Hi Lisa
I'm afraid you are going to have to harden your heart & be a lot tougher - the only way that Daisy will learn that she cannot have attention all the time is if you don't respond to her all the time. At the moment, she has learnt very quickly (you said she was bright
) that if she cries, howls, scratches etc, then you come to her & give her what she wants - your attention. Cockers can be little monkeys for attention-seeking - if they could be with you 24 hours a day, then they would be
However, you can train Daisy not to be so demanding just by ignoring her & refusing to give her attention on demand. This sounds hard I know but you really have to be cruel to be kind or you will end up with a puppy who cannot be left alone. At night, make yourself ignore the noise she makes (wear earplugs if necessary & warn the neighbours if you have thin walls
). During the day, put Daisy in her pen for short periods & again ignore any noise she makes - this will not harm her & she will eventually learn that yelling & making a fuss gets her nowhere. You must be consistent & not give in to her noise - it's hard but it will pay off
As to when a puppy is fully house-trained ie completely reliable at all times, then that's anything from 6 to 8 months. Some puppies are much quicker to learn than others but you can't expect Daisy to have full bladder control for a good few months yet. She should however be able to physically control herself for half an hour but while you are teaching her to accept being alone, she will maybe pee more (as getting excited/stressed often makes a pup want to pee and/or poo)