[gemy]

Welcome to YT. First I will direct you to our Training Forum, where a whole lot of the problems you have, have been asked and some good suggestions given.

Just a couple of questions though: Did you have your boy since a young pup? Or is he a rehome?

Next have you eliminated a medical reason for this pee-ing. Has your pup been checked by the vet for infection or some sort of other abnormality that might account for his inappropriate urination.

Excitment peeing is very common with a "submissive" dog personality type. Unfortunately it also can go hand in hand with quirky kinds of fear aggression.

Now some obvious suggestions; if your dog pees when your husband picks him up, simply don't have hubby do that for a time.

Now often times dogs will pee when greeting their owner when they come home (ie excitement peeing). Here is what to do for this and it works! Have you husband for one to two weeks always leave the house with some treats in his pocket. When he enters the house do so with treat in hand. Have your husband ask the dog to sit. Immediately treat. Treat dog again in the sit position. Then have your dog stay. treat in the stay position - in fact several treats.

Of course clean up all accidents with an enzymatic cleaner.

BTW it is very very good your boy is treat motivated.

Consistency is always key, and loads of patience. Take one command - for eg: sit. When he sits and sits quickly immediately reward. Immediacy is very important to associate the treat with the wanted behaviour. If he doesnt. sit - Repeat command and use one/two fingers to help him sit - ie press gently down on his butt. Say good boy if he sits --- but no reward. Now repeat again the sit command - if he sits reward him immediately.

I think you know that scolding a dog for excitment or fear pee-ing is truly counterproductive.

Now going on from here; what is more concerning to me is the aggression towards your children. You must not allow it at all!. Initally when the kids are around and you can not supervise place him in a playpen or expen. I would need some more details on what exactly he is doing to help you further. But if you want him out of the play pen around the children then you put him in his halter and on lead; if he goes to nip the children, a stern NO. Then you walk him back to his play pen and put him in it for one or two minutes; then you try again.