My little guy is pad trained. When we first got him, the breeder trained him to go on newspaper so it wasn't too difficult to get Charlie adjusted to the pee pads. It helped that the hubby was home for a few days to devote to Charlie's training on the pad use. We restricted Charlie to the kitchen during the day while we were at work, which is tiled and therefore easier to clean up accidents. When we got home, he was allowed to stay with us and we moved his pee pad to a designated spot in the room. We kept a close eye on him and noticed when he started sniffing the floor/circling we would point to the pad or pick him up and place him on the pad. He was pad trained in a few weeks with this method. After about a month of this, we took him outside to a doggy play area in front of the building to play with other dogs and learn to go outside when we were out. He has no problem now with going on the pad and going outside when we're taking walks or at a friend's place. Good luck! |