’s not cleaned up immediately as well.. Why do they actually do it? Is it true about them lacking something?

Pop a stair gate on the roof with the car litter tray in it for a while, until pup learns not to eat it! Cat can get over, but pup can't get in

*room! Don't put one on the roof

The puppy you’re looking at is a little angel?
No. No it isn’t. Not if it’s a puppy.
If you’re looking at puppies near Christmas and the seller is allowing you to think it’s an angel/it is very quiet. Then I would seriously think puppy farmer and maybe sick puppy.
Puppies are bitey little shitheads who are only cute to stop you murdering them when they draw blood and eat the house and pee/crap all over it. Remind me why I want another.

DotheHop this is a common misconception but there is no science to back it up. There is no evidence that dogs that eat poo lack anything in their diet.

Your angel puppy will just dig up and eat the poop out the garden it will also do everything in its power to eat the cat food

"Your angel puppy will just dig up and eat the poop out the garden it will also do everything in its power to eat the cat food"

Yes, and then he will proceed to lick all over your face before you realise where that awful smell comes from.

Ah yes, the phenomenon known as “poopy breath”, my dog often comes in from the garden with this.

It hasn’t been advertised as a little angel. I was joking because I was rather horrified by this thread and wanted to convince myself that our puppy wouldn’t do this.

Don’t worry it’s not coming from a puppy farm.

This thread has been an eye opener though so, er, thanks everyone!

I think you need to be more worried about your puppy seeing the litter tray as an all you can eat buffet
Mine did that-we had to put the litter tray upstairs, with a baby gate to keep the dog downstairs.

At this time of year and given the lack of thought you’ve put into it I doubt it’s coming from a decent breeder. Puppy farms can be bloody hard to spot.

Wow Wolfiefan you know nothing about me. Why are you so judgemental? It must be pretty hard being you.

Not in the slightest. But something horrid like 4 out of 5 pups sold in the U.K. are from puppy farmers.
They are sneaky buggers. And any breeder worth their salt would have found out you had a cat (they often homecheck) and would have quizzed you about how you will deal with that already.
Plus it’s rare for good breeders to breed litters at this time of year. So the likelihood is a puppy farmer or a backyard breeder after a bit of Christmas cash.
We’ve already had the first Christmas story here of a “surprise” pup for a family. Died of parvo after they got it home.
Now being a vet dealing with that. Or a rescue taking in ex breeding bitches? Now that is pretty hard to deal with.

Tomato ketchup gets rid of fox poo apparently just so your prepared

Silica cat litter is hazardous to dogs if they eat it so I would advise against it

A covered litter tray does not stop my dog....had to get a fully lidded one with a little pop hole in the top for the cat to go in and out of.

You are making a lot of assumptions about me Wolfiefan based on one question that I asked. None of your assumptions are correct.

Thank you to everyone who has kindly replied to my question and been really helpful.

Flower, most of the messages on this thread were in jest. Yes puppies do all those yucky things, but in the end of the day, they are adorable, quirky, happy, energetic balls of fluff who make you happy just by existing. They are hard work, and this is the bit a lot of people do ignore, hence the messages warning you about some of the things you will be dealing with. However, I have never, ever regretted having a dog.

Thanks aurynne. This thread was definitely helpful.