One of the best dogs I ever had was a male and he routinely marked inside and he practically lived outside (farm). I never could catch him and I never could brake him and I never did have another male dog in my house. Have you ever really watched a male outdoors? They will go all the way around the parameter of their territory (yard) and mark their spots, and how in the world do have enough urine to do that? IDK, but I think some, (mine especially) mark their routine spots in the house as well. Since him, however I have incorporated the bells on my door and this has taken the guess work out of knowing for sure that they need to go out. Just yesterday, my 10 week old little girl rang the bells for the first time on her own and went out to do her business. That was just after two weeks of having her. Today, she didn't just ring them, she took them and shook them until I opened the door! You might think about using some bells. I figure this way when they get to where they ring the bell, the are difinitely telling you they need to go out and there is no more guess work on your part and no more hit and missing. Who ever invented the bell system was a genius IMO!!
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