wow my Teddy must be in the minority! At 7 1/2 months, he is having major challenges. My other two took a long time to potty train as well but now at age 9 they get it. Crate training is not working for Teddy - he pees in there constantly. He just does not grasp the concept of "this is my den, dare I sleep in pee..." - He just goes and then says hmm hmmm hmmm whatever. He's cute though...