We only use pee pads. Emma goes on them 99% of the time & the other 1% is right beside them. When we take her places, we make sure she knows where we've put one down at & she will go on it. We spent the first few months trying to get her to go outside (of course this was the coldest part of the year
), and had a pad inside just in case. She started doing so well on the pads, we just let her use them all the time. Plus, we had new neighbors move in that just let their dogs roam....and that scared me havin her outside with them. I've tried about every kind of disposable ones...& just might need to switch to washables!