I wouldn't use area rugs with pee pads until the dog is at least 1 1/2 to 2 years old, after a long, long history of getting the message that the only thing in the floor permissible to use is the pad. And then I would introduce only one and see how it went before launching into more.
__________________  Jeanie and Tibbe One must do the best one can. You may get some marks for a very imperfect answer: you will certainly get none for leaving the question alone. C. S. Lewis |