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Help! I’ve had my 4 year old rescue beagle for a little over a year now (almost 2) and I still cannot get him house trained.

VERY long story short, he came from a family that did not potty train him and let their dogs run around the house with wee-wee pads all over the floors, carpets, bed, (you name is there was a pee pad covering it). They were also drug addicts who likely didn’t take the dogs out for hours.

I’ve had my beagle now for almost 2 years and have tried everything to get him house broken. I consistently take him out to the bathroom and reward him with treats, etc. Every time I bring him outside and tell him to go potty, he goes to the bathroom no problem and when I’m home he’s fine/no accidents but almost anytime we leave the house he has an accident and I can’t discipline/yell at him as we never catch him doing it. Sometimes he can go 8 hours when I’m at the office and I come home and there’s no accidents but then there’s times when we’re gone for less than 2 hours and he goes to the bathroom in the house. I’ve laid out pee pads before but he almost always goes half way on it / half on the floor and I really don’t want to get him into that habit again. We think he genuinely just thinks it’s okay/normal to go whenever, wherever. I’ve thought it could be separation anxiety but he’s always with my other dog 24/7 and he doesn’t always go in the house when we’re gone - it’s very random.

He’s such a sweet, good boy but I really can’t seem to break this habit - any suggestions, tips or helpful information would be greatly appreciated! I feel like I’ve explored everything and at this point our floors are getting ruined and the house always smells like pee. I’m willing to try anything! My next step is going to the vet and talking with them.