HELP in housebreaking dog?

I鈥檓 posting this for a friend, because they don鈥檛 have internet service right now.
They own a five month old purebred Golden Lab, who pees in the house, no matter what they do.
He always pees when they take him out in the yard to go, no matter how often they take him out. But in between, he still pees in the house, whether in his crate or on the floor. They make sure he does NOT have constant access to his water, so he doesn鈥檛 drink alot. But, when he pees, it's like 4 times what he鈥檚 drinking. They take him outside to pee, constantly; they get back in the house, he pees inside. He pees constantly in his crate. He used to poop in his crate, but has not done that for awhile. They get up in the middle of the night to let him outside to pee, but he STILL pees in the crate overnight.
They have tried everything; they鈥檝e talked to vets, and they have no clue. They even suspect he had an infection, and he got antibiotics, and that didn鈥檛 work.

Please help me help them.

Deanna
Answers:
He's probably just fine. Big dogs leave big puddles. And it gets irritating. He will do better if he is neutered before he gets any older. They don't want his leg up all over, you know? And just keep crate training. Be diligent. They go a lot.

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this needs to be a outside dog .

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All you friend needs is a crate, pencil and paper, and patience. The dog is not yet housetrained. Water should not be withheld from the puppy.

You need to understand how the dog's bodily functions work to be more quickly successful.

Puppies go to the bathroom on a schedule, it not just a random thing. Their bodies automatically eliminate whenever the gastrocolic reflex is triggered. Stretching of the stomach when the little ones eat triggers the reflex. As puppies get older they are able to overide the reflex and control when they eliminate.

Somewhere between 5 mins-1 hr after eating is when pups will go to the bathroom. About 5-10 mins BEFORE you know it probably has to go (start with 15 min- 30 minutes after eating) take the pup outside and say "go potty right as it starts to go. When your dog eliminates give it praise: tell it "good potty!!!"

Each dog's body is different so it may take you a few observations and trial and errors to get more precise. Now get out the paper and pencil to make a chart and enter time fed/time of elimination (both pee %26 poops). Soon you will know your puppy's bathroom schedules.

Your pup will sniff and circle about 3 seconds before "the act." If you see it sniff and circle outside, tell it to "go potty" and give immediate praise. Eventually saying "go potty" will be the command that makes the pup go.

You should have a special spot outside where you take it to do business every time. Take your pup out every two hours throughout the day. If it doesn't go, put it back in crate and try again in 20 minutes (don't be mad it won't know why--don't be mad at yourself either, it's just a schedule thing--you will learn). Eventually you'll find out what "the" schedule is. It might be your pup can hold for 3-4 hours.

Take the pup outside first thing in the a.m. at the same time, and just before bedtime at the same time each eve.

In the house if you have some mistakes, use white vinegar in a spray bottle to disinfect and remove the urine amonia smell. NEVER use an ammonia product to clean up messes.鈥ㄢ€↖f your pup makes a mistake, it's your fault, you haven't charted the automatic trigger times--so don't show your temper, don't rub its nose in it.

If you are not specifically paying attention to your pup (sitting in your lap, playing with it and *always* being observant of the sniff and circle routine), it should be in the crate.

I'd say in the evening before 7 to 7:30 pm is the last time to drink water for the night.

Some great info on understanding your dog during the training process:
http://www.dogbreedinfo.com/housebreakin...