Fresh Patch Real Grass Patch for Dogs, Cats, and Small-Medium Pets Under 15 Pounds – Disposable Pet Grass Pee Pads – Indoor and Outdoor Potty Training Mat (16 Inches x 24 Inches)

Fresh Patch is useful and convenient in potty training our Miniature-Schnauzer puppy! We use it inside our home, in his fenced area, and placed on top of washable puppy pads. This product was recommended by the puppy's breeder, and we have been using it daily in our home for just over two weeks ago. With the arrival of our eight week old puppy, you can imagine the use this Fresh Patch Standard Size (15lbs or less) has had! Due to already having an older mature Miniature-Schnauzer in the home, our puppy has to be kept separated since we are awaiting the necessary vaccination period to be fully protected. This means no outside walks or bathroom breaks on our back lawn. As you know, per breeder's advice, the puppy is not allowed outside on the ground, nor mingling with his older sibling Miniature-Schnauzer. So...Fresh Patch it is! This product is highly convenient! The puppy is already familiar with using it, as the breeder had started potty training him with it weeks before his arrival! In the meantime, this product works has worked well and is durable! It arrived to our residence within four days. Fresh Patch is a compact patch of grass, in a waterproof box. This Fresh Patch with frequent daily use has lasted two weeks and three days. I wished I would have ordered another Fresh Patch sooner, as two weeks is pushing it with a young puppy and time has flown by! I can see how this might last a small mature dog longer since they are not peeing and pooing as frequently as a puppy! Be sure to pick up the solid waste quickly and gently from the grass to keep it in the best condition. Even with the many clean ups this Fresh Patch has had, it does not need to be watered. You can lightly mist it if need be. Remember dogs don't like walking on soaking wet grass to pee or poo! One thing in particular, keep an eye on your puppy as they will surely show interest in the patch, and begin to chew on the grass or pull on it. Even then, very durable. Be patient! With positive reinforcement, we encourage the puppy to stay off of it and distract him from it with toys or play time. If he is really persistent, then we remove it from his area for short periods of time. Puppies chew, so yes they will show interest in the box, but not for long if they are told no and given positive reinforcement! With that said, the box does holds up well. In case poo or pee comes in contact with the box, and it surely will. Glove up, grab a few paper towels, and wipe the sides down with puppy-safe cleaner or safe homemade cleaner periodically to freshen it up and keep it sanitary. I haven't had to do it too often, meaning lots throughout the day, as the puppy uses the Fresh Patch well. When the time comes, dispose of the Fresh Patch box in the trash. Also, you could compost the grass as well! Be sure to save money and use their Save 50% On Your Next Fresh Patch sticker when it arrives. Email Fresh patch a link or your Amazon review and receive your discount code. I do not know if these are included with each order or only after your second order, whichever look into it. One downside, Fresh Patch does not include a resuable tray for customers, as DoggieLawn does. Fresh Patch requires a separate purchase for the tray, but it should be included or as an option or at least with your first purchase! This will encourage repeat business and keep your customers happy! Overall, this product gets a thumbs up!

Not sure why this has poor reviews. I was hesitant at first but I’m glad I bought it !I am potty training my puppy in an apartment and this has worked out wonders for us! My puppy is a pooping machine so I have to change it weekly (sometimes twice a week). It hasn’t died at all and is great. Going to order my third one today. Not sure how anyone is keeping it longer than two weeks anyways with dogs peeing on it everyday. Not sure what people expect. But for me it’s been a great product and I’m a big fan! Definitely should buy!

I recently adopted a 2 pound Pomeranian puppy. She’s extremely small...I didn’t want to use puppy pads with her because the fabric and texture of a pad feels like a carpet and would confuse her when it came to her training consistency. That’s when I found this product! I was super excited especially after seeing a lot of positive reviews and seeing that she could easily climb into it since it’s not very tall.When it arrived, it arrived early which was nice. I took it outside to my porch to open it just in case it was a mess. It wasn’t. It was nicely watered and very moist, tall, green grass...(some people complained about it being watered but the best way to ship plants is to saturate them in water.) I ran my hands through it to see if there were any bugs and nope! No bugs! ...Then I lifted up the grass to see the dirt underneath it and...BUGS...LOTS of bugs!! All kinds of them! It was like a science display of them. At first it was just little ticks or mites that were too small and tan colored to capture on camera. Then a maggot-like worm or maybe a caterpillar...also another larger mite...There was absolutely NO WAY I’d be able to put this in my home let alone her play pen where she also sleeps! I’m not sure if many owners using this indoors lifted their grass mats to see if there were any bugs but I’m glad I did!!I would rate this TWO stars since the grass is nice and this can still be used on a balcony! BUT since the seller clearly listed this product as a pad that can be used INDOORS, I find that pretty deceiving and therefore am obligated to leave a one star since this item is now completely useless to me.I’m just extremely glad I checked it before putting it in her crate. Had they listed this as an outdoor product I’d have never bought it and never had to worry about potentially exposing my 10 week old puppy and my home to mites, worms and ticks. I also would never had to worry about figuring out if I should return it or dispose of it.

I have only had the product a week, but my first thoughts are that the grass is arrived looking great and my elderly dog likes it. I put it on a cement patio out the back door and it is helping him feel happy to go to the bathroom on the cement area. He only seems to use the grass some of the time, but it is a great edition. My patio area is pretty big, so I also made two patches of cedar chips, and we doesn't really have any preference of one over the other. But I think he likes having spots. I did nothing special to get him to go there. I will definitely be buying again.

So I have a 4 pound dog and the standard pad is perfect size, not sure how the smaller size would benefit anyone so that’s 1.My only criticism with this product is that the grass is TOO long. The blades are a good inch or two and for my size dog when they poop I can’t pick up the poop without smearing it cause it’s embedded in the blades. So then in a week I have a grass pad full of smeared poop I can’t do anything about.