With my previous Yorkie, I used the potty pads inside. When I was ready to start with the outside, I took one of the pee pads outside, I would use the "go potty" command, snap my fingers and use praise when she went on the pad outside. Eventually I took her outside without the pad and used the command and snapped my fingers and she would go. I was sure to give her lots of praise.
It worked out great. I still had some potty pads down for her just in case when I was at work or not home. When we went to a friends house, I would put the potty pad down by the back door, snap my fingers and say "go pee pee" and she would go. Then she knew where the pad was if she had to go again. My friends thought it was a "great trick" with the pads. |