Housebreaking- transitioning to outdoors?

[JoLou]

Hi all I have a 8 week old bichon mix. Rex is doing awesome with the puppy pads for peeing (so so for poop) has not gone off the pads since we got him home.

when can I expect to move him towards outside. and how?? He is not on a peeing schedule- he just started going on the pad and never stopped.

My other concern is that I work 4 day during the week- how do I get him to go outside if I cannot be consistant on a daily basis. I find much of the puppy advice on the web and books it geared to the person at home all day- lovely but puppy will starve if mum does not work.

also what age generally can one expect an dog to hold pee all night. I am amazed that he olny seemed to pee 1x/ night. The books lead me to believe that he would be going hourly.

I also have some crate training questions that I will post seperately

we are in a house- large fenced yard.

Joanne