We got a puppy 4 months ago (he was 8w then he is now 24w so close to 6m). He is a mixed breed (mom is a german shep/border collie, dad is a german shep/rottie mix - he looks like a golden retriever lol).
I take him out every hour on the hour for 10-15mins with a 30 min walk once a day - he almost always pees when we're out and pops first thing in the morning before breakfast and 20 mins after breakfast as well as 20 mins after his 2nd meal.
He will go to the bathroom outside but then within 20-40 mins of being in he pees and/or poops in the house. It’s a constant battle with him. We praise like crazy when he goes outside and give a treat. He knows to look for the treat outside so I know he gets it.
One of the problems is even with spot cleaning when he goes in the house and shampooing the full carpet twice a week with a specific pet urine cleaner, the house is starting to stink (we’ve had professional cleaners out as well). I’ve taken him to the vet to check for UTIs and kidney function and there is nothing medically wrong with him.
On top of that he is crying and howling when left alone (maximum 45 mins as I’m home full time) if he goes in his crate for 30-45mins for me to pop out for lunch he barks like crazy and howls so much my neighbors have complained. He’s fine in the crate overnight from 11pm-7am and is happy to stay in the crate when we're home. I can't leave him uncrated when we go out as the twice i've done that he's completely destroyed my living room carpet so he needs to be crated when i'm not here. I can't let him make the racket he does though or I'll get evicted! I always take him out to pee before I crate him when I'm going out. He's never had an accident in his crate - not even once. I know he's barking and howling because we have a baby cam on him that I can monitor him through an app on my phone.
Any guidance at all would be really appreciated.
I take him out every hour on the hour for 10-15mins with a 30 min walk once a day - he almost always pees when we're out and pops first thing in the morning before breakfast and 20 mins after breakfast as well as 20 mins after his 2nd meal.
He will go to the bathroom outside but then within 20-40 mins of being in he pees and/or poops in the house. It’s a constant battle with him. We praise like crazy when he goes outside and give a treat. He knows to look for the treat outside so I know he gets it.
One of the problems is even with spot cleaning when he goes in the house and shampooing the full carpet twice a week with a specific pet urine cleaner, the house is starting to stink (we’ve had professional cleaners out as well). I’ve taken him to the vet to check for UTIs and kidney function and there is nothing medically wrong with him.
On top of that he is crying and howling when left alone (maximum 45 mins as I’m home full time) if he goes in his crate for 30-45mins for me to pop out for lunch he barks like crazy and howls so much my neighbors have complained. He’s fine in the crate overnight from 11pm-7am and is happy to stay in the crate when we're home. I can't leave him uncrated when we go out as the twice i've done that he's completely destroyed my living room carpet so he needs to be crated when i'm not here. I can't let him make the racket he does though or I'll get evicted! I always take him out to pee before I crate him when I'm going out. He's never had an accident in his crate - not even once. I know he's barking and howling because we have a baby cam on him that I can monitor him through an app on my phone.
Any guidance at all would be really appreciated.