You really can't put an untrained puppy into a crate with pads, even with the divider. They will only learn to go in their own environment. If you or your fiancee can't come home every few hours to let him out to either walk him, or take him to the paper, he's not going to get trained.
When I was working, I put Max in Doggie Day Care a couple of days/week and
gave him the bathroom, which I dog-proofed with a pad, food, water, his bed, music, etc. when he wasn't in day care. I wasn't out that many hours either. I was a teacher so was home early, and this was after 2 months of being home with him for summer vacation. (He has never used that bathroom pee pad because he was trained not to go in his own environment. I kind of wish he would use it).
Maybe it's time to put him in day care where they will train him. It's expensive, but you have to make the commitment to have a happy, well trained pet and spend the money. If you and your fiancee can't do that, you might think about rehoming him. He's never going to train himself, so maybe it's just not the right time for a dog. You'll never enjoy him, and will just keep getting frustrated to the point where you'll dislike him. |