The number one rule of having a puppy is: eyes are ALWAYS on the puppy! If your eyes cannot be on the puppy, she should be in a safe location such as a playpen (with pee pads) or crate where she cannot have any accidents or get into anything. Keep a potty training schedule, and stick to it. A good example of a potty training schedule for an 8-10 week old puppy may look something like: 8:00 AM: Bathroom as soon as you are up 8:10 AM: Breakfast 8:30 AM: Bathroom break 10:00 AM: Bathroom break 12:00 PM: Lunch 12:20: Bathroom break 2/3 PM: Bathroom 6 PM: Dinner 6:20 PM: Bathroom 8 PM: Bathroom 10/11 PM: Last bathroom of the night This is a decently strict schedule, with a bathroom offered every 20 minutes after a meal, and every 2-3 hours during the day. The general rule for the length of time between bathroom breaks is 1 hour for every month, up to 6 months. So a 3-month-old dog should be going out every 3 hours at most. Every dog is different, so schedules may change.