House training problems

A couple things, he doesn't pee in front of you because he's upset with you. HOWEVER, dogs can pee out of anxiety or stress, meaning, if they are stressed or anxious they don't have the same ability to control their bladder. Also, at 10 months old, you shouldn't need to take him out every half hour. Aside from that, is he fed on a schedule? If he's fed on a schedule, poop times should be pretty consistent. And, when you take him out, thinking he should poop, it might help get the bowels moving if you play with him, getting him to run around a bit first.

I don't mean to sound harsh, but, if he is able to "sneak off and poop" as soon as you get back inside, you aren't watching him closely enough. Do you take him out on a leash? If you don't, I'd suggest taking him out to do is business on a leash, because then, if he DOESN'T poop, you can keep him on the leash inside, right with you, thereby taking away the freedom for him to sneak off. Then, try again.

Lots of times alternating 5 minutes outside to try pottying, then 5 minutes inside to wait (if he didn't potty when you had him out) will help. You just go back and forth every 5 minutes, til he's done it. Also, if he does poop inside, pick it up and take it outside where you'd like him to go, so that he can smell his poop outside. That might give him the idea it's ok.

And, have you used an enzymatic cleaner on the spot he uses inside? Regular cleaners leave enough enzymes for a dog to tell the stain's there, even if we think it's clean. And, it attracts him to the same spot. For the time being, you might try to limit his access to that "same spot", even if you have to place something over it so he can't get to it.

Good luck!

Thanks so much for your response. I really like your suggestion about a feeding schedule, as of now we do not have him on a feeding schedule, I just fill up his bowl and let him eat when he wants, I guess I didn't realize this was a problem, we always free fed our dogs that I had as a kid. He kind of picks at it all day, he has such a short attention span he gets distracted easy and because he was still growing I wanted to make sure he was getting enough food. I'm pretty sure he is at his full grown size now, so if I do put him on a schedule, how do I know how much to give him and for how long to leave it out? How long would it take for him to need to poop after eating?
I do take him out on a leash every time, and I will try your suggestion of leaving him on the leash inside for 5 minutes and taking him back out. I have tried taking his poop outside and showing him but he refuses to look at it! I can tell that pooping has become a very shameful thing for him. I have also tried putting up a baby gate blocking his spot, he wined and cried for like 2 hours, never going all the times we took him outside, and then as soon as we had our eye off him for a second he pooped right in front of the baby gate. I'm telling you this dog is a ninja pooper! lol I really do watch him close but he is also very smart and sneaky! (part of the reason I love him so much, he really has fun personality ) Well, sorry to go on and on I was so happy to have a response and now some new things to try, thanks so much!

I know! We used to free feed our dogs, too, when I was a kid. BUT, we had outside dogs, well, mostly outside, so they just pottied whenever they wanted.

What are you feeding him? The manufacturer has a feeding recommendation, usually on the bag, or you can look on their website. You can usually feed a bit less than they recommend, as the manufacturers want to sell more food, and usually make a recommendation on the high side.

We feed twice a day, so we just divide the daily recommendation in half. We never had an issue with our dogs, they scarf their food down quickly, but I think I've seen it recommended to leave it down 10-15 minutes, and then pick it up.
Depending on the dog, it can take anywhere from 15-45 minutes after eating before they need to poop. You can keep a "poop" journal for a week or so, that should give you the answer as to how long your pup will need.

Keep up the good work! I know it's frustrating!