hahahaha omg my little georgie girl did EXACTLY the same thing when i was first starting to take her out...she will be 5 months in 2 days and is starting to learn that its okay to pee outside but unfortunately i still have no idea when she's sniffing just to sniff and when she's sniffing to find a potty place....and she's also a big fan of the walking or running pee as well, and half the time will still go right to the pad when we come back in...go figure lol 
 
 
anyways, im glad you asked this because i've also been trying to find a good holder for the pads (Georgie loves to pee half on and half off the mat so that it goes under it and i have to throw the whole thing away). I've seen little Oscar's mom's postings about the rascal dog box thing before (so cute btw), but because georgie's a girl i dont really need the high sides (and am afraid that they'd freak her out too much to use it...and by freak her out, i mean she'd probably think it was a new toy to chew on or obstacle to jump over lol... 
I'd really like something low profile and not too noticable...just something simple to keep it in place and hopefully keep her peeing all on the mat. I've seen some that are more just trays that you set the holder in, and thats what i initially wanted, but then i saw one thats more just hollow sides that clip together around it...at first i wasnt wild about the idea, but now i'm wondering if it'd be easier since there wouldnt be a tray to clean (i'm also in an apartment so its not like i have a hose or anything...and if it leaked i feel like itd be a lot easier to just clorox wipe the floor as opposed to washing the whole thing off in my bath tub) 
any thoughts or ideas???...idk if either of these were what you were thinking, but thought i'd share my similar questions lol