when i got riley 3 weeks ago he wasnt potty trained at all (he's 11 weeks now)! what i did was put a pad out and everytime he'd pee somewhere else me and my boyfriend would immediately pick him up and place him on the pad and then praise him a little. we'd just do that every time until he go used to being in that area of my room then eventually he'd go over there by himself! he'd miss the mat sometimes but he got the idea.. and now he just goes on the mat by himself