Cindy's Answer:
I confine puppies like this in a crate and take them out on a leash to the area every hour or so using my verbal cue (hurry up) if they don't go, I put them back in the crate or ex-pen (if they are clean in there) I don't use the potty pads in the house at all, ever. I don't want them ever thinking that it's ok to use any part of the home for a bathroom, especially at this age. Dogs that use them will often not go outside and potty unless the weather is perfect, it's raining... I'll go in the kitchen. It's cold... I'll go in to the kitchen. I have found that the potty pads are more for the owner than the dog because in order to be consistent that means going outside with the puppy every single time and the vast majority of people won't do that. Letting them use the house sometimes and expecting them to go out sometimes is too much grey area for a dog.
Maybe anchor a used potty pad outside in the area you want him to use?
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