[sandraj]

My wee girl is now over 5 months old and we have been outside training her from the start. She is now about 80% reliable,but a lot depends on the watchfulness of the person at home with her-she is 99% reliable for me. I take her into the yard after sleeps and every hour otherwise.She will run in and out herself if the deck door is open and will scratch at the door to get out. I tell her to "Go toilet" when I take her out and praise,praise,praise! When I am not at home she is in her ex-pen in the kitchen and never wets that.She can be in that for about 5 hours while I am at work.She sleeps with me and has never wet the bed but runs up and down on it if she needs out. So we are nearly there with potty training. I am going to steam clean the carpets next week to get rid of the scent of little accidents.
You will need a fenced area for her if you want to outside train.Can you put up a temporary fence? Your pool will need to be safety fenced for your children anyway in the end, I assume? Good luck.