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Originally Posted by yorkietalkjilly

I don't know you or your dogs but from what I can glean from your posts, the dog is anxious over things in his life. More than likely a dog will get frustrated when you leave him alone and he makes mistakes, chews your shoes or pees in the wrong places, you get unhappy and he knows that, feels even more frustrated and starts to unravel a bit. Sometimes a dog will pee right in front of you if they are stressed enough. They sense there are problems, read your body and mental attitude, look at your face and feel the animosity or stress coming from you and just have to relieve their stress right now in front of you - saying, see, Mommie, I'm worried! I don't know what to do - fix me!

Is your dog kept busy and worked and walked daily when you are home? Is he mentally stimulated with interactive toys and games you play with him? Have there been additions to your home - a new baby, boyfriend, are you gone longer or are housebuilders working across the street using buzzsaws, etc.? He could be feeling ill, hurting or has a UTI.

Get a vetcheck and if there is really no physical problem, it's his lifestyle that's most likely the problem.

Working with them using Nothing In Life Is Free and starting or redoing a good obedience training program or agility can do wonders for dogs with problem behavior and sudden, non-medically-related, aberrant pee/potty habits. Also, restart your housebreaking program and get him back on track. He's not just going rogue and doing things to spite you - I promise you. That's human behavior and animals don't mess about like that. Changes in behavior of any kind tells you your dog needs some kind of help. Now it's up to momme to come through for him.

He is left on his own for around four hours and has been since we got him. He is very clingy with me, he is taken out in the morning and when I'm home from work to the local park. I'm constantly playing with him (taught him some tricks too) and he is happy all the time. I don't know why he has peed on the sofa, when nothing has changed........x