After less than a week of training the pup has learned that when nature calls he's to go to the back door and whimper to let us know he has to go. He goes out, does his thing, and comes right back. Our carpets have gotten off easy.
I used K-9 Advantix for puppies on him today, and that stuff is AMAZING! He had a lot of fleas on him (typical for Florida) and I put one tube of it on him about 10:00 this morning. By 6:00 this evening you could tell everywhere that he had laid because he was leaving a pile of dead fleas everywhere he went. Now at 10:00 PM he's a very happy puppy. No scratching, no whimpering, and flea-free.