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Potty Solutions In Apartments

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If you live in an apartment, you may not want to take your dog outside all the time for walks. Their are two options, the sandbox and the grass pad.  Truffles uses what I call the "sandbox." This is an oversized box with kitty litter in it. You can, scoop the poop, and then toss in the trash or flush the toilet. The kitty litter gets stuck in Truffles paws so I got a matt that collects the clay. He also likes to put his paws in the box and then pee. I put the edge of his blanket that he lays on just under the box. This has stopped him from doing this.  There are also grass pads that you can use. They say you can wash them, but I do not use them. If you use a grass pad on the balcony and then carry through the apartment to get to a bathtub to wash, I don't think I would be a fan.  When Truffles goes potty in the sandbox, I reward him by voice and get really excited.  To teach Truffles to go in the sandbox, I would clean up his urine and feces and put them in the box at fir