[angelakc]

aww I dont have a boy but was told that once they start it is hard to stop them...

heres what I found about it.. hope it helps



He's not going to just stop on his own. We're no longer talking about a hormonal issue but a behavioral one.

A belly band will work to an extent, but will not be a complete solution because they are so darned easy for the dog to take off. They also do nothing to prevent him marking, they just catch the urine so it doesn't spray everywhere.

You'll have to go back to square one with toilet training. Sorry, but that is the only way to fix this. Honestly.

First, clean everywhere he has ever marked and treat those locations with an enzyme product designed to dissolve pet waste stains on a microscopic level. I like "Nature's Miracle" which is available at most pet stores. Use a black light to inspect your home and find urine spots previously undetected, or insufficiently cleaned up.

You don't really need a schedule, but you do still need to keep both eyes on him when he is loose in the house. You being in the next room is not sufficient. Being in the same room is not sufficient unless you are actually watching him. When you cannot watch him, confine him someplace, in a crate or laundry room. Bear in mind it is not fair to just keep him locked up all the time when you get busy. You'll have to make time for him to be out in the house practicing several hours every single day. He will also need lots of vigorous exercise to make up for any confinement. Walking around the neighborhood may satisfy some of his urge to mark. He can "read" all the pee-mail left by other dogs and post his own replies on hydrants, trees, utility poles, etc. (but please not on peoples decorative flowers and shrubs).

When you see him start to lift a leg indoors, interrupt him with a sharp, "No!" then rush him outside. Praise if he pees outside, even if it is a marking pee instead of a gotta go pee.

One trick you might try to keep him with you so you really can keep an eye on him is an umbilicle. Tie his collar to your belt via a leash about four feet long. Where you go, he goes, and vice versa. It will keep you two from wandering into separate rooms and will keep him close enough to hustle him quickly outside if he tries to mark.

Good luck. It's going to take a lot of work, but yes, it really can be fixed. You just plain have to be persistent and consistent. Each time he succeeds in marking sets your training back a month. So avoid even one slip up.
1 year ago