Hi Sandi, welcome to YT. It's addicting! I have a Cavalier that was potty pad trained as a puppy, then outside trained. We added our Yorkie, Puff, and she is potty pad trained. Luke, the Cavalier, hates to go outside if it's too cold, too warm, too windy, too sunny, too rainy, too snowy, or just doesn't smell right
and will go potty on Puff's potty pads. As long as it's not in the floor that's ok with me. Lately my biggest potty pad problem is that one of our cats has started using the potty pads and he balls them up and tries to stick them in the corner!
Anyway...I'm so sorry for the loss of Jax. That must have been heartbreaking!
Again, welcome!