hello, i am new to yorkies also. i have had tucker for about a month. he is going pee on the pads about 75% of the time. i do get to take him to work with me so it makes it easier, but he is in a crate alot of the time while with me there, but doing good so far. can not get him to poop on them very much. he will do it right beside them though. it is too cold to outside train him, we are waiting for spring for that..... i have heard they are hard to house train. hopefully not too hard. i am used to rottweilers and they train in about a month. but i did alot of research on this breed before i got him and i knew that was one of the difficulties. i praise him alot when he does it right and rub his belly and he likes it!!!!! best of luck, renae