Unclear On The Concept

Every once in a while, someone leaves a surprise on the carpet. This shouldn't happen. There is a doggy door and they all know how to use it, but still, about once a week, poo is left on the carpet.

I'm tired of shampooing the carpet every week, so I decided to put down some plastic lined paper pads that come pre-scented in dog urine to encourage dogs to go on the pad instead of the floor. (I do not want to know how they get the scent on the pads.)

Now, I'm finding two or three poo piles a day plus pee ponds and it is still on the carpet. The pads seem to have delivered the message that it is fine to do their business in the house, but for whatever reason, the dogs don't want to get the pads dirty. Now, there are sheets of plastic across the carpet. The ball is now in the dogs' court. We'll see what they do next.