When I had Miniature Pinschers I had them trained to use pads. They lived this way their entire lives. One lived to be 14 and the other 15. While it was convenient when I had to stay late at work, or it was raining, I never really liked it. I did it primarily for convenience. I had mine in the bathroom since I lived in an apartment, it seemed like the best place. Sometimes, there was a smell and I needed to run the used pads out the door and to the trash. I never used the grass ones, they may work better.
Now that I am starting with a new puppy and I live in a house, I am training her to go outside. However, I do place a pad in her exercise pen during the day while I am out just in case she needs to go since she is not quite 16 weeks old. Personally, I prefer taking her outside but I don't regret training my other dogs to pads since it worked better with my life at that time. I think it's what works best for you. |