from day one i took morgan outside. i would just stand out there until she went and if i got tired of standing there i would take her back in and put her in her crate. Five minutes later i would take her back out again and wait till she went. After she went potty we went back inside for a treat and then she got outside the crate/expen play time for a half hour. Morgan is really good at holding it now. on the weeks she can go 12 hours because mommy doesn't want to get out of bed
she stays in her crate all day while i'm at work (sometimes 9 hours) and doesn't make a mess. ocassionally we will have a set back and i'll come into the room and find a puddle but that only happens usually if i neglect to take her out or wait for her to do both 1 and 2 outside.