Bark Potty Standard Dog Potty Training Box - Disposable, Long-Lasting Pee Pad Litter Replacement - Leak Resistant, Multi-Use, Odor Neutralizing, Indoor/Outdoor Toilet Tray

I live in an apartment and we don't have a yard, so it's been tough to potty train my 4 month old puppy, the indoor potty pads just confused him, and it felt like we were really stuck when it came to potty training. Despite how fast he has already learned other basic obedience and tricks like, come, heel, sit, stay, down, shake etc etc.I was getting desperate, and I knew the whole process of trying to catch him before he goes, put the harness and leash on, then walk all the way outside to the pet potty area in our complex was making things extra confusing for him. When potty training dogs in the past, I lived in homes with a fenced in yard, and if I saw they needed to go, I just opened the door and out they went. It never took more than a week to potty train, and I never used potty pads because I didn't need to. So potty training in an apartment complex was a whole new ball game! And one I was not prepared for! I did tried the artificial grass patch for potty training, but I think it hurt his paws as he just seemed frustrated with it and just wanted to tear it to shreds, so that was a huge fail.I spotted this bark box on amazon, and thought it perfect to put on our balcony, he was already used to going on bark out in the pet area outside, so I thought, okay, when introducing something new, provide something old. Puppy training 101 right?It worked! It's only been two days and we haven't had any messes in the house. Today, I was busy doing chores and knew I couldn't keep an eye on him, so I just kept the balcony door open today.After some time, I thought, he usually goes potty right about now, I'll bring him out and see if he has to go, then I saw it! He already went! While I was busy, he went outside to the balcony all by himself and used his little bark box and took himself out!I am beyond thrilled! This is exactly what we needed to help him really figure out this potty training stuff.Thank you for an amazing product! Beyond happy with this purchase!!

I purchased this product for my mostly house-trained 3 month old puppy. For the past 2 months, my puppy has been successfully box trained. However, because the box is lined with weewee pads, I hated the urine smell it was leaving in my guest bathroom. Because this product claims to be naturally odor fighting, I thought I could swap out the box for this. Unfortunately, my puppy is more focused on eating the bark than peeing on it. It's only been 2 days, so I'm going to see if his behavior changes, but I'm not optimistic and fear we'll be right back to weewee pads.————————————————————-3/27/2025 update: I got a new puppy and decided to give this a try again. Thankfully she took to it immediately and has done very well with pottying on it only. HOWEVER, within a week the smell is horrific. My puppy weighs 8 lbs and does not use this exclusively for pottying-Only when I am not home-so I expected it to last at least 2 to 4 weeks. I have an air purifier right next to it but the smell of urine that comes from it is unbearable. I have tried spraying it with simple green to keep the odor down and that does not help. There is no way I can have this thing in my house so unfortunately, will not be continuing to use.

I REALLY like this idea. Yes, it is fully recyclable...which I really appreciate. HOWEVER, The ONLY reason for my three star rating, after a little bit of research on my own I found that bark/mulch is all of $3.50 a bag that would last two to three months. Bird netting is also SUPER cheep (that is the netting used over the top to keep your pup from dragging the bark all around the house. If I use a reusable tray and get my own bird netting and mulch/bark each month I found I would spend about $5 a month on this same concept. My two Havanese breed dogs (toy breed) used two bark potties and with in two weeks I needed to change it or it was filling my home with urine smell. While it was nice to not have to change pee pads multiple times a day $160 bucks every month is WAY too much to be charging for something that costs WAY less to do on your own. I am purchasing my own supplies to create a less costly version of this fabulous idea. I just cannot justify $160 a month for this when I can do it myself for $5 a month. That is a savings of $155 a month....$1,860 a year!!! What the heck. I would much rather only spend $60 a year than pad someone else's pocket that amount. I would be willing to spend $40 a month on this, but NOT $160.

Alright, so, when I first tried this, my picky little doggie would not use it. They have a great video on training that I used, though, and she started using it while we were living in an apartment. Then when we moved to a townhouse with limited access to grass, it was like she realized it was the best choice and started using it. I freaking love the bark pad. What I like:(1) Dog doesn’t miss. My little girl had a tendency to miss a pee pad, and even if she didn’t miss a pee pad, she would often step in her own pee and leave a trail of pee paw prints. With the bark pottt, she climbs up the teeny ledge, goes, and then steps off. So no more missing!!! I love this.(2) High performance. This works for at least a month for a small dog. Look, if you have a large dog, you probably aren’t going to get a month out of this thing. But I have a 10 pound dog. We are the bark potty’s target audience. It lasts us 4-5 weeks with no problems at all with smell. Also no leaks and you have to look to see where she has peed. No need to clean the thing. Just put it by the door and leave it alone for your doggie’s use.(3) Accessories. I think this is far more attractive than a pee pad, but I would love to see more accessories. The company does make a nonslip mat, though, and a nice looking wooden box. I plan to order one of those soon.The thing I am most concerned about is that this will not be available in a few months because not enough people give it a long enough chance to work. Give it a try! Use their training methods. This is replacing pee pads in my house. So satisfied!