I started training Venus to go outside before I started her on the pads, so she does both.
When she's in her pen, and I'm in the room she does fine, but when I'm out of the room for 3 minutes, she climbs out
I know this Tuesday I will have to be gone a while, and I don't want to crate her that long, so I'm going to try giving her free run of the kitchen, and put out plenty of pee pads while I'm gone, hoping for the best.
When I take her outside, and she potties, I praise her and give her a treat. I keep a baggie of her kibble and Adonis's food in my pocket at all times for this. Her food, is her treat, and she's always happy to get it! While she's pottying, she's watching to see if I'm pulling her treat out for her! I try to take both of my dogs out every 2 hours when I'm home. She's really caught on to the "potty for a treat" thing well outside. I think the 2ond day, she had that down pat!
So she now goes outside and uses the pee pads in her pen. I don't know when I'll quit using the pee pads yet.