Welcome

You have purchased the Porch Potty. The most convenient and versatile dog potty you will ever own. The Porch

Potty makes house breaking your puppy easy and stress free for both you and your dog. Simply put, it gives your

dog a place to potty as close as possible, without the mess and odor of piddle pads. The relationship between you

and your dog is important. By making potty time easy and convenient for your dog not only makes him happy, it

is less of a chore for you, giving you more time to focus on the fun times you will have with your dog. After some

basic training, you and your pup will have years of stress free potty habits in no time.

Which Porch Potty do you have?

the Porch Potty, do not use the 14 foot drain hose. Use one or the other.

Porch Potty – Premium

The Porch Potty Premium includes a patented sprinkler system to connect to a nearby garden hose. The

sprinklers pop up and spray down the entire grass area for you. If you also have the hose timer, you will be able

to set how often the sprinklers turn on. It is important that the sprinklers only run for 1 minute or less. Be sure

to set the timer for 1 minute duration. It is also important that the Porch Potty Premium be used outdoors only,

using the drain hose instead of the Catch Basin below it. Do not use the Porch Potty Catch Basin when using the

sprinkler system. The container may overflow.

Getting Started

To get started quickly, follow the steps below.

• Withinreachofyourgardenhose(ifyouwillbeusingthesprinklerfeature).

• Asafeplacewhereyourdogwillnotaccidentlyfallfromahighlevelormaybeharmedifunsupervised.

• Outdoorsisrecommended,butnotnecessary.Ifindoors,thetrainingsodmaynotstaygreen,ormayeven

attract nats. It may also cause an odor without proper ventilation.

Assembly of the Drain Hose

Remove the nut from the drain elbow and insert it through the drain hole in the center of the Porch Potty shell.

Tighten the nut on the other side. After placing the Porch Potty in its final location, run the drain hose through any

of the hand hold slots located on the sides of the shell. Be sure the entire length of drain hose is at ground level

or below. This ensures water will flow using gravity.

Assembly of the Sprinklers

connection before moving to the next step. Next, loosen and remove the large nut from each sprinkler. Place the

tee in the proper location and slide the large nut over the end of the black hoses. These will be tightened to the

sprinklers later. Now insert the sprinkler bodies through the Porch Potty shell, and twist each sprinkler onto the

threaded elbows and tighten. THEN, slide the large nut back up to the sprinkler body and tighten. It is important

to tighten the large sprinkler nuts last.

Training Sod and Synthetic Grass

Each Porch Potty comes with synthetic grass, but most customers like to start out with Training Sod for the

rstmonth.WerecommendstartingwithTrainingSodtohelpmaketrainingyourdogeasier.Thesmellofreal

grass attracts dogs to it, and they instinctively potty on the real grass. You can always get Training Sod at www.

PorchPotty.com. Training Sod is delivered one time, or monthly if you desire. The Training Sod from PorchPotty.

wateringcan(asyouwouldwateraowerpot).Wateringthegrasshastwopurposes:

• Itrinsestheurineoutofthegrassanddownthedrainhose

• Itkeepstherealsodlivinglongerandstayinggreen.

How often to water:

Plan on watering the grass 2-3 times per week.(1minuteusingsprinklers,or2gallonsusingawateringcan)

• Watermore often if warm weather or windy conditions begins to dry out the edges of the Training Sod.

• Watermoreoftenifstrongodorbeginstobeaproblem.(someodorisgood–seetrainingtipsbelow)

• Waterless often if you see the grass getting muddy or soggy.

• Neverexceed1minutewhenusingthesprinklers.

Freezing cold weather:

with 1 minute duration every 72 hours. Never exceed 1 minute duration; however you may adjust the frequency

ifnecessary.WhenconnectingtheHoseTimer,itisbestifyouattachthetimertoendofthehosebibofyour

house instead of the end connecting to the Porch Potty. This prevents pressure from building up on the hose, and

potentially bursting over time. If too much water causes the Porch Potty to overflow during 1 minute, adjust the

pop-up sprinkler head.

Adjusting the Sprinkler Heads:

Depending on your home’s water pressure, you may need to adjust the sprinkler heads. If you notice too much

water causes over-spray, or overflowing, turn the water on and use a flat head screwdriver to turn the screw

totheleft.Whilethesprinklerisrunning,turnthescrewtotheleftuntilover-sprayiseliminated,orthelevelof

water comes just below the edge of the Porch Potty without overflowing.

Potty Training with the Porch Potty

Methods of Potty Training

Thereareanumberofmethodsforhousebreakingyourdog.Wehavefoundthemostcommonandmostsuccessful

to be “Crate Training”. Crate Training is effective because it gives the owner more opportunity to praise the dog

when correct action is taken. Since a dog does not like to potty where they sleep, a crate allows the dog to “hold it”

untilyoulethimorherouttopotty.OncetheyusethePorchPotty,itisyourjobtopraise,praise,praise.Themore

opportunity you have to praise your dog for correct action, the more they associate using the Porch Potty as “doing

good”.Andafterall,isn’tthatwhattheywant:tomaketheirownerhappy?Dogsaregreataren’tthey!

Acrate(usuallyfoundatanypetstore)ismadeofeitherwire,orplastic.Youshouldkeepyoupuppyinthecrate

during the nights, and while they are unsupervised. The goal is forecast the timing of when the dog needs to potty,

so you can let him out at just the right time and take him to the Porch Potty. These times are typically right after they

eat,sleep,orplay.Puthimonaleash,leadhimtothePorchPotty,andsaythecommand,“GoPotty”(orwhatever

commandyoumightliketouse).Bepatient,itmighttakeafewminutes.WhenyourpuppypottiesonthePorch

Potty,giveLOTSOFPRAISE,andmaybeasmalltreat.Sinceyouwillbedoingthismanytimesaday,itishelpfulto

keep a small bag of treats nearby, but out of reach of the dog. The quicker you are with praising your dog, the better.

This is also a good time for a few minutes of play, if you have the time. It also reinforces the good behavior.

Toreviewthesteps:

• Keepyourpuppyinthecratewhileunsupervised.Thisisnotcruel;infacttheytypicallyenjoythesafetyand

security it provides. It is in their deep rooted history to seek out secure dens.

• Doyourbesttopredictwhentheyneedtogopotty.Watchforsigns,andsetaschedulerelativetotheireating,

playing, and sleeping patterns.

• Whenyouletthemout,putaleashonyourdog,andleadthemontothePorchPotty.

• Givethecommand,“GoPotty”.

• WhenheorsheusesthePorchPottycorrectly,immediatelypraise,praise,praiseandofferasmalltreatyou

act. If you catch her having an accident in the house, quickly clap loud, yell no, and pick her up. Then place her

onthePorchPottytonish.WhenshenishesonthePorchPotty,praise,praise,treat.Itisyourintentiontoget

her attention with clapping, and loud noises. There is no reason to hit or spank your dog. This is especially true,

if you found the accident without catching them in the act. As hard is it may seem, your puppy will not associate

your hitting them after the fact with the accident they made earlier. Be sure to clean up the mess to remove the

neutralizer spray.

There are a few tricks we have found help make training your dog faster and easier. You can use some or all of

these tips. If you have any tips of your own, please let all the other Porch Potty customers know by visiting the

Using a scent attractant

dogs like to cover with their own scent. It also acts as a “target” for male dogs who like to aim at something.

You can even wipe some of your dogs urine on the hydrant to increase the scent. Get the hydrant at www.

PorchPotty.com

• Scentsprays–wehavehadmixedresultswiththenumberofscentspraysonthemarket.Somework,some

don’t. Different dogs act differently. Give it try if you feel you want to go that route. Any pet store carries them.

Chicken broth in the water trick

If you are having problems timing your potty breaks with your puppy, try this trick. Put a ½ cup of chicken broth

in a full bowl of water for your dog. Most dogs drink it all down quickly because they love the taste. Now with a

full bladder, set a timer for 20 – 40 minutes depending on bladder size, and wait. Make sure your dog is in the

cratewhilesheholdsit,whenthetimergoesoff,it’sPOTTYTIME.LeadthedogtothePorchPottyandyouhave

guaranteed potty. Now praise, praise, praise…treat.

Do not do this more than a few times per week, as too much sodium from the broth may not be healthy in large

quantities. So use sparingly.