Hey so I just got my Minnie (8weeks) yesterday and I was just wondering when i should leave the water out and take it away. Today i left the water out all day and it just seems she will get a drink and pee, less then ten minutes later do it again. shes having multiple accidents already and I know its not her fault, but its a never ending cycle!!I was thinking she would have water in the morning when she eats, afternoon,evening when she eats again, and finally at night. I would take her out about 5 minutes after each drink??

8 weeks is young and it will happen. Just keep taking her out.. If you only give her water at certain time, then you will know to take her out. If you leave it out all of the time, you won't know when she drinks and needs to be let out.
but remember young and will have accidents.

It helps to stop offering water after say 7:30 or 8:00pm. Do you plan on crate training this pup? It sure makes house training an awful lot easier. Bob

Yes i'm going to be doing crate training. I just got treats so when she goes outside i can reward her..I understand shes young. Patience is a must of course..It is a good thing I have my wife to help..

had the same problem with my little man when I got him at 5 months. Actually thought it might have been a medical problem drinking and peeing all the time so I went and saw my vet for advice and he sugested I measure the daily water intake for a week and report back to him . Apparently the normal amount is 100ml per kg . My boy was 15kg and funnily enough was pretty much spot on 1.5 ltrs per day so no problems but I did start restricting water after 7pm to try to brake the habbit

Another thing I would stay away from giving treats after pee and just focus on praise . I was giving treats and was told you may find she's learnt that drink = pee = treat , rather then peeing outside = treat . or may just be one of those dogs that likes the feel of doing it .

should sort herself out over time though

My friends dog would repeatedly want to go outside and pee just to get a treat lol... he was an old timer pug tho.

Crate training is a life saver. Restricting water to after meals and playtime is a good option.

My rule of thumb was 10 minutes after any significant event I would take the pup out. (ie.. waking up, eating, drinking, playing)

I always crate train, it is just the best easiest way for the pup to learn. Feed water, pull the water bowl up, and take outside for a good bathroom break, than back in the crate. I leave the pup in there for as long as he sleeps, when he wakes right back outside immediately after waking. Pups usually go both right after a feeding, or snooze, or play times. Crating can help, and she will learn to empty out outside, it will happen. But if she does get older and still this persists, definately a vet check is in order. All puppies have accidents, but its important that there is no underlaying health cause. Consistancy is key with pups, and hopefully she will learn! She will, Amstaffs are easy to train to potty outside, they catch on so quickly!

I never restricted water intake with my two. I would take them outside constantly though to pee/poo and they picked it up rather quickly. Just takes perseverance.

some dogs do need restriction.... i can perseverance with my older one but i can't with my younger one easily so restriction does helped with perseverance. But you will have to work out how much intake they need just so they won't dehyrate.