TL;DR: 3-month-old Pom won’t use pee pads even when placed where he usually goes; barks to be let out instead. Not sure if I’m training this right or confusing him.
My Pom is 3 months old, and I take him out every 1–2 hours. When he’s roaming around the house, he’ll go to the door but ends up pottying on the floor without making any noise to alert me.
I put a pee pad next to the door since that’s where he tends to go, but he refuses to use it. I’m trying to get him used to pads because I’ll be moving into an apartment with a balcony, and I want him to have that option while still keeping his regular outdoor potty routine.
If I notice he’s about to go, I’ll put him in a pen where the pad is on one side and the other side is open. But instead of using the pad, he just barks to be let out. I’m not sure if I’m training this correctly.
Extra note: Yesterday he held it for so long that I moved the pen outside onto the deck, and he finally went—so I gave him a lot of praise and treats.
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