I was thinking about this last night Mel...I was thinking about what we do with puppies.

1. Camp out for a weekend with the dog and be there every second praising the dog when they've done their business in the right place. For dog owners we recommend a bottle of wine, some reading material and lawn chairs... I guess for mums & dads it would be something like a potty in the room where you are and being in the same room all the time.... And by praising we mean jumping up & down and playing.

2. If you catch them in the act say a firm "uh uh" and direct them straight to the toilet. If it is a child I guess I would pick them up & run LOL

3. Be patient a puppies bladder isn't fully formed until they are 16 weeks (ROFL doesn't really apply to Jack though)

4. There will be mistakes in the process, so ignore them if you don't catch them in the act... clean them up without a word & go back to what you were doing. The more attention you give mistakes the more mistakes they will make behaviourally because attention is attention whether or not its good or bad. Puppies (and children ) thrive off attention no matter its form.

I hope I didn't offend anyone with my behavioural break down of puppy TT, but I was thinking it might be another way of TT a toddler. I have to admit I forgot number 4 alot when I was cleaning poo off the ground...

Matilda finally "got it" when she got a horrible nappy rash for refusing to let us change a pooey nappy. From that moment on she refused to do a poo in the nappy & would run to the toilet.