My daughter paid a licensed dog walker to come in to take her young english bull dog out when he was a pup. She is very busy with work and school so that is what worked for her. Just until brody was able to hold it longer. I personally would not train a dog on pads or paper. Ive done paper twice with my other dogs and this was the first time crate training and it is soo much easier. Most dogs just won't go in their bed. The crate though has to be very small to fit only the dog. Only room to lay down and turn around. We put a divider in ours that my husband made so as the pup grew we moved the divider untill he was able to be trusted. If I couldn't watch Kobe every second, he would be in his crate, and as soon as I took him out, he was taken outside and if he didn't go pee I would put him back in the crate because he would pee on the floor as soon as I let him down. So he learned to not be in crate, he had to pee outside each time getting out of the crate. Good Luck. Be consistant, it is truly the only way. It is hard but well worth it.
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