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Hi Robinlee
My current Pem, Taylor only made three toilet mistakes as a newly acquired pup and I was responsible for two of them. But unlike you, I work from home so I was with Taylor constantly. I think the Corgi care shuffle that you do is not the ideal but you seem to be doing as best as possible. The thing is consistency and persistency. 20 -30 minutes after a meal, out to the toilet, a shorter time after any vigorous inside play and the last one before you go to bed - and that can be as late as possible - and the first thing in the morning. Reward and praise after the 'act' is excellent. Puting down newspaper in the kitchen(for instance) is good because when you first bring home a pup, they quickly get to learn (from the owners guidance) that if they are going to toilet inside its got to be on the paper. And then there is the progression to only toileting outside. This subject is topical to me at present, because the latest person to join my Corgi Walking Group, is an elderly man with a four month old Pem who is chewing his way through the man's house and now confined mainly to the Conservatory (with the curtains pulled up and any other easily chewable object removed) where little Taffy can relieve himself without causing flooring damage. But of course the answers to these problems are in proper Corgi pup management - and pretty simple when you know how.
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