Winston has been doing great with pads and also outside. He is only allowed in the kitchen and family room alone, they are tile and hardwood. But the pass 2 days we got a little trusting and let him follow us down the hall. He poop in the computer room when no one was watching and peed a little on one of the carpets later on and I caught him. Back to having the gate up. I guess we were trying to rush things.