The thing is that after two or three weeks
at home, when he got all his vaccines, we started to leave the backyard door open for him to go out whenever he wanted to and we walked him several times a day so he never had the need of
using the
pads again, the problem is that he got so
used to doing his business outside that he forgot what the
pee pads are for (he sometimes even takes his naps on them) and when we leave him alone (usually not more than 4/5 hours a day) he does his business all over the house, even when we leave some «strategic»
pee pads here and there.
If this isn't possible, then you can continue to crate him
at night and when you're
at home, but
use a puppy playpen combined with a portable indoor dog potty or even
pee pads during the day when you're
at work.