I think that leaving him in his crate while you go to work is ok. You come home for luch anyway right? Maybe when you come home you can put a leash on him and lead him to the potty door quickly. Take a small treat with you and when he goes potty reward him (you can also take a favorite toy to reward him with. Tell him good boy to potty. If you want to use the pee pads you can do the same thing. Take him from his crate to his pad and then reward him when he pottys. Once he starts to get the hang of this then you can start to let him have more time out side of his crate when you are not home. They are very smart little dogs and catch on quickly, you just have to be very consistant with them and set up a schedule. Anyway, this is what has worked for me. Snickers has been fully potty trained since he was 4 months. Good luck, I'm sure it wont take long.
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