Dog Health Questions: Dog Training Trouble?

well,i have a pugshire(half pug,haf yorkie) and he is 7 months old...and he pees EVERYWHERE..i take him out often,at least twice a day but he still pees everywhere...he just geos and hides somewhere and comes back looking scared...then a few minutes later we stumble apon some poo or pee.Dont dogs usually scratch at the door or go round in circles when they pee???And we have been trying to train him since we got him when he was 2 months old,he didnt even want to pee outside at all usually,he would just pee everywhere in the house,now hes improved so that when i do take him out he deos his buissness and we go back in...but that never seems to be enough...how do i train him better to stop peeing inside??..i tried yelling at him but he just puts his tail between his legs,crouches down and walks slowly away......i tried putting his nose close to it but he just runs away and hides...soo how can i prevent this???its urgent because my mum it treathening to get rid of him but i love him so much i cant bear it if he gets sent off to a dogs home :/ oh and another thing...he deosnt eat a lot? is that a bad thing because he still acts all hyper and fun but most of the days he just hardly eats anything...he wont eat any dryfood at all....he rarely eats his food when we put warm/cold water/milk in it......he only eats it definatly when we put some pasta or something in his food so he eats them up by force beacose he cant see them...btu we cant do that all the time.............Pleaaaase help i love him so much i just dont knwo what to do.......

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we live in an appartment so we cant take him out to a garden but theres countryside exactly in front of our house so its not a problem to go down to d lift and quickly cross the road if he has to pee but i never know if he deos beacose he just geos somewhere and poos/pees...btw i do take him out after he drinks and coccasionly eats....Help plsssssssssss

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whenever you are unable to keep a constant eye on him or need to leave the house always have him in a create only big enough for him to lye down in. (dogs wont pee where they sleep)

when you are able to keep a constant eye on him however, let him out and immediately when you see him start to squat or sniff around take him outside. stay with him for as long as it take (he will eventually go) when he does, give him ALOT of praise and maybe even a treat.

do this every time and eventually he'll catch on.

also, if you do happen to miss him going one time (which is a big no no, it is extremely important you always catch him in the act) don't scold him, he wont understand what you're scolding him for. simply clean it up (even if you clean it up so that you yourself can't see it or smell it, your puppy may still be able to. so once it looks good to you, go over the spot one more time just to make sure) if a dog smells urine or feces they will use that spot as their bathroom.

good luck.

Some Less Obvious Benefits of Dog Training - Help For Owners of Older Dogs

• You need to get a crate. You get a crate just large enough for him to stand up, turn around and lay down. A dog will not go where he has to sit or lay down in it. You put the dog in the crate when you are not paying attention to him. You put him in the crate overnight if he goes in the house then. Do not leave him in the crate all the time, or even most of the time. A few hrs at a time is enough, but when he is out you have to pay attention to him all the time until he catches on and get house trained. . Keep him in the room with you, you can even attach a lead to him and to your belt loop. Don't let him go off somewhere. When he gets out of the crate take him out. About a half hour after he eats take him out. If he whines or starts sniffing around take him out. Reward him, praise him when he goes outside. Crate training works and is not cruel. Dogs are comfortable in a crate, they are den animals by nature and like their own space. He will probably whine and make a fuss when you first put him in, but when he gets used to it he will be fine. Feed him dog food. When he is hungry enough he will eat it. You can mix some canned food in with the dry, but again when he gets used to it he will get to like it and it is much healthier. You are spoiling the dog, you will wind up with a dog your mom won't let you keep, and he will wind up in a shelter.


• Well, seeing as your dog sometimes pees outside, when he does, shower him with praise. Make sure he understands that its GOOD to pee outside. Pet him, give him a treat etc. But when he pees inside, speak to him in a stern voice and don't give him a treat. He may eventually understand whats right and whats wrong. Try and make a schedule, feed him at a precise time every day, so there will be a rough time every day when he needs to go, so you'll have a bit of an idea when to let him out. If that still doesn't work, try this. When he pees/poops inside, there will probably be a main spot where he does it, when you figure out where this spot is, lay out some newspaper in the area. Then he should eventually get used to using the newspaper, which saves a lot of cleaning up.


• Oh dear, please dont say Pugshire. It sounds so stupid. Just say what it actually is.AT LEAST TWICE A DAY? Thats not enough. Damn it hes a puppy! Take him out EVERY HOUR. until he has understood where to go. Dont take him indoors if he doesnt pee. Take him to a post and wait. Wait until he DOES pee. Then we he has gone praise him excitedly and give a small treat.
  
  STOP FRIGHTENING HIM TOO. You dont shover their noses in their mess. WTF.
  
  Would you shover your childs face in their wee if they wet the bed?! NO! you wouldnt. It makes no sense to the dog, no wonder it is cowering it is frightened of you.
  
  YOUR DOG is pooping and peeing in secret places out of your sight because it is frightened because it knows what you will do. but hey, he had no choice as he was BURSTING and youre not letting ihm out enough.DONT GIVE YOUR DOG MILK.
  
  Put his food down morning and night.
  
  I have Pugs but i divide their daily amount of food into three small meals.
  
  9am (left down for 15 minutes)
  2pm (left down for 15 minutes)
  7pm Very small meal (left down for 15 minutes)
  
  If the dog doesnt touch its food in those 15 minutes, fine, pick it up. They can wait til their next meal. Stop creating a fussy dog.