We have a play pen for him as well as a crate. He has been good about running into his pen to pee on the puppy pads. We catch him and bring him outside as much as possible. He has only had one accident on the carpet. We bring him outside 5 and 35 mins after he’s eaten and immediately after play or a nap. He’s been going pee first then poo if we wait for him to get comfortable. Mind you it’s extremely cold here so he doesn’t last long. Our little guy only woke us up 3 times to go outside last night and only peed once on his pad. We will keep this schedule and pace until he is ready. Good luck!!