Mine go out even in the winter and the snow. Obviously this only works if you don't leave them for more than like 4-5 hours without a break - I would never expect a Yorkie to hold it 8 hours, but Loki is 4 now and we've always worked it out. Loki pees a gallon a day so we could never do pads even if we wanted to. Yes it's a pain to let them out (we don't/can't have a fence so I stand in the door or on the porch with leashes) but it's better than having them go in the house. I know lots of people on here like to use them but I don't think I could do it.
P.S. My dogs are 100% house trained. Meaning they wait by the door for someone to let them out (they ring a bell). They also do this at OTHER houses. A lot of times pads teach them it's OK to go in the house - anywhere in the house - and they don't ever get completely trained. Now Loki is super smart and can learn anything in 2 minutes, but Sammy isn't the brightest (she makes up for it in cuteness and personality!) and we still got her trained. It just took a while. |