Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I recently bought the ugodog from their own website and received it this Sat. We own a three year old German Shepherd mix. Obviously this is not a small dog by any means. My first attempt failed miserably. Bee (dog's name) had no idea what to do with it. She didn't even want to step on top of it. I was really angry and thought about that review I read here (the only one star review). So, I physically picked up my dog and planted her on it. She did not like this very much. She sat on it and looked up at me like, "What do you want me to do now?" I told her, "Dai di, con." that's vnese for "Go pee pee". Still a vacant stare. She's obviously scared from me picking her up. So I tried again two hours later. I know for sure she REALLY has to pee this time. Of course she's no dummy and remembers me picking her up. She sat there in front of the bathroom and refused to go in. A little nudge (not too forceful) and raising my voice a little made her a little more obedient. Sure enough she went in and started sniffing around. I closed the door leaving a little gap to peek in and said, "Dai di, con." To my amazement, she sat down and relieved herself. I hope my little story helps those that couldn't make this work for them. This is a godsend and has saved me $30/mo on the pads. This is DEFINITELY worth the money considering the $150 alternative that I was going to get. Please people, this is no substitute for a walk. S/he still needs the exercise. Have fun ppl. Pros: 1. The two grates have 4 or 5 legs around the center to support heavier dogs. 2. Dog's feet will NOT get wet if s/he pees a lot. this happens often with the pads for us. 3. easy to clean. I just dump the urine in the toilet and spray some of that Simple Green product then rinse away. 4. for me, it's not too big to be an eye sore in the bathroom and not too small that the dog has difficulty planting herself. cons: 1. $50? damn. The Chinese can probably have this made and sold for less than half this price for the exception of quality control. ;) 2. i don't see replacement grates. I might step on this by accident and break the grates. 3. Since it's a small company, the advertisement isn't ubiquitous. :) I wish I found this three years ago.