[barneysmommmy]

My husband was also very much against potty pads. However, I've been using them in addition to outdoors bathroom anyway against his will. Barney could not be contained in his play pen. He kept escaping. So we have been working on potty pad training and he's doing fairly well. I keep his pad by the same door that he uses to go out to do his business when we're home. DH came over to the dark side. It is much handier if the dogs know how to use both. When we're home, they go out. When we are at work and during the night they use the potty pads. In the big picture, potty pads are not something worth arguing about. If it grosses you out, let your wife be in charge of changing the pads.