It will happen. Like someone said until she is around 12 weeks old it is the owner and not the puppy that is trained. Sort of like those people who claim thier kid was potty trained by one. LOL But you are teaching her the right place to go and when the lightbulb moment hits it will be so easy. I never have been a fan of indoor training on paper or pads. It only leads to confusion. So hang in there, this too shall pass. You can expect urinary accidents for the first year a dogs life. Some of them just have bladders that take a little longer to develop control. In the meantime go buy a gallon of Simple Solution at your local pet store. It is one that really works for taking out stains and odor. If the smell remains in the room the pup will continue to think of it as a bathroom. Really saturate the carpet after the first cleaning and let it air dry. Never let your puppy see you cleaning up after it. Put the pup elsewhere. Some wily pups see this as a game. Not common but can happen. In the meantime carry on, you're doing great.

I teach dogs to ring the bell when they have to go out. I know that sounds hard but it is very simple. Hang a large bell from the nob of the door you want him to use (I bought a large sleigh bell at the craft store) and hang it low enough that he can reach it with his nose. I also use operant conditioning to train, all positive with click and reward. ok, this is what you will do; have a treat ready, call him to the door, ring the bell and then immediatly open the door tell him "good boy" and give him the treat yes, even though your the one that rang the bell. Do this often. Your teaching him that ringing the bell means the door opens. It took about 3 minutes working with Gus to learn to ring the bell when he was 3 months old. I have a bell inside and outside that Gus uses. I hope that helped you, I know it sounds hard, but it's really not. Depends from dog to dog how long it will take for them to learn this. We don't give them enough credit, they can learn amazing things. Kathy Picture of my dog Gus below Here is a link that might be useful:

mazer walks sounds like a good idea...won't work where I live. I am in South Florida and my dog is an english bulldog. It is too hot and humid for her to be outside. Especially not three times a day. In the winter I used to walk her and she would still have problem breathing just going around the block. She is on kind of a schedule. She goes outside as soon as she wakes up, then again after she eats if she didn't go before. Then once again in the middle of the day. At night when she eats and then once more before bed. She is spoiled because I work from home and hubby is retired. So we never put her on a fixed schedule. Whenever she wanted to go we would take her. Also walking in the neighborhood has her spooked a bit. None of the other dogs around here are very well trained and when she would walk every block they would start barking at us. She hates it. She even started giving us problems to just get her down the block. We had to get her a martingale collar to make her walk. Oh and she has been to the vet recently and has no problems, her weight is perfect at 46 lbs. She is just an english bull living in florida :-) I bought her a little basketball and we go out and play but only for a few minutes until she gets too hot.

We own 3 Neapolitan Mastiffs, two adults and one 10wk old puppy. We also have a German Shepherd Dog, Pitbull and English Mastiff. We also have 4 large parrots, 2 cats, a snake and 2 rats. I use crates for the two adult Neos and the GSD and I will be crate training the Neo puppy once she is a little older and feels more secure in her new home. I use crates for sleeping, eating and time outs. Everyone is shuffled around all day everyday between rooms and outdoor time because the Pitbull and English Mastiff are both at the ends of their lives and cannot be bumped around. I use 4 baby gates. I do not keep any of my dogs in their crates unless they want to be in it, which the GSD and adult female Neo like to be every once in awhile. I crate them when I am not at home while the seniors have run of the house. The puppy stays with me 24/7 for the first 6 months. Neapolitans have different types of personalities and temperaments. My big boy is very laidback and loves everyone but my big girl is extremely dominant and has her natural instinct intact for what they were originally bred for 2,000 years ago. They were bred to be soldiers for the Roman Army. Knives were strapped to them and they would run under horses to bring them down and kill them. They were fought in the Coliseum against lions, tigers and other large animals. They were bred to kill. Much of that is gone in a great many Neos that are around today but it is still in some of the bloodlines. They take very special handling when they are like that. They will try to take control throughout their life to see if they can get the top spot in the pack. My Medusa is this way. She must be constantly reminded who the boss is. I have had to be very strict with her since she was 8 weeks old and her dominance was very apparent. I was pinning down unruly dogs with my hand on their neck over 20 years ago long before The Dog Whisperer came around. I was doing this to Medusa at 8 weeks of age when she was 30lbs. She is now 150lbs at 2 years old. Now I have to lay on her back and put her in a headlock to remind her who the boss is when she starts to disobey. We heavily researched this breed for two years before buying the first. My partner is on the board of The United States Neapolitan Mastiff Club, which is the AKC parent club of the breed. We are also involved with Neo Rescue Inc. and The Mastino Health Foundation. This is not the breed for everyone and definitely not for a first time dog owner. If a Neo wants out of a crate, it will come out of it. They can go through doors and chainlink too. These are extremely strong dogs, they must be trained and heavily socialized starting very young. Despite their huge size, up to 200lbs for males, they are very fast and very hard to hold onto because of the skin. I love this breed more than any other and we learn all we can about it. We do as much as possible in breed education so people know what to expect when they are thinking about getting one or breeding one. If a Neo breeder warns you about what you can expect and requires a contract, that is a good breeder. If they do not warn you what to expect and they donÂt care what you do, that is a bad breeder. While a regular dog can do hundreds of dollars in damage in an unexpected dog fight, a Neo can do thousands of dollars in damage very quickly and you wonÂt be able to stop it if it gets started. These are our pets.