I have a maltese and the wee pads are hit or miss, mainly miss. I work irregular hours so I suppose that wee pads & litter boxes are my only choices?The problem w/ crate training for me is mainly that my dog will bark nonstop if I confine her and I live in a very quiet building.

2 yrs old that will be tough, i always rubbed there nose in it and then stick them out side right away, and when they wake up put them out right away

I don't agree with rubbing their noses in it. When you were being potty trained, I doubt you'd've understood why someone was rubbing your nose into your poo or pee -- why would a dog understand it?Confinement is really the only answer that I know of. The dog won't automotically understand what the wee pad is for. If you don't agree with using a crate, what about an x-pen (4' by 4' pen) as a compromise. Otherwise, you need to use a very small bathroom or block off a small area of a room. I have a yorkie-mix who can't (or won't) hold it while I'm at work, so he stays in an x-pen. In one corner, I put a pee pad, next to the pee pad is his crate (door left open), and in front of the crate, is his water bowl. In such a confined area, he will use the pee pad. If he has the run of the house, he'll do it wherever he gets the urge.When you're home with the dog, make sure he / she never leaves your sight. Get him/her on a schedule, and reward, reward, reward when she/he does it right. Don't confuse the dog by trying to train to both potty outside and on the pee pads. My dog only gets praise for pottying outside. The pee pads were my compromise after finally accepting that he'll *never* totally get it (he's blind / special needs due to brain damage)

You are better off to crate train .So the dog can learn how to hold its urine. It should not Have to relieve its self on your floor. The only other thing I can tell you is try a childs playpen put the pappers or pee pads down than slowly take out the papper or pee pads leaving one so the dog may get the idea.

Someone said section off part of a small bathroom with a fence. Well I tried that (before I read it here) and my dog would climb the fence.

From the time my puppy was brought home until he reached about six months he would use the potty pads whenever he was left at home alone. Then he started lifting his legs and would go on the door.

So we put up a fence, everyday when I walked in the front door I heard a bang, it was the dog hopping back to the correct side of the fence, but the accidents he left on the door and floor were the proof that he hadn't been there the whole time.

We raised the fence to FOUR FEET and he would still climb it, fearing for him we've stopped fencing him in and are trying to train him to go in a litter box. This is only week 2 and it is not going well.