Congrats on your new baby!! I got mine at 6wks too!
I just had to say I don't think by asking for housebreaking tips equals a person "lacking basic knowledge" (sorry I personally took offense at a post above, it came out sounding a little rude. I'm sure that was not the intention..but it read that way in my opinion)
This too is my first pup to house train.....so I too am looking for helpful suggestions

(I previously owned large dogs that were always outside dogs)
so GOOD FOR YOU looking for the best advice that was helpful to others!!
The old school of rubbing their noses is not how I want to train...so Brainstorming with the best is the way to go!!!!
Here's what I've done so far:
I put pee pads everywhere in the house, (sometimes she uses them most time not.)
I put a pee pad in the corner of her kennel (she uses that one ALL the time)
During the day when I'm not home she stays in a large octagon pet pen that is attached to her kennel, so she has a large 'living area' and still be able to enter her 'bedroom' for napping......anyway, I put pee pads down covering the floor, then I put a flat sheet on top of those, then I have a pet pen on top of the sheet, that way where ever she pees...it goes through the sheet onto a pee pad vs the carpet!! I will also put pee pads on top of the sheet so she can *hopefully* get used to peeing on them!
We take her outside first thing in the morning....whenever she starts sniffing the floor (the only time she sniff's...is when she has to go!!) and after naps.....when I put her in the grass I say "Molly go PEE PEE" I say pee pee in a high happy voice...then when she is going I say it again in a congrats tone! I think she is learning what "pee pee" means, as yesterday I saw her sniffing, I said to her "Molly wanna go outside and go Pee Pee?" as soon as I said peepee...she immediatly squated oops....I knew that one was my fault!!
I think the most important thing is not to get mad or make a big deal of her having an accident, that just teaches them to NOT potty in front of you....so then when you do take them outside..they will not potty in fear you'll holler at them or etc again.....
and of course patients patients patients!!!!
oh and one last thing I did for potty training..I bought myself a carpet cleaner!!! lol.....so I'm not as frantic about the accidents!
