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[โ€“] Kolanaki@pawb.social 8 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (5 children)

Why don't we just train dogs to use a litter box? ๐Ÿค”

Or a toilet? One of my previous cats used the toilet all on her own. If she could figure it out without help, surely training a dog should be easy enough.

[โ€“] ceenote@lemmy.world 9 points 16 hours ago

I trained my dog on a litter box. She only pees in it. I'm very glad I did.

However, I'm fortunate enough to have a basement I could put it in where it's out of sight.

[โ€“] saltesc@lemmy.world 6 points 15 hours ago

That's a thing and people.do, especially apartment dwellers. Dogs learn it quick too.

It's just no one would have an animal shit in a box in the house unless they absolutely had to.

Oh...

[โ€“] Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com 5 points 16 hours ago
  1. I don't train my dog to use a litter box because I don't want to clean out a shit box.
  2. You probably could train one to use the toilet, but you'd probably need to make some modifications to make it possible. I don't see most breeds of dogs being able to balance themselves quite well enough for things to work ๐Ÿ˜…
[โ€“] Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works 1 points 12 hours ago

Cats leap and perch with more ease than dogs so you'd need a contraption that might get in your way.

[โ€“] riquisimo@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 14 hours ago

Its a good idea, but from my understanding, you still have to take dogs on daily walks. Maybe not first thing in the morning, but at least once a day or so