The first step to housebreaking is to pay attention to what you are feeding.
New owners are told by the dog food companies and veterinarians to feed four times a day.
This is a huge mistake, feeding four times a day will make it difficult if not impossible to housebreak.
Your puppy has a very short digestive tract and feeding four times a day will result in setting up for failure.
The full proof method for housebreaking always set up the puppy for success, not failure.
Once a day feeding schedule is established you want to start using a crate.
A crate is a tool that helps you manage behavior when you can not physically watch your puppy.
When you need to leave the house or even the room never leave your puppy unattended until they are completely housetrained.
Another excellent management tool are baby gates.
A baby gate can keep the puppy in the room with you so you can catch in the act if they start to have an accident.
Setting up for success instead of failure requires that you take her outside on a regular schedule.
You always want to take her outside before they have an accident inside.
You'll start to learn when they need to go.
It's important to keep a real close eye on your pup after they have just eaten, chewed, played, or drank some water.
10 minutes after any of these activities and you should be bringing him outside.
If your pup has an accident using the full proof method you'll always be there with your puppy.
If you catch him making a mistake simply interrupt the behavior and quickly bring your pup outside.
Never leave your pup outside unattended.
You always want to go so you can reward after they have finished.
It's important that you reward the second they are finished.
If you reward to fast you may interrupt before they have finished.
It's important that everyone in the house is consistent with the housebreaking.
If there is no consistency it will take a much longer time for the housebreaking.
Consistency is the name of the game.
Good luck!