Originally posted by pitc9

The water bowl gets picked up and
the toilet lid goes down at 8pm every night.

He NEVER pees in his crate when he's in it,
so I know he's able to hold it.
OK; so it's his "attitude" that needs *adjusting*!

How about him spending a few nights IN the crate?
LOTS of praise when you find a "dry crate" in the morning.

And when I didn't "totally trust" lil SmokeMutt;
I'd tether him to a foot of the BigBed with a short chain
leash overnight... he NEVER made a wet spot on the rug when he
was "confined" to that small area.

Next step might be loose in the BigBed room overnight;
BUT with the bedroom door CLOSED to prevent roaming the house.

Once he get OUT of the habit of takin a leak whenever
he gets the urge - the problem may just go away.

/s/ Phred
.