Originally posted by ginagt
I don't think putting him in his crate for unacceptable behavior will make his associate the crate with negtive experience. You could think of it as his way of telling you he needs some time alone. "Oh, you peed on Daddy's clothes again, I didn't know you wanted some alone time. "
Pitchick is right. . when house-training, you should ALWAYS use positive reinforcement and show the dog what you want from them. When he starts to lift his leg or sniff around or starting peeing, pick him up right away and take him outside, then tell him to go potty. Start potty training all over as if it was the beginning, tether him to you when you're home and take him out over and over again during the day and reward + praise when he potties outside. Crate him with a treat, bone or stuffed Kong when you aren't home or cannot supervise him.

Having your husband feed him, care for him and be Alpha is also a good idea! Get your husband to teach him tricks, along with practicing NILIF (your dog has to SIT before getting anything, treats, outside, food, toys, etc). If that fails, tell your hubby that if he leaves things laying around, it will get peed on !! That might actually be a good thing for you

Oh, and neutering will definitely help this!! Unneutered male dogs have much much stronger urges to mark their property than neutered boys.