I think it would be very limiting to have one only trained to pads. My yorks are very out doorsy. They think nothing about rain or cold. I stand under an umbrella and they dance around quickly to get their business done and back inside. Our new 4 month old's Breeder trained only to cement and a pee pad. We've had her 8 days. She was skitty and unfamiliar with grass. In just a week she loves grass. (It's natural actually.) Take the pee pad out so she gets the idea and smells herself and knows why she is there. Figure out her schedule and always take her out based on it. Let it learn from the other one. Do your fun play activities right after it does its business. If it hasn't, then back into a small pen. This is hard sometimes because we want it to adjust to our time and not us to its, but it will get you an outdoor "business" dog over time. The grass thing will work out quickly. Keep it on a lead at all times to limit the area that is the bathroom. Then let it play. I have two other yorks and our new baby is great fun. She gets NO free movement around the house. That's just too much space for a new pup that doesn't know who the pack leader is yet. She will learn from you what to do in the pack. They are generally very smart and out smart us! |