Gabby is pretty good at going on the pad now- I always thought I would train her for outside when the weather warms up- but I LIKE the pads-It's so much easier! My sister in law and her husband( my husband's brother) got a new dog in January and all she can do now is compare her dog to Gabby- training, barking, behavior,ect....I'm not in a contest! So I do not tallk about Gabby's accidents or goof ups around them!