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Originally Posted by StewiesMom  He has free reign - I don't really have a choice, since the other dogs have free reign, and the house is small - we don't want to punish the other dogs.
Oh, and I've tried belly bands, but he pees in those - and then he got Urinary Tract infections from them. Plus they don't solve the pooing problem  |
I think if you really want to conquer this, you are going to have to start over (as if he were a new puppy) and temporarily confine him--maybe in an x-pen or something if you don't like using the crate. When you can't watch him totally, put him in the pen.
Set him up for success, and take him out on a leash every hour on the hour and stay with him until he pees and ask him to poop each time (whether or not you get poop out of him, ask anyway), gradually increasing the time as he is successful. Don't forget to give him his favorite treat each time he does this outside when you tell him. Also maybe hang a bell on the door, and as you go outside every hour, ring the bell yourself and say "outside." Then watch for clues that he needs to go outside. This will come later, but he'll learn the word.
You also need to get your carpet professionally cleaned and neutralized to make it so he doesn't smell his work--thinking this is where he is supposed to go because he smells his mess there.
Hope this helps.