Thanks for your instant messages, everyone. I feel a little better. We go and look at her on Friday, she will be about 6 or 7 weeks old. There are two females that are sold, but the other woman does not care which one she gets because she has bought from the breeder before and likes her, so I get to pick between the two. I am hoping that at least one of them will seem people-oriented.
The elitist in me wants to believe that the people who have a ton of trouble potty training either bought from a bad breeder or are not consistent enough. But, I have bad luck as well!
She will be about 4 lbs full grown, do any of you know if she will eventually be able to hold her bladder for 8 hours? I hate to think of her as an adult having to be kenneled while we are at work. For those of you who were successful, how do you go from the potty pad inside to going outside? Should I even try taking them outside when they are 8 weeks old? Should I just worry about consistency on the pad at that time? If so, at what age should I try to get them outside, or maybe kennel them w/o a peepad available?
Also, strange question, but I had a coworker suggest using the bathtub to "crate" her in her own little area with food/water/peepad. What do you all think of this?