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Originally Posted by ricolini  The pee pads are a great idea but for some reason he doesn't get what I want him to do. I thought they were supposed to be scented so that dogs would want to pee on them but it didn't work that way for him. |
Multiple breeders here have commented that their experience is that dogs who were trained first to use pads will probably be willing to use them even after being trained to go outdoors; on the other hand, a dog that was trained first to go outdoors will likely never take to using pads. Was your dog pad-trained first?
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Originally Posted by ricolini I do take him out to potty right before bed which is around 9pm. He usually wakes me up anywhere from 11:30 to 2am. Sometimes he has to go out twice a night. I am usually getting up around 5am so it is not an exceptionally long night, just 8 hours. |
Oh my, I feel bad for you! That is surprising considering you have a fairly regular bedtime/waking schedule.
How much does he weigh?
When he wakes you, is it only to go potty, or is it possibly to get a little attention too?