Everything you read says 6 months is the age in which a puppy could be potty trained. "Trained" is the operative word here...you have to work on it with any age dog. You can start the "training" when you first get your puppy at 8 weeks old. Positive rewards, praise and treats are the way to house train a dog. Keep it all Happy times.... remember, if you don't directly see the dog pee in the house, you can't get mad at it. The old wives tell about "rubbing a dog's nose in it" just isn't helpful.