Congrats on your new baby.

When does he pee? When you're home? When you're not home? Any time?

Dogs will pee after a meal, after a play session, after a nap.

The best thing you can do is get him on a firm schedule. Walk him several times a day (I know, its a lot of work, but it'll be worth it) When I married my husband, his dog Sammie was AWFUL. We called her "sooner dog" because we'd no soon let her in from a walk and she'd pee in the house. First thing I did was get her on a schedule and the peeing was 95% better (I won't say 100% because its just not true!) She knew when she'd be able to go for a walk and she learned to hold it.

With a dog, you need to be there to supervise. If he pees and you weren't there to watch him because you were upstairs for the past hour - shame on you! Just clean it up and be ready to watch his signs next time. Supervision, supervision, supervision! A dog can't pee in the hosue if you're there watching him and monitoring his actions.

If he's peeing when you're not home, then you're either expecting him to hold it longer than he physically can do so. Or he might need ot be crate trained. A dog should be crated anyway to protect them from getting hurt in the house while youre away and prevent them from destroing things. A dog will not pee where he sleeps, so if the crate is large enough for him to stand, lie down, turn arouns, and no bigger he won't pee in there.

Your new dog might be smelling urine of another dog and might be marking his new territory. Just because we can't smell it doesn't mean he can't. You might consider purchasing a blacklight and using it when its drak to find urine stains on the carpet and floors - you'd be surprised what you find! Use an Enzyme cleaner to completely remove the urine smell from the floors. Nature's Miracle is an awesome cleaner.

Things to never do:
~Never rub his nose it it - it doesn't work. It'll only frustrate you and him.
~Never scold him after the fact - move on and clean it up. Dogs do not think in the past and will not connect your scolding to their pee on the floor, even if you're showing it ot them and rubbig his nose in it.
~Never kick or hit your dog - it'll cause him to fear you, or cause him to start hiding to pee. I prefer picking up pee out in the middle of the room than behind the couch.

Lastly, he might know just how to tell you that he has to go out. Try hanging a bell by the door you take him out of. Each time you go out, hit the bell. Soon he'll associate the ringing bell with potty. He'll begin to paw the bell when he has to go out. Just remember the first time he does it to drop what you were doing and go immediately to him and let him out. Praise him quietly for being such a good boy.


LOL.... can ya tell I just taught potty training to my class last night?