I use pee pads exclusively and I'm never going back!!!! My last 2 went outside. Because I had never even known about them, and if I wasn't home soon enough--accident. Old age--accidents. Young puppies that can"t hold it-- accidents. Frankie was pad trained in a few days @ 11 weeks old. He doesn't miss.
I have my pad under a counter in my laundry room so anyone visiting doesn't see it. I change it several times a day. No odor/no mess. I am never interupted, never feel guilty if Im gone too long, never get woken up at night for a potty run. He goes when he has to go.
I know our Yorkies really are animals, even if we think they are human-like, and can be trained to go whenever/wherever; but, if someone told me how many times and when I had to go...I'd have accidents too.
If I didn't have a discrete place for him to go, he'd probably be going outside. I'm grossed out when I see them all over people's houses in public areas.
__________________ I still miss my doggies, but now I have Frankie  |