Pup-Pee Team: 13

Puppy: 19

Bottles of Liquid Ate: 3/4

A whole week into toilet training and I can honestly say we’ve dealt with everything that can possibly come out of a puppy! And if there is one upside to all the accidents, it’s that Zeke couldn’t have chosen a better workplace to have them – everything we need to clean up after him is under the one roof. Liquid Ate has come in handy on many occasions this week already. It really is the best stain and odour eliminator on the market, as the office looks and smells as clean as the day Zeke pitter-patted in.

What an excellent day it has been – the distinctive slap of hand-to-hand contact echoed across Collingwood today, as high fives reigned supreme in Pup-Pee Head Office! 

He did it, he did it all on his own!

After a particularly crazy play session, the office parents gathered around to watch Zeke confidently make his way to The Pet Loo, bounce up all by himself and wee directly on the centre of the grass! We were like teenagers at a Jonas Brothers concert, there was jumping and dancing and hysterics, and of course high fives, all round! 

But sure enough, in the thrill of all the jumping and high fiving, Zeke’s own excitement got the better of him and he piddled right at our feet, on the carpet. It was a short trip back to reality for the team, as the celebratory champagne was put back in the fridge. But after only seven days of toilet boot camp, we realised that we were jumping the gun a little bit. Toilet training graduation was still a while off and we needed to continue being as patient and as vigilant with Zeke as possible.

But at least we know that he’s on the way – peeing by himself on the Loo was one giant wee for puppy-kind!