Puppy toileting issues- what am I doing wrong?

When breeders are careful with their litters and give the puppies somewhere to potty away from their sleeping area, this won't happen. Obviously your breeder wasn't very careful.

That said, you have to stay out with your dog on a leash, keep the puppy moving to stimulate his bladder and bowel and do not return to the house until he eliminates no matter how long it takes.

Obviously he was more interested in something else outside other than potty training so you have to stay out with him so you can praise him when he goes and then go right back inside.

Pick an area of the yard that you want him to use and don't clean it up right away so it entices him to eliminate when he is there.

You will be lucky to housebreak this pup in less than 4 months, so be patient and keep your eye on him when in the house so you learn how to recognize the body language he throws when he is looking for a place to urinate.

The house isn't his 'den' yet. He's still learning. The inside of the house has to be considered the area he can't go.

Reward him with food and praise (puppies like food, older dogs like praise) when he goes outside. Always take him out when he's transitioning from one activity to the next and walk him around. Keep him out there after one or two squats to make sure he's done. If he pees in the house, spray it with a 50/50 mix of white vinegar and water. That'll erode the urine smell and the floor won't be marked any more.

Keep at it. He's learning.

I agree with what everyone else is saying. You have to stay outside until he does something, give him praise and treats when he does go outside and be CONSISTENT and patient. Some dogs just take longer than others to learn. I have had dogs pee in their sleeping area and in their crate, so that is not really a rule, more less a commonality that dogs don't pee (or poop) where they sleep.

just every time you catch him in the act of peeing indoors, shout at him and put him outside...but make sure its only if you actually catch him doing it there and then, otherwise he wont understand that he done wrong. he's peeing inside because he hasnt yet been taught that he is not ment to do this..

make sure to be repetitive and consistent...

when he pees outside, give him LOADS of praise/treats

Limit his water intake when he wakes up take him out.. when he eats take him out.. when u think about it take him out.. praise him only when he does the business outside.. works potty trained my 3 mnth old pit in 3wks

when I got my golden retriever puppy, he was very similar. what we did was we tied a bell on a string to the door handle of the door we let him outside through. then we would take him out on a very regular basis so he wouldn't have accidents inside. EVERY single time you take them out, hit their paw against the bell and then open the door and let them out to go. they will quickly learn that when they have to go, hit the bell to alert you and you will come let them out. it was problem solved very quickly!!