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This is what you do:

Work hours: alternate between crating periods and outdoor exercise periods.

After hours and weekends: multiple daily sessions of roaming in the house under CONSTANT supervision, and crating when you need to focus on something else.

The only way a puppy learns if when you catch her in the act of doing something she shouldn't. In the act, not a few seconds later, because their memories are strictly associative. It means following her around and waiting until she does something you don't actually want her to do! And then you say "No!" in a harsh voice and make her understand that's not allowed, and you redirect her to something that is. And then you use a happy, pleased tone with lots of petting when she redirects her attention, to reinforce the message.

Repeat a million times, and she will be reliably house-trained.

Then, when she's a teenager, you'll have to do it all over again, with a stronger, moodier dog :-) But please understand that the training you do now is the basis for the training you'll do when she's a teen. You cannot train a teen dog easily if they don't already vaguely remember their puppyhood training.

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