Puppy parenting advice is just like child parenting advice....there's lots of opinions and views out there about what's "best"...but you need to figure out what's best for you and your pup, and your life-style.
There is usually a reason behind people choosing the things they do. My end goal was that I wanted a completely potty pad trained yorkie.
For me, I schedule feed because I want poop times predictable, as I take ZoE with me as many places as I can.
I potty pad train because my work hours vary day to day, and as I said, I like to take her places with me and potty pads are portable and convenient. I've thrown one down in the bathroom at a friends house, my parents kitchen, my kids dorm room and even my car trunk and she knows to go on it. It makes traveling with her easy.
I didn't crate train because I prefer to use an xpen (playpen) set up with bed at one end and potty pads at the other end, to train. My goal wasn't to have her 'hold it' for hours on end, but to train her 'where' to go potty, whether I'm home or not.
So, it might help if you figure out what your end goals are so that you are training toward them.
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