[pamelakay]

do you keep him in a crate or just a little pen with peepads/newspaper around the area?
and also..do you let him have free run of the house? (basically, do you allow him to walk into almost any room..wether you're watching him or not?)

potty training needs to be a really consistent thing, i'm sure you know that. if you crate train, then you can keep him in his crate (where he will sleep and learn to hold his bladder), and then take him out periodically & take him straight to the newspaper/pads in order to pee. if you just keep him in a small area with a pen and the paper is in that area...then that's fine too,but maybe you need to watch him carefully for a bit and when he's about to pee, you take him straight to his potty area/pee pads (which should be in his pen area) and then praise him a lot if he goes on there. also, if he's had free run of the house, perhaps he's learned that going on the rug, his bowls, his bed, etc. are okay. if he is out and about in the house, then i suggest someone should be there with him to watch him at all times (i sometimes leash my puppy and tie the leash to my belt loop so my puppy follows me everywhere)..other times, i just watch him like a hawk. if i cant watch him, then he stays in his crate or pen so that he learns to stay in his area and can't go potty all over the house.

a trainer is a great idea too, but in the mean time, maybe you can try that other stuff suggested to help him more along? or maybe try crate training? i also bought this tray from Petco that snaps and holds newspapers/pads in place so the dog can't really rip them out. it works great if your dog is doing that too.

i'm sorry to hear you're having such a difficult time. it definitely takes a lot of patience and consistency to get them potty trained, but i hope things get better for you! best of luck!