We have a pad outside of the pen as well so I don't have to worry about putting him back in on a regular schedule. I think you may be putting too much pressure on yourself trying to time everything perfectly. He has an accident every once in a while (he is 12 weeks today) but yesterday it was spiteful b/c I wasn't giving him enough attention after I was gone for a while- so that was totally my fault. But after a little playing he was back to finding his pads.
We noticed that he tended to end up pooping outside of the pen in the same spot so we put the pad there and now he never misses. I think it's just about watching them and figuring out their behaviors and going with their flow a little at first and then getting them to conform what we want. Hope this helps a little. |