How to take your dog out when you are sick or injured
When sudden illness or immobility hits, apartment and condo owners find themselves physically unable to walk their dogs. This sudden inability to get outside leaves pets without bathroom breaks and forces owners to scramble for emergency solutions like setting up a temporary patio potty.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
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- 1Setting up fake turf or sod on the patioDid this help you?
- 2Using a commercial product like a Pet Loo or Weasy smart pottyDid this help you?
- 3Using puppy pads indoorsDid this help you?
- 4Hiring a dog walker or asking neighbors, friends, or family members for helpDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“I couldn’t move let alone take my dog out at the time. I realize I need to set up a potty place on my patio for a circumstance like this.”source ↗
“it's a real eye-opener when we get sick and realize we are basically unable to walk our dogs.”source ↗
Where this came up
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