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Originally Posted by Nancy1999  Marking is different than peeing, and if you read about some of the early experiments in aversion training, scientists found it's almost impossible to get them to stop once it's started. This behavior is considered wired into the brain, and a dog has no real control over it. In the past, many techniques were use to try to reduce the behavior. Even extremely aversive techniques were used, and they had little or no effect on reducing the marking. Marking is influenced by the hormone testosterone, and while the testes make the bulk of testosterone, the adrenal glands make some too, and the amount varies greatly between dogs. Even female adrenal glands produce testosterone, and some females will mark. Other dogs and smells in the house also influence the marking behavior. So while they are some people that say they taught their dog not to mark, I wouldn't count on it. |
I'm sorry, I
totally disagree with this, so much so that I feel like I must be reading it wrong. There are probably millions of intact male dogs in the country. Are you saying that all of these owners, myself included, have not noticed that our dogs are marking in the house? Believe me, I've seen Thor mark stuff indoors, and now he doesn't. He DID poop inside today, which was a huge bummer.
I have also known dozens of people with intact male dogs who do not mark indoors. It's simply not true that all male dogs mark inside.
Maybe you mean that you can't train a male dog completely out of marking, indoors or outdoors, and that may be true. I'd be surprised, because if you can train a dog not to mark indoors, I would imagine you could convince him not to mark other places, but certainly Thor is a determined little guy outside.
I would say that an otherwise well-behaved dog, male or female, may feel prompted to mark indoors if confronted with someone (usually another dog) who they feel has invaded their territory. But you absolutely, 100% can train your dog not to pee inside, meaning no urine leaves his body for any reason.