DoggieLawn Real Grass Puppy Pee Pads- 24 x 20 Inches - Perfect Indoor Litter Box for Dogs - No Mess, Easy-to-Use - Potty Training for Pets - Eco-Friendly Disposable Bathroom with Real Living Grass

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 8/9/2013The 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.