BrilliantPad Smart

I was a little hesitant to buy this, because when you're dealing with dog pee there are really no guarantees. We have a tiny pad-trained chihuahua rescue who we've been unable to get to go outside. We live in the city and it's too noisy and scary for her, no matter how many things we try. Inside, we'd been using a plastic tray with normal pads, but she would only go on them once each, twice if we were lucky. We were going through about 3 or 4 huge pads every day, plus tons of paper towels because she'd always miss. We have gotten it down to a science with Brilliant Pad, so there are virtually no misses. It is raised off the ground, making it harder for her to miss/pee while walking. She knows to look for pads and Brilliant Pad is smooth, so I place a little square of paper towel onto the pad, which she innately knows to aim for. We place it on the side that is close to the power/where the pad disappears, so we are able to roll away only a few inches each time she goes. We only go through a full length of the pad about every day. It is so much easier, so much less waste, and virtually no smell or cleanup. I can see how larger dogs or puppies might have issues getting used to it, but it couldn't be more perfect for our little adult chi.

So glad I purchased the Brilliant Pad! I have two tiny dogs who were paper trained, but I still had to pick up the used paper to discard it. And I put pads underneath to keep them from leaking which had to be washed. Disgusting! I simply put their pads on the Brilliant Pad for a month so both dogs could get used to it. And voila! They are now using the Brilliant Pad without any problem. So convenient and easy to replace the rolls. No smell and I keep it in my bathroom. I recently bought a second one for the main area of the house in case I forget and close my bathroom door. This is such a timesaver, and I don’t have to deal with the smell or the mess anymore. Highly recommended. I can’t say enough good things.

I really wanted to like this pad , but in order for it to truly work there’s much improvement needed. I gave it only one star because it failed to do what it’s intended for. First of all, I have three miniature dogs. They were already pad trained so that was not an issue. The automatic feature has never really worked because when they jump up on the machine to do their business , the paper pushes away keeping the machine from rolling the paper in . Pee and poo accumulate underneath. I can never expect this to automatically clean and it never has. At first, I thought it was because I have 3 dogs. I trialed it alone with my smallest toy dog and she also pushed the paper aside keeping the machine from automatically changing the paper. My suggestion to the company is to have more tension on the roller keeping it from moving easily and to have grooves ( tracks) on either side where the paper roll ends can remain in tact. I still have this machine because admittedly I hate changing pads every day and since I’m a stay at home mom , I can manually touch the pad , clean under it and push the roller button. As other reviewers stated , I’ve never used a complete roll -another design flaw. If one had fully tested this product they would’ve realized poo takes up a lot of space. Either the rolled side needs to be larger or the paper roll should be smaller ( hopefully, charging less for the rolls). Bringing up another point - the paper roll replacements are expensive I spend more because I have 3 dogs using it. The stink when the roll is done is tremendous- I’m not sure there’s a way to remedy that. I take a trash bag hold my breath and stuff it in !

I bought this for my mini hotdog as I wanted an easy way to provide a clean and clear bathroom area for her whenever she had to go, this did not disappoint! The roller keeps the smell pretty contained, it’s not perfect, however I added an automatic deodorizer to spray the area every 30 minutes (dog friendly). Beats her doing her business and it sitting until I notice it or get home! Functions perfectly, I used it manually for 2 weeks, now set to automatic detection. The system is super easy to assemble, and it a pretty simple design. I get about a week to week and a half on one roll, and wouldn’t want that to be any longer. I sanitize the machine between roll swaps. I wish it was a little bigger, but for me it works great since the pad auto advances. A larger design would probably be a better seller for slightly bigger dogs, that’s my only star off. The braided cable is a great choice, and the simple system doesn’t give the dog much of a reason to try and mess with it. I recommend for miniature and teacup dogs, maybe a dog up to 15-20 pounds depending how good of a trainer you are. My hotdog learned in a day after I put a pad on top, then half a pad, then I keep a pad under the system. I definitely recommend buying the 8 rolls, the discount is superb and I don’t have to stress about running out and waiting for shipping. Definitely recommend if your tired of cleaning up pee pads! 4.5/5 (tested for 1 month now)