I think you have answered your own question. I had had two dogs that were reliably house broken and then came Hannah, the dog who wouldn't be trained. Thankfully those days (or should I say years) are over, but it has taught me never to take anything for granted. I still take extra steps and precautions such as asking her *Did you go potty?* before she comes back in the house and keeping a mental note of the how long it was since they last went out, and always one last trip before we go to bed. Surprisingly Tucker has had a couple *accidents* recently, so I am watching him like a hawk. I'd rather make the extra effort to get up early, make middle of the night trip if they get up, or go out with them to *watch* ....whatever it takes to tighten up their habits...than let them lapse and have to *clean it up*.

[ August 09, 2001: Message edited by: RachelJ ]