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Maggie is also 14 weeks old. I'm fortunate that I'm retired. For two months, I kept her on a very strict schedule; never let her run unsupervised; outside, always on a leash; kept playtime inside; daytime, pp break every hour; night, outside every 4 hours. She slept in her crate. I only gave her enough room to stand and turn around, and lay down. If they have more room, then they will use it as their bathroom. When she whimpered, I hit the floor. I would not give into her crying for no reason. That didn't take long for her to realize that I was not going to let her out. It was hell, and I won't lie about that. She is now housebroken and rings a bell on the back door when she needs to go outside. She would never use a wee pad. I have heard that you can set up a 3ft square, astro turf pad, in a frame, and put it on your patio. Looks like grass, but has the outside touch. I was beginning to feel like a drill sergeant with her training, but it paid off. Some days I was so tired I could cry. I just knew I had made a mistake. I'm too old for this. Then one day, everything fell into place. If I was still working, there would be no way I could have done this. Good Luck with your baby.