Unfortunately for our new tripawd, Bruiser, our house is a bungalow style house which means you must navigate a minimum of five steps in order to gain entry to the house. We had heard about the “Potty Patch” on tv, which is essentially a small square of astroturf you can place inside your home if your dog is unable to go outside to urinate. This sounded like a viable option for Bruiser’s post surgery days until we discovered how small and how expensive this fake grass would be. Rather than shell out the $70 for a large “Potty Patch”, my husband and I built our very own “Potty Garden”. Essentially, we raided our garage for bits and pieces of wood and created a 3×5 frame which we then filled with dirt and fresh sod and placed on our porch (with only 1 small step to navigate). Before surgery, Bruiser wanted nothing to do with it. However, since his amp, he has been using it with great frequency! He seems to be grateful for the ease of his garden. The only downside to this is that I am certain our mailman and neighbors think we are crazy!
What a great idea! And even greater since Bruiser wants to use it.
He is so cute! I bet the neighbors will get a laugh at seeing that big boy working in the garden. I haven’t seen his picture before, is he all Mastiff? How old is he? I have a mastiff mix and he would be able to just turn around in that spot but that is it! I think your “potty garden” is a great idea, good use of space 🙂
Elizabeth and Sammy
genius!! you guys are amazing. sorry to hear about bruiser’s amputation (i lost my right front too), but it does get better with time. we were lucky that our neighbors already KNEW we were crazy…so the transition was minimal. hope all continues to go well, can’t wait to hear more about the big guy…what’s his story, we need more pictures…
gayle & charon
Well done! And don’t worry about what others think … we’re all crazy here! 🙂
Fantastic! Who cares about anything other than the fact that Bruiser’s life is easier.
Nobody here, I’m sure.
Nice job!!
Lincoln’s Mom
That is AWESOME. I love it.
You guys are SO crafty! We shared this in our Tripawds Facebook Page to show everpawdy how crafty you guys are! Love it!
Great job.
This is absolutely amazing….what creative pawrents you are…way to go!!!
That is really a great idea for new tripawds. Making their lives easier and complete is what it is all about. Kudos!
LOL, i love it what a great idea. and i am sure it is easier for bruiser to hit his target on there than it would be for him to mound his poo on one of those little training pads 🙂 I have great danes i deal with the “mound”…. i think i would have to make the mailman think i was a little weirder by putting up a sign that says “keep off of grass” or something worse like “no swimming”