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Originally Posted by puppy_Love08  What did you do when you caught him peeing? |
My husband picked him up and took him outside.[/QUOTE]
I was taught that when you catch them in the act, take them outside to finish (as you did) and if they finish outside, give lots of praise and they can stay out but if they don't finish outside put them back in the crate (which may be what you're doing).
I'm not sure how long your letting him stay out of the crate but the rule of thumb that we used was in the crate about 1 to 1.5 hours and then out of the crate for only about 30 to 45 minutes (they only get to stay out of the crate if they go potty outside when you take them out). If they don't go potty when you take them out of the crate they go right back in the crate for another 15 minutes or so & try again. It's a lot of work but the consistency and repetition helps them to catch on rather quickly. Also if you put him in an x-pen that should be counted as time outside the crate.
Another thing that's worked really well for us with Bella no matter what we're trying to teach her is praise. Any time we tell her to do or not do something and she listens she gets all sorts of praise and it really works well with her and it really helped with the potty training too.
You may be doing all of this stuff, I'm just trying to think of anything I can add to help you. I know how frustrating it can be.