Your puppy is still really young. It's great that she is dong as well as she is. I would say that it is possible that she is getting too far away from her potty at times. They really don't have the ability to hold it that long at her age. Really they only develop the ability to hold back their urine at about 16 weeks of age so your girl is doing really well.
I never disciplined Gracie about potty mistakes. I only rewarded her when she got it right. If she seemed to go off training once in a while I would start giving her treats every time she got it right until she was back to being pretty steady about it again. Then just praise.
For now you might want to keep her as close to the potty as possible. Gracie has always slept with me at night so I kept a potty pad in my bedroom for a while. When she was old enough not to need it anymore I gradually moved it out to where her regular pad is was and then eliminated it. |