My advice is to pick a method and stick with it. I don't think you can do both pee pad AND outdoor and have them fully trained. In my opinion a dog is fully potty trained outside when THEY let YOU know they have to go by whatever method you choose i.e. barking, bells on the door..whatever. People say their dogs are trained to go on the potty pads AND outdoors but to be honest I don't buy it. I think what's happening is they use the potty pads and whenever they are taken outside for a walk or fresh air or whatever they happen to pee or poop. The owner assumes they are both trained indoors AND outdoors when they do this but I don't agree. If you have potty pads AND you say yout dog is outdoor trained how do they know which to use....outdoors or pee pads and how do they let you know..it doesn't make sense. |