pee pads after being trained to go outside?

[Tinathetooth]

I have a 8 month old yorkie. He is trained to potty outside and I would say he is completely potty trained. Can I train him to pee on a pee pad or is it too late? I drive home at lunch everyday to let him out. I recently bought a large crate for him. If he would just pee on the pee pad I wouldn't have to come home every day at lunch. But he seems so confused. I took it outside and tried to get him to pee on it so he had his scent there. Guess it will just take some time?

[Buster Brown]

You have a good idea with the pee pad scent. Maybe you could rub the pad in some of your dogs pee when they pee outside and put that pad in the spot where you want them to pee inside for Buster this is in the bathroom. I went for the reverse and he was first pad trained and then we started going outside but that was easier because there other dogs pee smells to encourage him to go out there. Good luck Buster took a while