I also live in an apartment. I do walk Lola 2 X a day but mostly for exercise. I pad trained her as a puppy and I am so happy I did. She will go outside when walked but I don't have to worry about going down the elevator late at night or in the bad weather.
I have heard it is very hard to pad train if your dog has been trained to go outside first but not hard the other way around.
When she goes outside it is mostly because she smells. I don't really praise her when she goes outside, only when she goes on the pads.
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