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fiour basenjis are using a cat box the breeder started this when they were babies we just kept it up hope this helps
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@bea I litter box train my babies also, but don't use clay litter.... but sure it is litter for dogs....
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yes . i just use the cat box with the dog litter you can buy in the pet supply from chewy.com thank you for the info
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