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Originally Posted by muffinlvr  Lorraine, you said that if you put a belly band on a male he will eventually learn that he can't mark with one on. My 4 year-old Maltese who was neutered when he was 7 months old still marks in the house. He goes in spurts. He can go for weeks without marking and then all of a sudden he's at it again. This week he's hit the couch, ottoman Muffin and CoCo's beds and last but not least - my shower curtain!!!! I am at my wits end with him. My Yorkie girls are spayed so he's not marking because of them going into heat or anything like that. Could it be a defiance thing?
I am so upset with this behavior. He even does it when we are home! He doesn't do it in front of us but he does it nonetheless. I am getting so frustrated and I don't know what to do!!  |
It is more of a problem when you have multiple dogs even if all are spayed/neutered there is still a territorial thing.
Yes, use a belly band when he gets into this behaviour. Crate or xpen him at night or when you want to rest him without the band. After a few days they realize they don't actually mark anything and will finally 'get it'.
Maltese behaviour and problem behaviour is very similar to Yorkies.
I have spayed girls that also will mark but I also have a few dogs now. At one time when I only had two a male and a female both spayed/neutered Yorkies, no problem.