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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

Awww, cute Peanut!!! He sounds so typical dog! haha. I can just see him. A lot of times they pee where your scent is, especially when housebreaking isn't fully ingrained in their brains and they are stressed. They find where your scent is and some think it is comforting or stress-relieving for to them to release themselves over it or near it as possible. If they can't pee where the scent is, they will often pee near it. Some dogs pee where you last were - such as those that pee on the rug by the front door you walked out to go to work.

Same reason they chew your shoes when you go away. They are bored, find something that smells like you, get all excited, and, being a dog, they start to lick and chew on it, something their actual person won't let them do - chew on them.

Just give him a housebreaking schedule, stick to it no matter what, taking him out very frequently at first for a good 2 or 3 weeks, watch him like a hawk or confine him when you can't and let him out after all intense situations and he'll one day get it, if you are consistent and patient. Repetition and positive rewards are thought by most so-called training experts to be how dogs learn fastest and with less stress.

LOL He is a little ham, but I love him soo much!! Yes we are going to really start working with him!! Thank you for all your help on this. Thankfully he doesn't chew on anything- so we are good there!!