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We rescued a great Rottie a week ago and I need help with his urinating inside. I did searches on this but most of them suggest crate training and that IS where the problem lies. When he was at the shelter there was no consistent time that a volunteer would take him out so they were forced to go in the crate if they really had to.

He is house trained very well, he doesn't chew anything, but what I did notice was that I found 5 or 6 piddle spots (this was all within a week) on the other side of the house. To preface a little - the formal living/dining room is on the other side of the house and my husband and I "hang out" on the opposite side of the house where the kitchen and day room are. Ever since we got him we have not gone to that side of the house. I could not reprimand him since I didn't catch him in the act. But this weekend I followed him like a hawk. He would go into the other rooms and look out the window. This happened several times and then it happened, he went to the window, turned around, saw me standing at the doorway, I backed up a little, pretending I was not paying attention and then BAM the leg goes up, I yelled NO! you don't do that. He sat immediately, ears close to his head and we immediately went outside and I praised him when he was done.

He is between 3-5 years old. The rescue place did say that he might do that in the beginning until he learns our schedule. We also had a previous dog and thought it could be a marking territory situation.

My thoughts were 1) we should live on the other side of the house for a little bit, so he realizes that this is not "outside".

2) Close off access to the other side of the house and hopefully he'll learn to hold it until we come home. We did do this yesterday. We were gone for about 4-5 hrs and there were no spots anywhere.

Any suggestions to this situation would be very helpful.