hi; my dog also named Ava; didn't get housebroken until she was a year and half.
she was driving me nuts. i used to have a pad in 3 different places so she wont miss it. but she still chose to pee on the carpet; she knew to go #2 on the pad though. i realized that i was confusing her; she didnt know where to go. so i only put one 1 pad in my bathroom, and also confined her to a pen when i wasn't home. so now she knows where to go. good luck
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