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Accidents happen but male dogs should not be marking their territory inside. Failure of training or not letting the dog out enough. | |||
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The OP mentioned Shelly pet sits twice a month. Maybe Shelly is the trigger for that dog to mark ... if it doesn't do so otherwise. My female dog doesn't do well in doggie daycare or boarding. So the last time I was out of town for an extended period ... several years ago ... I hired a professional dog sitter to come by briefly once a day for my female dog. My male Pit Bull I took with me. And my female dog would submissive pee when the sitter came into the house and near the dog. My dog wasn't familiar with that new human in the house and especially with me not being there. | |||
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Males, both neutered and unneutered, will mark territory with a leg lift...but it can be trained away. And a properly trained dog will never do it in the house. Sounds like a handler issue, not a dog issue. | |||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
Boys always hold a little extra in reserve, just in case, so make sure he doesn’t pee only once outside, 2-3 times is better. Marking isn’t uncommon at all, and small breeds seem more likely, probably because you don’t notice it as quick as you would with a bigger breed. If someone has marked in my house before, all bets are off, so make sure her home is enzymatically cleaned and the pup should have no reference point to mark on top of. It can be anxiety that starts the marking, then the scent is the trigger. Good luck. __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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Not really from Vienna |
I worked with a young woman who wanted to rent a house from us. It started off with her telling me she had one cat. Then a week or so later, it was a cat and a small housebroken dog. Then by the time she came over to sign the lease, it was the original cat, and the dog, plus another cat that was elderly and nearly blind. So naturally it couldn’t go outside at all. She brought the male dog with her when she came over to sign the lease, to see if he “liked the house”. The first thing the little bastard did was lift his leg and piss on the corner of the kitchen cabinet. I said “ I’m not renting to you-you said he was housebroken”. She said “he’s just marking his territory”. I replied “that may be true, but the problem is, he’s using his urine to do it”. She got kind of mad at me and never spoke to me again, which made for a pretty frosty work environment until she moved away to go to grad school. | |||
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| Eye on the Silver Lining |
Wow. What part of no peeing in the house didn’t she understand? __________________________ "Trust, but verify." | |||
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Fighting the good fight |
Outside of a few accidents, either while very young and just starting housebreaking training or when very old and physically unable to hold their bladder 100%, none of my dogs have ever peed in the house. So no, it is certainly not true that all male dogs mark inside the house. It's a training issue. Shelly's son did not correctly train his dog. | |||
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thanks for taking the time, its appreciated Safety, Situational Awareness and proficiency. Neck Ties, Hats and ammo brass, Never ,ever touch'em w/o asking first | |||
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