Dog won't potty outside at all-- sometimes uses pee pads for urine and crate for poop- what do you suggest?
So I'm new to dog ownership- have a 14 week old toy Poodle/Chihuahua mix. He came to us knowing how to use newspaper- or so we thought. He will pee 1/2 the time on the paper or way far away from it- we have him potty in the spare bathroom to keep the space smaller. He won't poop on the paper or outside- only in his crate. I've tried feeding him in the crate but it doesn't matter. I've tried bringing him outside out every 20 minutes or so for about a week- no luck with potty outside. I've tried going on 50 minute walks plus sitting in our driveway for another 20 minutes- no luck with potty outside. I've tried putting his poop/pee on nearby bushes and that has done nothing. We've literally spent 2-3 hours just hanging outside on beautiful days and he won't potty! Ahhh.. what more can I do?!
Although time consuming, you could try taking him outside while or just before he is about to go. You'd have to keep a close eye out for 'about to go' behaviour but that's how we trained our family dogs.