I live in an apartment, too, and I found that what worked with Spike was to take him outside every two hours, especially when he was a pup. Now he's a bit older we can go out once every three or four hours with no problems.
I also trained him to use pee pads by putting down pads wherever he peed. After a while, you'll start to notice two or three pads the he uses consistently. Start by removing the other pads one at a time, say one every few days. Be sure to praise him whenever he uses his pad, and if he has an accident elsewhere, there is not much you can do unless you catch him in the act. If you catch him, immediately say 'no!', and carry him to his pad and put him on it, saying something like 'on your pad'. If you don't catch him in the act, then there's no real point in scolding or disciplining him. Just make sure you clean the stain very well to eliminate any lingering smells.
As for walks, we go on one walk in the park a day, but we go outside (around our parking lot) about four times a day for about ten minutes a time. That seems to do us nicely! |