[GrayC25]

This is going to be long, but I really need your help. I hope you can take the time to read this and help me out.

Most of you probably don't know me, but I've been on the board a few times looking for advice. We have an 8-month-old male yorkie. He was doing great, but about a month, month and a half ago, he started peeing in the house regularly at night. We'd take him out, he'd pee 2, 3, even 4 times, we'd bring him in and he'd pee a half hour later. We took him to the vet after two weeks of this and they said it was time to neuter him, he was marking. So he got the surgery almost two weeks ago. Nothing has changed. He is still going in the house, even if he's been out recently.

Granted, my husband and I have been lazy about letting him wander around the main room in our apartment (we always shut the bedrooms door), and that's where he does the majority of the peeing.

He doesn't seem to care or want to hold it at all. We've tried the bell on the door and while he'll ring it with his nose as we're standing at the door, saying "outside," he won't go over and ring it on his own when he has to go to the bathroom. Instead, he chooses to go inside somewhere. It's like he just doesn't care.

Last night, while we were eating, we put his gate up so he wouldn't jump up on us while eating. He had eaten previously, but I know he won't go in area.
After we were done eating, I went over his gate to put the wash into the dryer and start a new load. I had to open the second bedroom door to get to the dirty cloths. I went in, grabbed the cloths, turned around and he had peed. Now, I know this is partly my fault because I probably should've let him out first, before doing the laundry. But really?? At 8 months he can't hold it a little longer than an hour? I literally sat down and cried. I'm so upset, I don't know what to do.

My husband took him out and then told me he was going into the second bedroom and that he'd be out in a little bit. He had his phone. I jumped up and was like "What are you doing?" He said "I'll be out in a bit." I knew it was bad. He told me he was going to make some phone calls and try to find a new home for Samson. "If we can't give him what he needs, we need to find him someone who can." I got so upset, I started bawling. I can't get rid of him, I LOVE HIM!!! I know my husband does too, but he hates seeing me get so upset.

So then we sat down and said we'd go way back to the beginning. We'd let him out every half hour. If he didn't go, we'd put him in his crate. If we couldn't watch him, he'd go into his play area. So I took him out, he peed a few times, but didn't poop. He'd already gone poop twice in the evening, so we didn't think he'd go again. And he didn't. But exactly one half hour later, while on the other side of the chair, where we can't see him, he peed. Again. A HALF HOUR LATER!!!!!!!!!! I DON'T understand. I seriously don't know why he's doing this or what's going on in his little head. Can he seriously not hold it or is he still marking?!?!? My husband picked him right up and put him in his crate and said "You're going to bed, goodnight." I don't want to use the crate as punishment (and we've been careful not to up to this point) but everything else we are doing isn't working.

I know we've been very slack about watching him all the time. I keep telling my husband that we need to keep one eye on him at all times and if we can't, he has to be contained to one little area. My husband hates to do that, though, and doesn't want a dog that's always gated somewhere. I keep trying to tell him that I don't want that either, but for now, it's what's best for him and us and that it won't be like that forever (hopefully). But we just don't do it. I know I need to take a stand and gate him into his play area when we aren't watching him constantly, but I just don't.

We took him to the vet and they said nothing was wrong with him. They said his urine was concentrated. They checked for kidney failure, any kind of infection,and they found nothing. So I know he's fine physically.

I'm so afraid that we are going to have to go get rid of him. I don't want to, I love him and would be devastated, but I don't know what else to do. Please, help me out if you can. I don't know what I'm doing wrong and nothing we try seems to be working.

Thank you!