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My 17 ½ yr old dachschund was no longer asking to go outside to potty. She isn’t incontinent per se, she has just forgotten her manners. I tried gating and covering my kitchen and back porch with potty pads, but this wasn’t a good solution since she would then walk around stepping in things, and I’d have to replace most of the pads - an expensive solution that went on for quite a while. Fed up, I tried diapers. The ones from the big box pet store were very expensive and she could get them off about half the time. She could get these cheaper ones off even more easily. In desperation I searched the internet, and found a blog comment by a person who had developed a diaper harness solution. Voila! I went and bought a step-in harness, suspender hooks, and some elastic ribbon and recreated the harness as I imagined was correct. In the daytime I use these diapers, which are about half as costly as the pet store version. I use the XS - S size, and they work great with the harness. It is important to get a good “catch” with suspender hooks each time, or the the hooks will slip loose, but otherwise I'm pleased with the solution. Caveats: 1) I take my dog out several times a day, so I can reuse the diapers if they are not soiled. 2) She is able to poop out the back (seldom, actually), which isn’t a problem on my wood floors because the pellets are easily picked up and the floor wiped. 3) For night use, since these are fairly thin, I was still using the expensive diapers, albeit with the harness. ( I also have her bed and blanket in a gated downstairs shower stall, just in case.) But I wanted to reduce my costs further, so I began experimenting with baby diapers. I’ve settled on size two RIte Aid Tugaboos, which are about the same thickness as the costly pet store brand. I cut a diamond shaped hole in the diaper for her tail. These fit in such a way that the poop stays in the diaper (though she usually won’t poop at night, in bed). These diapers are a tiny fraction of the cost of pet store diapers. All in all, after the hundreds of dollars I was spending for a few months on potty pads, diapers, paper towels, etc., I am now able to manage this problem frugally. I didn’t give these diapers 5 stars because I wish they were a little thicker. I’m posting a pic of my dog in the harness in case someone wants to give the harness a try. Good luck!