Great product and easy to setup and had my puppy trained on it in a couple days. It notified me when there was a poop and I remotely operated it to get rid of the poop and have a fresh new pad. I couldn’t smell the poop even after it was rolled over in the used side of the roll, but the insects could. After four days, I had an infestation of gnats/small flies in my condo. And eventually tracked it down to the Brilliant Pad. Even though I couldn’t smell the poops trapped in the roll, the insects could. Overall good concept and design, but the rolls truly don’t seal the odor that well. Maybe if the rolls were smaller and could be changed weekly it might stop the attraction of insects.

I have a very small 7 pound pomeranian and she does great with it. She used pads before so I just put them on top of the brilliant pad and after she went a few times on them took the old pads away and she went right on the brilliant pad. I made sure to treat her and now she loves to go on it so transition was a breeze. I love that the app sends the pictures and allows me to see what she has done on the pad and even cure little pictures of her preparing to go sometimes 😊 ... I love that it seems like the app is improving as I see a beta version that allows you to program the roll to roll itself up after 1,2,3,4, or 5 pee events, or 1,2,3,4, or 5 💩 poo events. That is awesome but it does still need some work because it doesn't seem to be doing that correctly just yet but im sure that's why it's still a beta version. Can't wait until they get this part to work properly because that is a very nice feature. I haven't noticed any smells so far which is great and why I wanted it. Literally my only real complaint would be that when it takes photos at night in dim light you can't really see anything. Adding an infrared light can correct this so maybe that will be coming on the product in future 🤷‍♀️ but the hands off, no smell, no leaking, easy cleaning and having control over when I want to advance the roll or look in on the roll is just awesome... my life has already gotten better 😌 thank you creators

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.

I bought this product one year ago. The house I rent does not have a fenced in yard and I often work long hours. I was using pee pads but the constant cleaning I found super obnoxious. It definitely took work to train her to use it. She was not a big fan of having to get on top of the machine. Now she does great but it took some work. One roll doesn't last more than about 3 weeks. Also if you wait too long to have the pad advance to try and get it too last longer it gets too heavy and it won't roll automatically and you have to force it by hand. The pads are very overpriced but it has also kept my laundry much cleaner. The machine is also working great one year later. It's definitely worth it for me I just hate the price.

Nooooo. I have a maltesse. she went on it a fre times. Idea is sensible. but its too high off ground. Biggest issue is the main purpose for buying this thing. Cleaning. 1 no side protetion. So pee gets under matt. All over system. even drips to floor. Maybe would be okay to deal with a lil spillage and clean up on system & your floor if the rolls were not so EXPENSIVE. there is a timer to set. Great. In theory. but if your busy you want it to clean itself as often as possible. but timer is a timer. It rolls when it rolls. So wastes soooooo much roll. If im not going to set timer to not waste rolls then better off with pee pads on a box. Low one. If it had a sensor only rolled away mess when there was mess, maybe it would be worth it. But still doesn't change the height or fact that gets wet under pad and pee still makes to floor. Motion freaks dog out. So she avoids it. It must have been set to roll at somepoint when she was about to use. Now she wont go near it. But i was most shocked at how quickly roll was finished because it looked sooooo big. Didnt last a week on highest roll setting which is what any one would use when out. No point to have system if its not going to clean the mess ,contain odor. So I'd say unless your dog has no issues with movement they don't understand. And you dont mind spending 80 bux or more every week or 2 for pads. Better off with just pads. Plus the system is enormous. we have a house. Not small apartment. no where convenient to put this thing. Biggest mistake ive ever made on a purchase i was sure would solve an issue. i want my money back. I have given it time. Been like 6 months. I want my money back.

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.

Great concept marred by poor execution. The app is as necessary to the product as any other physical component and it constantly falls short. When I'm out running errands it's a solid 50/50 chance that it will be able to connect. Which was sort of the whole point for paying a premium for the "smart" version. Also it isn't terrific at trapping smells. Not even halfway through the roll, it really started to smell like a portapotty. Sent customer service a message about it and they asked to see a photo of where my dog soils it. I almost brought myself to take a photo of my dogs turd before coming to my senses and throwing the roll out early. It's fine. Not terribly sure I'd reccomend it to a friend.

This makes my life way easier and my pets love it as well and it’s so easy to change the pads!

Overall this is a good, solid product that accomplishes what it's said to do. It DOES SAVE A LOT OF CLEANING. But still some cleaning left. *you'll need to buy new rolls every month *your dog will need training to transition into the new roll material- meaning you might have potty accidents again. This is not completely automatic so you'll still have to do some cleaning. BUT THERE IS A LOT LESS CLEANING, 150+ about 60 every month for new rolls. - a comment on the rolls, I have a 8lb dog and one roll lasts 15 days for him. Pros: The bottom does not leak, if you've had pad holders that leaked on to the bottom, you know what I mean...and not fun to clean up. This product is great, and the bottom doesn't leak, I don't have to lift up the machine to clean underneath. It automatically rolls, and save a lot of cleaning time. Cons: *I use a combination of potty pad and the roll, because my dog is still training to adapt to the new roll. And it may get too full! You'll have to un-roll the whole thing, and smell the old potty, because the roll paper is locked at the center. (I wish they could change the lock design so it's releasable from outside) It's good and easy to throw away the whole roll, but in my case it gets too full before the whole roll is used up... They do advise using with potty pads at beginning training sessions, don't roll in the potty pads! Save yourself work. They added a lip to the 2.0 version, it does help to a certain degree, but not much. To really block the leaking, you need to add a side wall to the edge. I have a dog that potties sideways, so I still need to insert another potty pad and diy a barrier wall in between to help prevent the leaking. Then again, this is not the issue of the product, but a more personal issue based on doggy preference. ------------ I will only NOT recommend this product if you have a dog that potties extremely sideways, meaning that he stands on the pad but the potty just aims off the pad... Overall it's a lot less cleaning, serves as a great pad holder. ———- Updated review in 2021: Just updating that I still have this product, but went back to using good old potty pads. My dog developed some issues so this potty will no longer work. Didn’t bother train my new dog on the rolls. (Once dog is accustomed to rolls I’ll need to keep buying it forever which I didn’t find desirable) So three years later, I still have this product. It sits as a doggy bathroom cushion/holder. But I no longer buy any rolls, I’m still using good old Charcoal potty pads. So, if you like your current holder and potty pad, things are fine as is. If you wanna try this out to see if it’s game changer, fun experiment. I still have it, but it’s just a pad holder now for another pad. I still like that the bottom is nicely designed so it doesn’t leak.

This works great, and I think it would be perfect for a puppy that you're potty training. For an older dog set in their ways, we had a tough time getting ours to go on it. We would praise and give lots of treats when she would use it, but she just didn't like it and was actually kind of scared about it. She's an indoor dog and always goes on pads on the floor (from day 1 when we brought her home), but she just hates this thing. We eventually just gave it away to a friend since our dog just wouldn't go near it.