I am so sorry that your baby is an alpha doggy. I to have an alpha doggy but I told her that I was going to be the head bit**! We went round and round but being firm with her and repetition helped alot. I too had poodles and found them easier to train than yorkies. I litter trained Kinsey and it took 4 weeks but she finaly got it. I am sending you a website that I used for training her. Maybe it will help you with the pads.
http://www.litterboxdogtraining.com/ The litter works best for me because Kinsey tears up paper. She even chews on the litter pellets. But it works for me.