So you have a puppy and you don't want them peeing on your floors,
but you'd like a more natural alternative to pee pads,
which you know, if you watched this video, I don't encourage you to use inside
Michele here with How to Train a Dream Dog
owner of 30 ays to Puppy Perfection,
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So we have received this product here from Fresh Patch.
We're going to do an unboxing and see what's inside.
So there are multiple sizes to choose from based on your puppy's size.
So you can take a peek at their website and find out, uh, which size would be the best
for your puppy.
So this size here comes in a box and we've already at least taken the tape off so we
can open it up.
And what you're ultimately getting is grass inside a box.
The box does have a wax coating on the inside and you can see this thing is pretty thick.
It's a pretty thick pad.
Oh, this is fresh grass that your puppy can go potty on.
I am just letting you know, this is my honest review of this product.
I am not endorsed to talk about this product at all.
I just feel like it is a great option or alternative to pee pads or if you can't get your puppy
outside because again, you live in a high rise apartment building.
Your puppy has potential medical problems or maybe you're not physically able to get
out and take them outside as well.
Um, this would be something that you would put out on your patio or on your balcony.
If you live in a high rise apartment building and you don't have a very grassy area outside
to take your puppy to, or if you live on the 12th floor and it would just take too long
to take your puppy outside.
This is a great alternative.
Um, it's thick and it requires little to no maintenance.
One of the most important reasons that we want to teach our puppies to go on grass is
because then it gives them an opportunity.
Say if you're out walking that they recognize grass is the place to go as opposed to on
your floor in your home.
So when we give them the grassy space, it's in more natural field.
It's definitely better than having them go in the house and use those potty pads that
stink up your home as well as can be torn up.
Um, when your puppy finds them fun to play with, you know, you can take this, put it
outside your door and we can teach our puppies to signal to us that they need to go outside
in.
Use their fresh patch.
Now inside the New Puppy Starter Kit, which you'll find the link for in the description
below,
you're going to find the lesson inside the kit to teach your puppies how to signal to
you that they need to go outside using the bell system.
The bells are a great way for your puppy to signal to you when they actually need to go
out and use their fresh patch.
If you don't have a balcony or you don't have a patio or porch to put your fresh patch,
you can find a location in your home.
I recommend that you keep your fresh patch in the same spot so your puppy recognizes
that's the place to go.
Now one of the recommendations that I make when using a product like this is to make
sure that your fresh patch is in some sort of designated gated area.
This gives your puppy a really defined space to go into, so whether you set this up outside
or potentially in your home somewhere,
it will give them a better understanding that they have to go in it and on it and that could
be really beneficial when
you're working on potty training and eventually,
maybe the gate system or the puppy pen goes away, make sure that you are supervising your
puppy when they come in here to go.
Because remember you want to reinforce the right behavior.
We want to reinforce them getting on their fresh patch and going potty on their fresh
patch.
This is not a place that we want them to come and play or eat.
The grass.
So it's important that you supervise them along the way.
Now, if you have a male dog who likes to lift their leg or
mark,
you may find that taking the box and placing the lid just like this on top,
it's going to at least block off some of the areas where they may lift their leg.
This is a great way to keep everything contained in here.
So when we're working on potty training with our puppies, it's very important to reward
them in the exact spot that they go.
So once you lead or lure your puppy onto the fresh patch, um, my recommendation is to start
with them on a leash first and bring them over to the fresh patch.
Allow them to sniff and circle around.
And as soon as they finish going, you're going to reward them in this spot.
They're going to start to make the association that potty in here is what you like them to
do.
Good boy.
Good potties outside.
So it may take a few moments for your pup to get used to walking on or getting on the
fresh patch if they've never been on it before.
Good girl, that was a good potty outside.
It's important to note that if your pup has a poo, you're going to want to clean it up
as soon as possible.
If it's left out or left on the fresh patch, your puppy is probably going to come over
and investigate.
Potentially eat it.
I know it's nasty.
I know it's something that you don't find, uh, pleasant.
But for puppies, this, this behavior is called coprophagia.
It's the fancy term we use.
Um, when puppies eat their poop and it is a very common, uh, occurrence.
So we want to make sure that we're cleaning up our fresh patch as soon as our puppy goes
on it, if it's a number two.
Now my recommendation is that you switch out or change out your fresh patch every two to
three, maybe even four weeks, depending on how it, uh, how long it lasts depending on
the size of your dog and how frequently they're going.
Fresh Patch does have a subscription service so that you can subscribe to a schedule of
delivery and it literally just shows up at your door.
You switch out the old and bring in the new.
All right?
The company recommends that you periodically freshen up your grass with a spritz of water.
This will help the grass grow.
It'll help maintain its freshness.
It'll also help neutralize that urine smell as well.
Alright, and there you have it.
Whether you have a big dog, a small dog, or something in between, Fresh Patch is a great
option for you to use with your puppy or older dog.
Instead of using pee pads in the home, which can become smelly and just get torn up and
destroyed anyway.
Now remember, if you want more information on how to potty train your puppy or even teach
them how to ring a set of potty bells to make sure you grab the new puppy starter kit, the
link is in the description below.
Catch you in the next video.