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I use Fresh Patch for my senior dog, now having problems with kidneys and arthritis. We live on the 7th floor of an apartment, so sometimes it's difficult to make it to the dog park in time. My dog is very fussy about where she "goes," and she prefers grass or leaves. We do have a deck, so we tried Fresh Patch outside. After some encouragement, sprinkling "marked" leaves on top of the grass, she got the idea that it was okay to pee on the deck. Now it's great for emergencies and hopefully for snowy, miserable days. Our dog loves that it's real grass, and explores each new box with her nose. Great for apartment dwellers. Some notes: - If you buy from the company website (pay via Amazon), you can get it weekly or bi-weekly for a discount. - It comes in a "pizza box" that you just throw away. - If you leave the box outside, the bottom does get wet, so we use a rubber mat to elevate it off the deck tiles. - The bottom of the box is cardboard and can fall apart if too wet. - We put 4 boxes next to each other to make a "backyard" area on the deck (our dog is bigger and likes to circle around first). Then we swap out one box each week. The grass lasts a long time if you don't use it frequently. The boxes have scored edges making it easy to link them together. Works great. Highly recommend. Not cheap, but I couldn't imagine cleaning up the reusable systems. Real grass is the biggest plus.