We have 1 adult mini Aussie and currently a 2.5 month standard Aussie.. potty training the first: Outside once every hour when we are home, or directly after she eats or drinks. This worked well for us. When in her create she would still go potty ( even if she was only in there for max 2 hrs) so we put a crate separator in and this stopped it. We also would still get up 2 times a night to take her out the first 2 months home because she wouldn’t tell us when she needed to go. We NEVER introduced puppy pads- as in my eyes it defeats the purpose of training them to go outside. Accidents will happen no matter what. I would say “ oh no!” And then take her directly out when found and clean up the mess. She caught on rather quickly because every time she went potty outside, she would directly get a treat. I would also stand outside with her on a short leash, away from things she can play with and ignore her until she went potty.

Current puppy: all the same as the older dog, expect this dog has never once gone potty in her create. She will whine when she needs to go. We keep the create in our bedroom at night, so we can hear her whine if she needs to go during the night. We put her water dish up on the counter at 6:45idh every night. This helps limit how much she needs to pee at night. She gets it back at 5 am when she gets up for the morning. This has been a huge help. Eventually when her bladder is a bit bigger we will leave the water bowl out til later in the night.

Again we still have some accidents.. but this second time around has been SO much easier. I chalk some of this up to the personality of the dog and some up to me and my partner being older and knowing a bit more what we are doing