I've heard so many different things about potty training and of course it always depends on the individual dog.
Hercules is about 6 1/2 months and I think for about the last month he has really started to understand. I think that has also coincided with his bladder growing and gaining some bladder control. I think that's why it's so hard when they are young, they are just so small and don't have that control quite yet.
Honestly, going into potty training and getting a puppy, I didn't expect any miracles until 9 months to a year. Maybe I was following the worst case scenario. So now that Hercules is 6 months and doing so well, I'm extremely happy. But I'm still cautious.
Crate training is what I've used and I swear by it. I think it's great.
Another thing to think about is whether or not to use pee pads. Hercules is going outside, but when I started and was reading how well others were doing with pee pads, it seriously made me doubt my method. But I stuck with it and he's doing great.
Good luck, I hope this helps some.
