I have a schnauzer and maltipoo and the way I trained my dogs I put a pee pad down in laundry room and when they peed and pooped I took it outside and now they use it outside. I still keep peepads in laundry room for them at night in case they have to go. It works-they go out and mark their territory.Now they want to go out all the time. My schnauzer had surgery the end of July-he had 13 bladder stones and we go out every two hours to pee and poop. I never leave my dogs alone-if we have to go anywhere important we hire a babysitter.lol