Customer Reviews

PetZoom Pet Park Indoor Pet Potty, 25.5" x 20" x 2"

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I have a chihuahua that has recently decided she no longer likes to use her puppy pads, but the rugs instead. After replacing the rugs in my house (not cheap), I had to look for another solution since I live in a very urban area (West Hollywood) and do not have a yard. After spending countless hours researching the different grass options, I decided to try this since it was very cheap compared to similar products. I even considered a local company that delivers fresh sod every 2 weeks, however, at a cost of $40+/mo and $100+ for the unit I decided to try a more economical option first. I will be the first to admit that I am surprised my dog has used this potty exclusively since I received it about a week ago, no further training was required and she seemed to gravitate to this naturally. For the price, I was very surprised with the quality, it seems pretty well made, as I was really expecting some cheap junk. I don't know if they sell replacement grass pads, but the unit is so inexpensive I'm planning on buying a new one if it starts to smell or deteriorate over time (for the price you cannot expect this to last forever!) Now to the negative, it is gross to clean. If you can get your dog to just use a puppy pad, it is sooo much easier to just toss it and replace it every day, but if your dog refuses I would recommend this. After a couple days of use it started to smell (what do you expect), so I had to dump out the tray in the toilet (gross), and rinse all of the components off in the shower. I rinsed everything off with dish soap, then clorox wipes, and put the grass outside in the sun to dry. If I stick my nose against the grass, it does not smell pretty. I am going to buy some ZeroOdor spray and use that after every cleaning (which will probably be every couple days). This isn't the most efficient solution (puppy pads are), and cleaning this thing will get very old soon, BUT it is either put up with the hassle, or replace my rugs every couple days and live in filth. Obviously, the latter is not an option for me, so I am very happy with my purchase :-)

The Good: Works great! I live in a condo and have the pet park out on the patio. It's only been a few days and my english bulldog puppy already knows to go there on his own. Easy enough to clean.

The Not as Good: The basin below the grassy patch is very shallow, so I'm sure once my dog grows up I'll have to upgrade; for now though, it easily accommodates a day's worth of elimination. Also, because the grass patch just rests on the plastic tray below, my dog occasionally tries to scratch and pull it up; if this sounds like something your dog might do, I wouldn't leave your dog unattended with the pet park unless you clamp the grass to the tray and/or ensure that he's been trained to not play/scratch/bite it. Also, be sure to remove any loose plastic grass blades when you get it.

Overall, works as advertised. Definitely made my life easier.

This has been the best purchase. I bought this for our travel trailer. Sometimes we leave the dogs in the trailer while we go out and they sometimes cannot wait until we get back. They love to use the green grass to potty. I do not have to get up in the middle of the night to take them out to pee. They just use the PetZoom pet park. I put a puppy pad between the grass and the pan and just throw it away after they use it. When we get home we hose it off and store it ready for the next trip. I would recommend this for small dogs especially. This is a great litter box for small dogs.

My new dog was trained within days...and the best part is that the Pet Zoom arrived broken (not wrapped well enough), so the company rushed me another one with apologies. Great customer service - thanks so much!
Lila Ivey

I have a 10 lb toy poodle boy who learned to pee and poo on the pad within a week. I bought two so I can rotate between them. I started to notice the urine smell within two days and I decided to wash and air dry the pad every other day. After 3-4 weeks, I started to notice that it's getting harder and harder to wash off the smell from all three parts of them, including the synthetic grass, the mesh and bottom tray. I used 409 on the mesh and bottom tray, which improved the staining/smell problem a bit. But I am hesitated to use bleach or other detergent on the grass since my poodle sniffs around the grass and I don't want to expose him to toxic chemical. It is e beginning of the 6 weeks after I got these two pads. I just ordered the IRIS disposable pad and tray yesterday cause I can't stand the hardworking on cleaning up the synthetic pad and my family have been all complained about the smell tho I wash them every other day. I wish there is a product with synthetic grass but cat litter sand in the middle, which can absorb the urine and bad smell. Maybe I will try to make the combination myself to see how it goes. IF it works well, I will get back and let you guys know about it.

I have new litter of four Havanese puppies and they are using the Pet Park almost exclusively at the age of 5 weeks! They automatically go to it. The only other place they have been pottying is on the washable piddle pads but I have been slowly removing those and now they are almost perfect at its use at 6.5 weeks. I have multiple adult Havanese and so they use the Potty Park, the one with the drawer underneath, and that works better for them, but this is ideal for puppies or a one-dog family and much less in cost than the Potty Park. It is easy to clean and easy to empty. The easiest way to empty it is to have a plastic bucket right there and then just lift it and angle it so that it empties directly into the bucket. Then you just flush that down the toilet. I wouldn't try carrying it through the house over carpet as the tray isn't very deep, so the bucket is the best way to do it. This is much better than piddle pads (washable or disposable) or a litter box because you aren't constantly washing them or having to buy more pads or litter.

In theory this product works really well. My dog loved peeing on it and took to it with no problem. However, I was unaware of how disgusting it would smell. If I had thought about it (concentrated amounts of pee in one spot) I would have realized before purchasing how gross it would be. As well, if you accidentally tip it while trying to empty it, you would end up with pee all over you and the floor. While it is "eco friendly" because you are re-using the same product over and over, it is so awful that it is not worth it! The pee smell permeated throughout my condo and made me want to gag.

My Westie pup,Jock switched from wee pads to the Pet Zoom almost automatically.The grass frays some,also if bored he will drag the grass from the base.I empty and rinse tray daily.I wash and soak grass two or three times a week.Works great for our schedule.

First off, I admit I purchased the cheapest type of potty mat available, because I wanted to try it out.

We relocated from a house with a large yard to a townhome with a small courtyard so I wanted our 3 dogs to have some place to go when we were gone because their new doggie door wasn't going to be installed for a month.

NONE of my 3 dogs would use it. Our smallest Pomeranian pooped on it a couple of times, but not until I took it out of the tray and laid the "grass" on top of some dirt outside.

The tray is a hard plastic that is not flush with the floor so if you have hard floors, it makes a clanking noise that startles the dogs. When they do get on it, it wobbles and they don't like that. If you put it on top of a fluffy rug or towel it would probably not wobble.

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This product works great for my Chihuahua. I wanted it so I could avoid having to take my pet out in snowy and rainy weather. I had tried unsuccessfully the pee pads, but when I put this down she pottied right away. She even sits on it sometimes, which makes me think she thinks it is grass! It is portable enough to move around the house if necessary. The quality of the tray is good. I can see where the grass part may need to be replaced eventually as it sheds a tiny bit when I wash it but replacement pads are available directly from PetZoom.