Have I bitten off more than I can chew?

I think I may have bitten off more than I can chew. As I write this I have my precious devil Sophie on leash next to me. This is the new rule in this house for her. She cannot be trusted for 1 minute alone....or she will pee or destroy something.

I call Sophie my precious devil for obvious reasons.

The Good: She is absolutely beautiful...very fun and has the cutest personality. She LOVES belly rubs and will show it to anyone. She is extremely confident and very dominant. She is SMART as any dog I've ever met. She is a problem solver.

The Bad: She loves to check out what's in the trash...lift herself up to the counters to see if there is anything good she can eat...she jumps up with joy on people OR things at will...it freaks a lot of people out. She has a peeing problem that I just don't know how to conquer. My house currently smells like vinegar because I ran straight vinegar through my carpet cleaner the other day to get rid of the pee smell. She understands going outside...as I said in a previous post.....she just loves to pee inside for some reason. I think she saves a bit just so she can mark in our house.

She obviously thinks it's her house...haha

I have to admit I'm at my wits end with this dog. I know Jeff and I can provide the best home for her so I'm committed to solving this puzzle. She's only 8 months old....I'm hoping we can "break her" with a little hard work and these scenarios will be an issue of the past.

About 3 weeks ago Sophie jumped the fence and ran about 2 blocks away. Jeff was able to get her thank God, but it changed the way we have done things for the last 3 weeks. Since Sumo has also jumped the fence recently, we decided not to let them outside w/o being on leash. This means when they go outside to pee, we are there. They cannot go outside to play at all. We purchased an outside chain link kennel- and it's in the process of being put together. This will allow them to go outside and play together w/o the opportunity to jump and run away. I can't wait for it to be done.

It's very hard for me to have her on leash all day. Especially since we cannot let them outside right now which has magnified her problems. Both of our dogs need their space. They're both stir crazy. Sophie has been destructive. (I've already had my favorite pair of heels at the shoe repair shop) When the dogs get in the mood to play, in the past we'd let them outside....but now we have to let them play inside...after all....they HAVE to have time to play together and have fun. It's CRAZY when they do though...they run through the house rolling around all over each other. Although cute ...having 2 dogs- one 60lbs and one 90lbs play fighting in the house is stressful!

I love my dogs. They are not just pets...they are part of our family and in turn part of me. It's hard for me to deal with the fact that I am failing to train her properly....especially when our other dog Sumo is such a well trained boy. He's very docile and we run his show.

I know that this cannot last forever. I also know that I will take each day one at a time and continue to work on this problem. She is worth it. How can you not love this dog?