NEVER spank or hit your puppy for any reason. if you do- even once- she will try and hide when she goes potty in the house, and it makes it so much harder to train him/her. because then she/he thinks that you think it is very bad to go potty. if you catch him/her in the act say NO! and take the pup outside. when he/she goes, praise. clean the pee up right away with cleaner, so the puppy won't go in the same spot. i finally got my pup potty trained when she was 10 months old, and now she is a year. she occasionally makes mistakes, but is very good about it. anyways- Good Luck!