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Originally Posted by myteddybear I just wondered if I could get input from everyone on the pee pad vs rug issues?
I have had dogs in the past who were pad trained and it always seemed they could not distiguish between the rugs and the pads.
As of now I have trained Teddy Bear to the pads and he is pretty much 100% with it. I really had no choice as I would not take him outside until his 3rd set of shots and now that he has them there is snow on the ground and it's 21 degrees. He does go outside if we are away from the house but at home he is 1005 on pads. I have wood floors and have removed all rugs from the area of the house that he has run of for fear that he will go on them.
So, how do you have the pads and the rugs live in harmony together and the puppy know the rugs are for sleeping and the pads are for peeing?
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Let me know if you have a solution.
I too have had this same problem.
I am a small breeder and I train my puppies on pee pads before they are placed.
I use the reasoning that the pee pads are soft on their feet (pads) so are rugs.
In my den I have tile with a pad under the coffee table. NO problem, the puppies find the pad. No accidents.
But anytime on a rug or carpet, they go anywhere.
My solution is I keep the puppies in the Den and Kitchen only.