There are a few major factors that contribute to successfully potty training a puppy/ dog. I want you to think about all dog behaviors as habits from here on out. In order to shape great habits, we must encourage desirable behaviors, of course the converse is true as well. To ensure success, we must control: The environment, crate training, the times we take the dog outside, the timing of food and water intake, reinforcement when we have success and interruption if we catch them in an accident. These are the same rules whether your dog has been through my boarding program or if we are doing in-home lessons and you are doing 100% of the training.