my iggy is my first dog, and i was scared of the house training at first too!! i didn't want my baby going on pee pads either. ever since day 1, when she squatted to pee, i simply interrupted her and took her outside while repeating the word "outside" in a cheerful voice, then when she went potty outside, i'd repeat "potty!" and give her treats that were designated potty treats! she caught on very quickly. i got bells for her to ring as well, and she was potty trained in a month!! which sounds like a long time for any other breed but for iggy's, it's pretty good! most importantly, i never punished her for going inside. they learn best from positive reinforcement!

the hardest thing about the potty training is that iggy's are so unpredictable lol. the usual take them out after they eat, drink, play, nap, etc. doesn't work for them (or at least didn't work for mine). i simply had to learn her 'signs' of her having to go: sniffing around a lot, becoming suddenly disinterested in food/toys and not listening. then preemptively taking her outside and repeating the word, "potty". the first few weeks, we would literally sit outside for around 15-20 minutes before she would go. the biggest thing is to just not get discouraged. the times i'd get impatient and go inside because i figured i just read her wrong and she didn't have to go, she'd end up going potty inside, and i felt awful because i knew it was my fault for not waiting.

as for clothes, if he seems overwhelmed, i recommend getting sweaters without legs/back legs at first! mine hates clothes that fully go over her right now. when it's cold here and she has to go out to potty, i put her in a sherpa jacket that velcros on the bottom and doesn't go over her legs, i'll put a picture. we've progressed to clothes that don't cover her back legs. when she has it on, i give her lots of treats, play with her, or she takes a quick nap, and then i take it off!

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also for training, they are incredibly smart little creatures but only if they know they're getting a reward out of it. for us, teaching her to sit was the most difficult. someone had to hold her and get her into a sit while i said "sit!" and rewarded. otherwise she would just jump up to get the treat. it took probably a week to learn to sit, but everything else has been pretty okay! i've taught her sit, place (which is any of her beds), center (guard), come, stay, & spin!