We have a Min Pin male puppy that we have had approximately 1 1/2 months. He is doing great on basic obedience like, sit, lay down, leave it, and he comes when he is called but house breaking is a bit challenging.

The problem is he has no problem peeing where he lays. We started by kennel training him but instead of whining at night to be taken out he pees then whines. Since he would pee in his kennel, we started tethering him on a short leash and letting him sleep with us so when he wakes up it would wake me up. It worked well for about a week but he has already had 3 accidents. It appears he is peeing, then getting up and whining. I have also found a few "accidents" in the house. Luckily we have all hardwood floors so they clean up easy and we have been using the spray to neutralize the urine odor.

The thing that is strange is as soon as we take him out he will pee or poop. So he understands that he pees outside. We have kept him right with us since we got him, and take him out at least every 2 hours. And we take away his food and water around 8pm. We wake him up and take him out between 12am -2am before going to bed, and I wake up and take him out around 6am, or earlier if he wakes me.

He was an outdoor puppy when we got him at age 8 weeks so we expected it to take a little while to train him. Both of his mother and father became outdoor dogs after having repeated issues with house training. I figured the problem was with the owners not properly doing it. Since we already have a 5 year old rottweiler/ Lab mix that we house broke without much problem, and my husband always had dogs growing up, we figured we wouldn't have a problem house breaking him.

Does anyone have any suggestions? I read Min Pins are difficult to train but peeing where you lay seem like a fundamental problem. Any help would be great!