[Maximo]

Ann, thank you for the great news that Einstein is finally going to have a permanent home and family.

Sharon, I interpret Ladyjane/Linda's comments as not meaning that pee and poop and smells are of no concern. I believe her point is that 1) breeders should never promise that a dog is potty trained, 2) buyers must be prepared for the likelihood that there will be potty issues when bringing a new dog into the house.

New dogs almost always need to have their roaming freedom limited, they need supervision and extra help in the potty department -- especially if there is another dog already in the house. Another factor is whether or not the first dog is 100% accident free.

If you bring another dog home, the odds are very high that you are going to have potty training challenges.

We brought home Teddy, my second, when he was 8 months old. He was 100% reliably outdoor trained -- not that the breeder told us that, but it was evident the way he pawed at the sliding glass door when he needed to go.

STILL, we had challenges because we needed him to be pad trained, and we had the dynamic of our first dog who was guarding the pads. Took a lot of work, but there are solutions.

First and foremost, roaming freedom in the house must be limited. Supervision, direction, rewards, and so on. In our case, a designated Teddy pad stopped the guarding issue.

The point is, if you want a second dog, be prepared for big challenges that will not be solved overnight or even in 5 days. That goes for not only potty training but many other things too. My boys adore each other, but managing 2 is not effortless.