In an area that size...I'd only put one pad down. Now might take a few days for them to quit playing with the pads, and pee on it, but it will happen.
I know with Venus, I had to tape the dang pads to the floor, to keep her from playing with them.
Oh, and my breeder said that Venus "knew" to go outside.... Well, I found out that was bullchit! So be careful of going by what your breeder said.
I'd also crate the pup at night, and keep the crate beside your bed. Make sure the crate is just big enough for him to stand up, and turn around in. I know it sux not to get a "whole" nights sleep, but it does help tremendously with training. Now those first nights, might mess up the crate, but once he learns you will get up to let him out...he'll quit. And make sure you do get up, and take him out, or to his pee pads when he whines. This way, he does learn that he doesn't have to mess the crate up, you will take him when he needs to go.
He will catch on to this, he really will! That first week though really sucked for me. I wanted so bad to sleep through the night, but I know that day is coming and getting closer now.
There are many threads on potty training on this website. I went through, and read them all when I first got here! On the first dark blue line that starts with User CP....follow that across to "search". I use the search tool a lot. |