 Sounds like my Golden Retreiver
Just to encourage you....I had a female Golden who is passed away now, but, she was so smart and was easy to train in everything, except housebreaking. I finally broke down and called a dog training school. They told me she was smarter than me and of course she'd rather go in the house. They told me to keep a leash on her and keep her by me all day long, never letting her off the leash and to take her outside when she gave any signs she needed to go potty. I did that for WEEKS until she figured out I was not going to let her sneak off and find a place in the house. It finally worked. It was frustrating having her on the leash but it did finally convince her she was not going to win.
They are worth the effort and the rewards are beyond description. As my husband puts it "they enrich our lives".
Good luck! |