[starbabe0182]

My dog is pad trained but also goes outside if I take him.

I got him last winter when he was 12 weeks, and so that is why I started pad training him.

He learned pretty quickly with the pad training. When I started to take him for walks, (morning/evening) he would use the bathroom as well. But I always kept the pad available because I noticed that he will pee on it every so often inside.

Sometimes he will not go #2 outside during our walks, and he will come back inside and use the pad. He tends to be very picky about where he goes for some reason haha.

So at this point he uses both methods, which I'm pretty happy about. He doesn't really get confused either, if he is inside, he will use the pad, if he is outside and needs to go, for the most part, he will go outside.

For pads, I buy the huge box of it (150 pads) and they last me MONTHS. I still have a lot left. I bought it on sale at Petsmart for like $30-40. Not the best pads (they leak through sometimes)...but I use the pad holder with it so its no problem for me.