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!!

I put a bell on my door and the husband thought I was nuts so I took it down. I think bells are a good idea.

yeah bells can be a training tool they even sale things that go on your door that have bells on the for them to tell u when its time to go.. they can be used jsut like clickers or whistles

I can only take her out twice a day. Once in the morning and once at midnight when i get home from work. It's hard to take her out anymore than that b/c my boyfriend and i both work super later. She hasn't peed on the couch in about a week so i'm hoping she's over it. She loves going outside so much, maybe i should listen to her more.

I tried the bell thing he would never touch it.

Here's the situation, your dog is not housebroken. The sooner you face that reality , the sooner he'll be housebroken. He has too much freedom and right now anywhere but his crate is fair game. He can hold it for more than an hour but look at it from his perspective - no one ever told him he can't go indoors so why bother holding it?

You need to start over. Enforce a zero freedom policy. He should be crated or attached to you so he has no chance of running away and just doing it somewhere in the house. Do not just take him out every hour, wait for signs he's going to go. If he looks like he's going to go - interrupt him. A clap of the hands should do it and quickly rush him outside and reward when he does go. Interruption is the key in your case - he has to learn it is wrong to go indoors.

BTW, he looks guilty when he has an accident indoors only because he senses your are annoyed or angry, not because of the actual pee. Whether you are displaying it or not, dogs can pick it up even if you are trying to hide your emotions. In his mind he has no idea why you are annoyed at him.

I just wanted to say that I agree, your dog isn't housebroken and you need to keep him blocked in a bare-floor area during play time. Crate training is the best and fastest way to train a dog. I just wanted to also add that someone said that pooing in the house isn't as big a deal, but it is. They are still releasing their scent, so if you have enzyme cleaner, use it where they've gone #2 also.

I was told by Toby's foster mom that vinegar water will be my best friend when cleaning up the accidents in the house. Do all of you agree?

Vinegar is a great all-purpose cleaner. One part white vinegar to two parts warm water. Blot, never rub. Pour directly onto the spot. Your house may smell like vinegar for a couple of days, but that will eventually pass.

I probably should have mentioned that he is not nuertered yet, we are planning on it in like the next month or so.

It's a Yorkie thing
 

My Zippy is the smartest dog I have ever had. He even knows which toy I tell him to get. BUT....He will pee on the floor. He knows exactly where his pads are...............even got him some of that fancy grass they sell on t.v. He poops on it "most" of the time. Prefers the living room carpet. I keep him confined to the part of the house with tile floors. I bought one of those training kits with a special collar. He behaves perfectly when he has the collar on. Obeys every command. I take the collar off.........he does what he pleases and no more. I say it's " Yorkie attitude".

Your dog is not housebroken. A housebroken dog always knows where they are allowed to go. The only time they will have an accident is when they are unable physically to get to their spot, whether it's inside or outside, or something is medically wrong.

"Yorkie attitude" has nothing to do with whether your dog is housebroken or not. It's more like "owner attitude" that allows them to get away with it.