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Originally Posted by pinklady  Does anyone here have an adult male yorkie that is has not been neutered and having problems with him marking territory in the house? Mine just turned 4 years old back in may, and I'm worried that it's too late in the game to stop him from marking. After getting him neutered, do you think it's possible to stop this behavior if I scrub down my floors with nature's miracle and put a belly band on him for a while? Honestly, does anyone here think this would work? We are moving next summer and my husband said that he does not want my little dog to move with us if he's still marking because my husband doesn't want my dog marking every inch of our new home. I am really looking for some hope here!! I will try anything at this pont as I just can't bring myself to put him up for adoption. |
First thing is to get him neutered. If you don't , even if you dont' use him for breeding, anytime he gets a whiff of a female in heat anywhere within a mile or two radius, he will increase his marking.
It will take 1-2 months for the hormones to settle down after neutering. Use a belly band in the meantime, they soon will learn that they can't mark wearing one and will eventually loose the habit but with an intact male, they will continue to mark.
I have problems with my intact females as well and they are all delegated to one part of the house only or they would be marking all over my house.