HI there and thank you for your question.
What you are doing in terms of toilet training is brilliant and everything you are doing is just right.
The reason for the nervousness around the toilet spot may be that another dog has toileted there or maybe something happened to make her nervous.
What i would do is maybe try another spot that she hasn't toileted at. She may be better after this.
I would also like to suggest that you get your puppy checked over by a vet. There are a number of medical problems that can cause issues toileting and these should be ruled out.
Keep up with taking her out. If she doesn't go play a game with her to relax her and try again. When she does go praise her with attention and petting to help reinforce that she did the right thing.
I would also like to suggest you clean up the mess that she makes and then use an odour neutraliser. Smell is a huge part of habit for dogs so you need to cancel this out.
You can use the soiled material at her new toilet spot to help her realise what to do.
Good luck. I hope this helped and please let me know how things go.
Kind regards
Todd Field
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