Paper Training Puppy Training Pads

                I am against paper training just because it teaches the dog that it’s okay to go inside the house when the main idea in the equation is getting the dog to go in a designated area.  I mean, there are difficulties with any method of dog training, especially for small dogs (some people say that small dogs never are completely trained and I disagree.  I think they’re trained but they don’t know what to do if they have to go bad and they’re not vocal dogs – mine know to go outside, but they have mistakes at night sometimes since I’m not awake to see them give a signal).
                Anyway, the method for paper training is very much like crate training.  You take the puppy to the pad and try to get it to pee and when it does, you give it a treat.  The harder part about this is do you give them a treat when they pee around it or only on it  And also, some dogs think those puppy pads are things to lie on (like mine) and will often take naps on them and what not.  I would, if I were going to crate train a dog, do the same method as crate training.  Have it mostly in its crate and when it has to go, take it to the paper and give a potty command and then give a treat.  It’ll catch on eventually, I’m sure.
                Also, some people want to paper train the dog and then move from the paper to taking it outside.  The method for this would be: 1. Train it to go on the paper 2. Gradually move the paper towards the door that you want your dog to usually go out of and then outside the door.
                I honestly have never met anyone that paper trains their dogs.  I’ve seen people try, but I have never seen anyone be actually successful with it.  I remember that I had a roommate that had a Maltese and she tried to paper train her puppy.  I don’t know if it was unsuccessful because she was a lazy dog owner or because the method is just ridiculous

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