DoggieLawn Real Grass Dog Pee Pads - Standard Dog Potty Pad 24x16

I have been getting these doggy lawns delivered for about 6 weeks, so I am ready to write a full review. My first lawn arrived on Valentine's Day, and it was one of the nicest V Day gifts ever. My most recent arrived March 28. I am in WI and I have 2 Italian (miniature) Greyhounds who simply can't be outside when it is freezing cold. They are tiny, skinny, and nearly hairless. Even though I live in the country and only need to open the door to let them out, if a 20-below-zero blast of frigid air rolls in, the little dogs run back away from the door, and who could blame them. Sure, I could shovel a path, and bundle them up in sweaters and booties 20 times a day (maybe an exaggeration but little dogs go potty a LOT! Tiny bladders I guess). But what a hassle! They also don't like to go out in the rain, or even if they are feeling lazy, and the bathroom rug can be very appealing to my little "angels". I have to offer them a suitable indoor alternative, or I pay the price. I have been getting regular shipments of underpads from a medical supply warehouse for years, (they are cheaper than the potty pads they sell for dogs), I've been changing those wet, dirty smelly pads 5-6 times per day, every day, year after year, and having a reeking garbage can, all winter long. I previously considered the artificial turf products but those seemed awful, sitting in a constant urine puddle, and how could I hose them down in the middle of winter?! Haul them into my shower? Ugh! Not happening! I decided to try the real grass. The most amazing thing is that both of my dogs took to it immediately-and if anyone know Iggys, they are notorious for potty issues. That is why they often end up in shelters (both of mine are rescues). I barely had the lid open the first time, and one dog bumped past me to hop on and drop a gift. The other was eager to do the same. I could not believe my eyes. One of them is afraid of her own shadow, anything new terrifies her, but she was the first to use it, she sure knew what to do on "grass" when she saw it! They were immediately praised like they had just scored winning touchdowns, to seal the deal. I continue to reinforce with praise and occasional treats whenever I see them use it, just to make sure they know how pleased I am. I think they love the grass, as it feels much more normal for them to go on grass, instead of on papers. To get praise and treats for doing what they want to do, well, these dogs must think they hit the jackpot. I bet if I had this product from day one, we would have had a lot fewer accidents. The first shipment came with a little bottle of "pheromones ", which is probably just urine. I didn't need to use it but if your pup seems unsure, you can use a few drops of that or even wipe a teeny bit of your dogs own waste on the grass. Their noses are so good, you should only need a tiny amount, like a pea size of poop, and/or a few drops of their urine, for them to get the idea. I put some potty papers next to the lawn initially just in case, but they definitely prefer the grass, from day one. Now, I just put pads under the trays to extend a few inches around the edges in case they stand too close to the edge, and hang over, but that's all, and I seldom need to change those. Tip: At first I tended to smash the poo into the grass when trying to pick it out with wads of paper towel. I now use a long tined serving fork to cleanly lift the poo off the grass for disposal, and this works great. (Don't worry, it is only for this purpose, I'm not using it to serve the roast to the family on Sunday!) this works much better than a scoop (like for litter boxes), as the fork passes thru the blades of grass. You can get right under the poo and lift it clean away. You could also get a cheap box of latex gloves so you could pick them up with your hands, if you'd rather do that. I've seen the reviews who make scornful comments about the price. Well, you can't buy regular sod in the winter months around here. Even if it was available, after seeing Doggy lawn, I would not want regular sod. Doggy lawn is grown hydroponically. So it does not have a thick mat of dirt, it is only about an inch thick, (not including the height of the grass), so it is much easier to carry, and doesn't leave dirt and mud in the house. Real sod would be a horrific mess. Plus doggy lawn has no bugs, and no weeds. If you have ever purchased regular sod, it has about 4" of dirt, plus bugs, worms, all kinds of yucky stuff. You would need to go buy it and haul it home in your car. Also, potty pads are so expensive, I don't think this costs any more than 2 weeks worth of those. They send shipping notices, and it arrives in excellent condition, well packaged, instructions, gloves, pheromones and if you need help just call them, email them or go on their facebook page. From what I can see they are very responsive and helpful. All in all, I think the price is reasonable. The grass arrives bright green, damp, and fresh, every time. In mid winter, after not seeing green grass for 5 months, I almost wanted to roll on it myself when I first opened the box and got a whiff of fresh lawn. (I restrained myself.) The dogs didn't roll on it either. Nor have they chewed or dug at it. I also have a Lab in the house. She always goes outside to do her business, and to the best of my knowledge she has never used the doggy lawn. She walks right past it all the time, but she doesn't pay any attention to it. Bugs: I have never seen a bug or a weed in my lawns until last week we had really nice weather so I had the window open right above my lawn, and next thing I knew I had some gnats. They obviously came in thru the screen, so that's not the lawns fault. I put a few drops of dishwashing soap in a spray bottle of water, spritzed the grass and the window screen, and that took care of the bugs with no danger to dogs or damage to lawn. I have the lawn in my laundry room and it is next to a sink with a spray hose-nozzle so if it seems to be getting too dry I give it a quick spray now and then, to help keep it green, but I really don't think you need to. I've never seen a dog refuse to potty on a dry lawn outside. They even send a pair of latex gloves in every box so you don't touch the dirty grass you are tossing. That is very much appreciated. I have been putting the used lawns out in the woods next to the driveway. I've been laying them out flat, and I hope they all take root and grow once spring arrives. I am looking forward to seeing what happens. Even if they just die, it still makes me very happy to be using something natural and 100% biodegradable. I shudder to think of how much landfill space I've used over the years with those plastic backed potty pads. There is absolutely zero odor! I just carried out two of them that were 2 weeks old, had them right under my nose, and not even a hint of odor. It is like a miracle! The enzymes in the grass apparently neutralize the smell. And they were not dripping wet, either. Some grass blades will fall out though, so I recommend putting the old lawn into the box or plastic from the new lawn before you carry it through your house. Speaking of rolls. When you order the first time, unless you order the plastic trays, it will come in a flat box like a pizza box. The idea is to leave it right in the box, just fold the lid back. It does not soak through. I purchased initially from Amazon, then immediately signed up for the subscription service once I saw how awesome it was. After I got in the subscription program and got the reusable plastic trays, it started coming in rolls, and I like this better as then the edges don't dry out and the grass pad does not wrinkle up during shipping. There is another brand also sold here which was featured on a popular TV show but you get more lawn for your money at Doggy Lawn, check the measurements, and doggy lawn also sells their reusable plastic trays for a very reasonable price. They are a perfect fit. The other place has expensive wood trays. Wood is porous and seems like a bad choice for this purpose. The plastic makes more sense. And much cheaper. With such a rave review I know I sound like I own the company but I promise I have no affiliation with the company whatsoever, I've never even talked to them on the phone. You can see I am a verified purchaser. Check my other reviews to see I am just a regular shopper, and dog lover. I'm just a huge fan of Doggy Lawn and my only regret is not buying it years ago.

When I adopted my puppy Toby, a Soft-Coated Wheaten Terrier, in July, 2011, artificial grass was the only game in town. I started out with Potty Patch - As Seen on TV, Small, Color:Green and then upgraded to New! Ingrass Puppy Potty Bigger & Deeper Now! Free Spray Bottle of Puppy Attraction Aid Spray 22" X 32" Indoor Outdoor . In fact, I wrote a very positive review of the Ingrass product, viewable at the above link. I used artificial grass for close to a year, initially for training, and then for convenience. I installed a doggie door that leads to an outdoor deck. The issues of artificial grass are well-documented in reviews. For me, maintaining artificial grass was time-consuming and somewhat gross. I used potty pads between the artificial grass and the draining tray, almost obligatory. Otherwise you have the task of pouring urine from a large shallow rectangular into a container. Every other day, I donned rubber gloves, removed the grass, squeezed the urine out of the potty pad before disposing of it, rinsed off the artificial grass in the bathtub which then had to be disinfected, then laid down a new pad, the grass, and finally disposed of the rubber gloves. Particularly on hot days, fumes would waft from the artificial grass onto my porch or into my living room. For the dog, the experience is akin to using a "porta-potty" every time you have to go, and dogs have many more olfactory receptors than humans to take in the experience. As soon as I learned of the DoggieLawn product, I purchased a 24" x 24" piece of real grass on Amazon. It was delivered in an attractive Pizza-like Box and Toby immediately took to it. With real grass, there are no fumes and no upkeep other than watering it every so often. The urine dissipates organically. It just works. Depending on the time of year (I live in northern California), the grass starts to turn brown in sections after 5-10 days. This is to be expected. The good news is that the dog doesn't care. As far as Toby is concerned, it's like new. I upgraded to the 24"x 48" piece and went on a monthly subscription with DoggieLawn which lowers the cost. This option is only available on their website. The larger piece retards aging/death of the grass by dissipating the urine over a larger area. Concentrated urine kills the grass. If you are only potty training your dog for only a month or so, the advantages of using DoggieLawn over artificial grass are self-evident. DoggieLawn is cheaper as a one-time purchase and it's the real thing. It has no lingering noxious smell, requires no pads and no janitorial conscription. As a subscription, costs are certainly something to consider. Doggie Lawn charges and delivers me a piece of grass 13 times per year (52 weeks/4). For me, its well worth the investment. DoggieLawn delivers the grass to your door and if you have an questions or issues, they respond quickly. They have a very efficient operation. If you have a semi-ambulatory dog, because of age, back trouble or issues walking, are away from home for long periods of time or simply need to potty train a puppy, you can't go wrong with DoggieLawn. Update 8/9/2013 The monthly DoggieLawn delivery has now become a fixture of Toby's (my dog)life. It's delivered monthly, installs in a under minute (replace old grass by laying down a new 2x4 piece),water it and that's pretty much it. You can expect the grass to starting turning yellowish after about a week and after three weeks, the green is gone completely. Next year, I might switch to a 3 week interval. The grass is really a striking green when it first arrives. I have been using the worn out grass to fill large holes in the dog park here that have been created by burrowing dogs. It's a great way to patch them and many local dog parks have them.

I have been buying FreshPatch for our new puppy and decided to try the Doggie Lawn product -- which appeared to be basically the same, but a bigger size -- for our rapidly growing lab puppy. I figured he could use some additional area to relieve himself! I was very disappointed from the moment this product arrived. The box was sodden, the cardboard soaked through, damaged and falling apart at all the corners (see pictures). The attached pictures were taken from when the box was opened, before my pup had even used the grass patch. The grass was long, discolored and just generally awful looking. The length of the grass is a problem bc it will make solid waste very difficult to clean up neatly. I have been using the FreshPatch product for the last 4-5 weeks and have never had a box arrive in this condition; the quality of the grass and overall look of the grass is much, much superior. ALSO, the packaging of the Doggie Lawn product is inferior. It comes in a box that has a semi-attached lid; kind of closed over itself, with a hinged side. The FreshPatch product comes in a box with a top and a bottom that are both rectangular boxes and can be doubled-up as a base for the grass. I have even doubled them up and then taken the one closest to the grass away and just used the "outer" one to make the grass last longer. The FreshPatch box is a sturdier box, with a waxed interior that seems to keep it dryer during shipping. This grass arrived so wet that I had to put a weewee pad (which I loathe bc my lab tears them up like a paper shredder) UNDER it to try to keep the moisture off of my wood floors. The level of moisture also made the box incredibly heavy and the center was buckling when I lifted it. When I put this down on the ground, my pup (who is completely trained to go on the indoor grass for now (until he gets all his shots), stepped on it, didn't pee and stepped off of it...proceeding to leave wet doggie prints all over our NYC apartment. Net net, I regret ordering this and am hoping that this delivery is an anomaly for the company. I have reached out to them, especially since I had already ordered a 2nd one of these due to arrive in 6 days...I would return it in a flash and go back to FreshPatch. Same price - much better product - much better packaging. I will update this once the company responds...Hope it's soon! I plan to throw this one out.

I bought this because I recently moved in to an apartment and have an upcoming surgery that will prevent me from taking my girl potty. It is infact real Grass and it came before it was expected to, I bought the biggest size but its not quite big enough for my medium sized pitty, I will need to buy 2 maybe 3 next time and put them side by side. The grass was fresh how ever this was our first time trying it out so my girl was very confused she is 4 years old and very well potty trained, she did not want to use it either inside or outside on the balcony. It took almost a week for her to use it and I tried everything suggested, the only thing that worked was leaving it inside and making it her only option for a few days and lots of praise and high quality treats when she finally used it, once she was using it comfortably was when I moved it to the balcony and now she will go to the door and let me know she needs to use it. A couple accidents have happened here and there but its not a big deal, I dont scold for it as this is a learning curve for the both of us and I know she doesnt want to potty inside and shes doing her best, she still prefers to be leashed and walked vs using the grass but she knows what its there for now and will definitely use it. The size isn't very big so it does need to be sprayed with water often to keep it clean enough for her to want to use it but now its starting to die pretty quick and the smell of the grass isn't pleasant. I like that she can wake up and potty in the middle of the night with out having to be leashed and walked, its also helpful for when I work long hours typically shes kenneled and a friend would come take her potty, now I have to option to put a patch inside when I leave for work and not worry about her being locked in the kennel for 10+ hours holding it, she can freely go if im not home and not have to risk a bladder infection. The price isn't the best for the length of time its used for. I recieved this around october 6th, it is now the 18th and I already need to buy a new one, again this is because of the size, if it were double the size for the same price it would be worth the money to have it all the time. Given the size and price and how fast it needs to be replaced this will solely be bought for time its needed such as my surgery and my summer work schedule.

My gf and I got our new Chihuahua puppy almost a year ago. I have some mental health issues that make it difficult to take a puppy into my backyard, and on top of that, we needed to be able to take her out dozens of times per day to keep up the potty training. As a result, I screened off my front porch, put down a thick tarp, and put a baby gate up to protect a little puppy potty sanctuary. We have so many stray/feral cats around as well, so we needed a safe spot for our puppy to potty without having to worry about all the diseases and parasites that she could be exposed to. A few notes here: -we always get two of them, and I have ordered 14 sets of them -we use them exclusively outside on the porch. Never indoors -99% of what comes out of this dog is on these grass pads. I would call us “heavy users” of this product. The only potties that don’t end up on these pads are either from accidents or from her walks. She would typically hold her business while walking, and would save it for these pads So first the good: -excellent for potty training! We keep her two 20 inch pads outside to do her business. She is about 13 months old and is pretty much fully potty trained. She goes to the front door when she needs to go. We haven’t had an accident in over a month at least -size is pretty decent, but we always have 2 of them for her because she likes to walk her poops out. Every now and then she drops a turd or two off the side of the pad. No big deal -they feel like real grass! The quality is actually pretty good, and they don’t get water or sunlight -we haven’t really noticed many bugs in ours, other than a few fleas -they haven’t leaked. I have noticed no urine soaking through the box they come in. I also am unwilling to take any chances, which is why I have the tarp down Now for the not so good: -I 100% DO NOT recommend using these around an unsupervised puppy. They are pretty easy for our Chihuahua to completely destroy. On top of that, they often have wood chips in them for some reason, which our puppy would try to eat/swallow. We even found a few small rocks that she tried to eat. They are perfectly safe for a trained adult dog, but not recommended for unsupervised use with a puppy. -in the summer, these pads dry out pretty quickly which increases the prevalence of wood chips. On the flip side, during the fall/winter (or when it’s really wet outside) they pretty much turn into a urine bog after about two weeks. This leads to my biggest problem… -the shipping. Holy crap the shipping is very unreliable. It’s really hard to determine the best time to reorder this product. I am now on the second time that I have had to dump the grass pads out of the boxes and put down disposable pads to try and bridge the gap. The pads have become a complete swamp of urine, which the dog gets all over her feet and legs. We end up having to wash her every time she goes out. The pads themselves are somewhat perishable, which means you can’t order them too quickly or you end up wasting your money. However, that also means you are at the mercy of the completely unpredictable shipping times. Sometimes it can take over 2 weeks from order to arrival. You can’t exactly go to a pet store and buy them. You have to wait. This is without a doubt the biggest downside. I’m not even that far away. They are shipped from Southern California. I’m in Southern Oregon. It would take me a day to drive down there, pick them up, and drive back. Right now I’m waiting for a pair of them to arrive. Last time the scan was updated, they were in California. There have been no updates for 3 or 4 days now. So with all that said, I would very much recommend these, provided you have a back up if they take weeks to arrive and you are careful with your puppies on these things

THIS GRASS HAS SAVED ME!! Im visiting my daughter, and she lives in a 3rd floor walk-up. I have bad hips and knees, and I just can’t tackle those stairs as often as my dog needs. I am so happy I found this grass! It has exceeded my expectations. For reference, I have a 3 lb Chihuahua and the LARGE size is just big enough for her to take a couple of steps and turn around. I wouldn’t go smaller. She took to it immediately! She has used it 3-4 times a day for 5 days. I have had it on a shaded balcony (3rd floor) in 101 degree Arizona dry heat for 5 days and it is still doing great. I will be watering it thanks to other reviews. Get the grass! You won’t regret it.

I have a nine week old puppy and he is very small so I got him a larger size considering how small my puppy is . He is less than 4 pounds. This arrived very brown and green. I wasn’t sure given the state how long it would last but did not judge it before trying it. All the green grass that’s shown on the website does not match what I got. I followed the care to a T and noticed that within two days it had a lot of spots that the grass had wilted from the puppy pee, and by the end of the first week most of the grass is compacted and very bright and muddied. It’s right next to a window so it does get light and I would try to keep it covered overnight. It was not cut to the size of the box so my puppy would dig at the sides on occasion. I do love the booklet and the video it came with and really appreciate the care given. It did reaffirm the things we were already doing and appreciate the validation and how to care for the grass as well. It is looking like we will need to replace the grass again and it’s only been a week so we are not looking to spend $100+ a month. Our puppy did take to it almost immediately so that was wonderful and I appreciate it for that.

I was concerned for my pet, that she would get sick, then I'd have to go to the vet, hence, a very expensive patch of grass. I took a chance (after too much research). My pet ignored this item until I put it in front of her unhooded potty pan. I moved the grass in the box in front of her potty pan, then she took notice and began grazing. She pooped weird for a couple days, so I took it away. Then gave it back, thinking her digestion would normalize. Within days, she could have it all the time. I do place it under the sun at times. It's STILL GREEN (though, I may have not kept it in the sunlight much...). I have to watch mine so she doesn't keep grazing and eat it all up, getting diarrhea (first aide for diarrhea: only have hay available and worst case scenario, kindly hand feed the rabbit hay; they appreciate the kindness which contributes to jump starting their GI. Remove the grass until they adjust). I am very pleased with my purchase. Someone said something about mushrooms/spores on this product - thanks for the heads up - I looked here and there, but mine was tidy. I haven't noticed any urine leak because of the leak proof box. One thing I noticed in that the grass grows back! Very cool. I'll keep a sharp eye open for anything shady, but kudos to the seller, thank you all for your support for this item. It is large enough for her to turn and graze. When I saw pictures of this via the images from customers, I thought this item may be too small or too high (it's about 2.5 inches high from the floor up), or that there would be dirt or something on this product with worms. Let me assure you that there was no dirt under the grass or in the waterproof box. When I lift the grass and look under, I see thick-brown, clean, fiber material with some small pieces of wet wood chips. I hurriedly poured about 4 cups of carbon filtered water on the grass. Admittedly, I didn't read the instructions for how to water this product. However, there have been NO LEAKS to date, and the grass didn't turn yellow. If it turns yellow, I'll have to learn how to change that. This product lasts a long time, huh? I plan to update things, if matters concerning this item or my pet's health takes a turn for the worst. But so far so good. I wish all the hydro lawns were available in larger sizes so I could make a bigger yard, but this one is good for now and thankfully large enough for her. I don't think two pets could fit on this grass patch unless one was large and the other tiny. Two tiny pets could fit as well.