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I always find whenever I want to do something new with my dogs that they are resistant to, I pull out the clicker and some yummy treats (usually sweet potatoes or some chicken). My dogs have been clicker trained since they were puppies and it's easy to clicker train your dog. There are lots of books on the subject or even info on the internet. The key to clicker training is TIMING. You must click at the moment the dog does the correct action. So once your dog is acclimated to the clicker and knows what it means, you can try it with the training pads. I'd wait until I knew the dog had to go. I'd put him/her on the pad (on leash) and give the command to pee (in our house we use the command "Be Clean!"). As soon as the dog is finished, I click and give a reward. The dog will quickly learn that peeing on the pad results in a click, and a click means that delicious food is coming his/her way.

I hope this helps - don't give up, they can be trained to do anything....well, mostly anything!