Even though my dog is litter trained she is basically command trained. If I give her the command while we are outside she will go. The way we taught her was when she was going(peeing or pooing) we would say the command the whole time she was squatted doing her thing. Her command is "go potty" or "potty." The minute she stopped we would stop the command. After a week of doing this she every time she went she knew the word potty meant to go. If we are outside she still knows it but she won't go outside on her own. Give her the command outside and she goes.
I would suggest you do the same thing. Since he already goes outside on his own you can do it that way. After a week or two of doing this I would then take him to the pee pad or wherever you want him to go and use the command. I think it will work just fine, Good luck. |