I use pads with Teddy and I have found that he has not been confused at all which I think is mainly due to the fact that I put his pads in a kitty litter tray.
That way, he associates the pads with being in his box so it is more his box which he uses than the pads which are just good for sanitary reasons if that makes sense?
I have found the pads to be great because he never has to wait to go so he's never had any accidents since we trained him at 14 weeks.
HOWEVER, the downside to this is when we take him to a friends house, for example. Because he's never had to ask to go, he doesn't know how; therefore, I have to keep an eagle eye on him to make sure he doesn't go in their house due to lack of a specified area being available.
My parents trained their Yorkie on a pad and I believe they take the pads with them when they stay over at someone's house. |