Depot Dachsies
Your New England Dachshund Breeder
Product Recommendations
This is for City Puppy Parents who don't have private yards
We always explain this at pickup but it's not safe for your puppy to be around other dogs or places where other dogs frequent until they are fully vaccinated. We're mostly worried about the canine parvovirus. Feel free to look it up. Since Covid, parvo is much more prevalent in our region. Due to this, we HIGHLY recommend that your puppy's paws don't touch public spaces until they're fully vaccinated. They aren't considered fully vaccinated until 2 weeks after their last shot which usually lands around 14-16 weeks. If you have a private yard, then you should be fine. However, if you live in Boston, New York City, or you don't have a private yard we highly recommend the below products for potting to keep your puppy safe. Once your puppy if fully vaccinated they can go anywhere! However, it's also nice to have an indoor option just in case. (Click the pictures to shop!)
We have used this in the past. It's a 3 piece system and includes the turf and a tray (to protect your floors). I recommend either having 2 or buying a piece of replacement turf so you can wash one and have one out for use.
This is piece of extra turf that is the same size as the tray above. It's nice to have an extra so you can wash one and use one!
We recommend spraying this on the turf to help teach your puppy where to potty.
Fresh Patch is cool product because it's actual grass sod. It helps make the transition to real grass easier! The only issues is that you may have to buy a new one every few weeks.
This option comes with 2 turf pads and 2 pee pads. While I haven't used this one personally, I think I'm going to try it in the future. I like that it comes with a washable pad to absorb urine.
Another option is to use disposable pee pads. My puppies like to destroy pee pads so a pee pad holder is a must!
This is another pee pad holder. This one prevents puppies to having access to the pee pad. Pee will go through the grate and be absorbed by the pee pad underneath. Poo will stay on top. If your puppy loves to shred pee pads this is a great alternative to the holder above.
If you choose a pee pad holder, you're going to need some pee pads! These are disposable which makes for a super quick and easy clean up.
Just another disposable pee pad option.
These are washable pee pads for the pee pad holders for my eco-friendly friends! Just make sure to get the correct size for your holder. These can also double as a crate liner for the early days as they are easy to wash and won't make your washing machine go off balance.
Another eco-friendly washable pee pad option. Again, double check the size to make sure it fits with your pee pad holder. Also doubles as a crate liner.
Another eco-friendly washable pee pad option. Again, double check the size to make sure it fits with your pee pad holder. This one can be used with or without a holder. Bonus, it's green to help ease the transition to real grass!
Our last indoor potty option is a washable pee pad. We use these in our puppy pens. They're easy to wash and wear very nicely. Our favorites are EZ Whelp pads...linked in the gear section.
A more sophisticated looking pee pad for my more refined customers. They come in lots of colors and patterns. We're sure you can find one to match your decor!
