No matter how often or long I take my dog outside to eliminate he will not do it, but will wait until we get back in the house to go. What am I doing wrong?

Hello, I really hope you can provide me with some guidance in housebreaking my puppy. I have an 8 week old Yorkshire Terrier mix and am confused as to what I may doing wrong in attempting to housebreak him. No matter how often or long I take him outside to eliminate he will not do it, but will wait until we get back in the house to go. Even when he's showing obvious signs inside the house that he's about to go, and I direct him outside he still does not go until he returns in the house (no matter how long we're out there).



I take him out first thing in the morning, then again after he eats, again when I come from work, again after he eats, several times during the evening and again before we go to bed. Sometimes I may just let him roam in the yard and other times I will actually walk him. Nonetheless, no matter how long we stay outside (I've attempted as long as 2 hours on several occasions) he will not go outside. The most I've seen him do is pee outside on a couple of occasions, but that's it. But as soon as I bring him back inside he goes potty. It's as if he thinks inside the house is the place to potty, instead of outside.



I've tried everything, but nothing seems to stop him going in the house. I crate him at night, but I don't feel comfortable leaving him in the crate all day after having been in the crate all night, so I put him in the bathroom with newspaper during the day while I am at work, which is the only time he will go on the newspaper, even though I leave the newspaper down in the bathroom at all times.



I've even gone as far as to pick up the poop from inside the house and put it outside to try to mark the yard with the scent in hopes it will encourage him to that spot, but it doesn't seem to make a difference.



I am truly at my wits end. Please Help!!!