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Originally Posted by MaddieBoo  Why don't you put a pee-mat down just during the night for him to use? |
Yes, I agree with this, and that way, if you ever have to leave him for long periods he'll at least know what a pee pad is for. I don't believe in using belly bands for anything but marking. It just seems wrong. To me it's like locking the bathroom door at night and making you wear a diaper. How old is your dog, remember, they can hold their urine for one hour per month of age. I'm not a believer in withholding water either, I don't think it allows the bladder to normally stretch and grow; they are just not peeing because they don't have to pee, not because they've learned how to hold it.
Put the pee pad in random corners of the bedroom. When they go in a corner they are hiding it from you, he's ashamed and knows he's doing something wrong. Remember not to punish the mistakes, but to praise the success.