Esme can hold it forever now if she had too. She is 10 months old. We only crated her during the night and we did that since day one. She would hold it while she was in the crate. Some nights, she would be in there for 8-9 hours before she woke up and I put her on the pad. Now, she won't potty if I am not home (unless she's desperate). Usually I leave for work in the morning, and when I come home the pad is still clean or she has only peed on it once. She NEVER poops if she is alone. If we go out to run errands, and take her with us, she will hold it as long as we are away from home. So, they definetly start to hold it for longer periods of time as they get older.
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