My Piper understands the whole housebreaking concept and is excellent when I'm home; she even wakes me with little, decibel increasing, ga-ruffs. However, although she's made her opinion of my going to work quite clear, what with her under-the-couch-head-lowing-looking-at-the-wall-refusing-even-chicken behavior (occurs every work night about 1/2 before I leave)...Piper evidently still feels the need to remind me by having "accidents" off the pad, probably once or twice every two weeks. Geez!! I know she had difficulty training me in the beginning---silly me, I thought I was in charge--but we pretty much do things the Piper Way now and life is good!!! And everyday I love her more and everyday she makes me laugh out loud and how, I wonder, did I ever manage without her....!!!