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ambocken · 08-08-2009, 05:39 PM

This site has been amazing in helping me in the past with our female rescue.

Recently we have taken in a 3.5 year old male yorkie. He is a coworkers dog who has had issues with marking in the past. He seems to have learned not to do it in the house for the most part but still is having some issues lifting his leg once he is comfortable in a house. Currently this is a temporary situation, however he may be staying for good so we would love to get this under control.

Because of financial reasons, they have not gotten him neutered. If we take him in for good we plan to get him neutered immediately.

My question is... since he is already 3.5 years old... will neutering have any effect on his behaviors (marking... constant attraction to our female). How long will it take to see changes?

This will be a major part of our decision to keep him or not. He is also in need of a lot of training and teeth cleaning so we are trying to weigh all the issues before making a decision. We have only had our female for 9 months and she has been a challenge and still is working on certain issues.

thanks everyone!

08-08-2009, 05:39 PM	#1
ambocken Senior Yorkie Talker Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 245	neutering and marking This site has been amazing in helping me in the past with our female rescue. Recently we have taken in a 3.5 year old male yorkie. He is a coworkers dog who has had issues with marking in the past. He seems to have learned not to do it in the house for the most part but still is having some issues lifting his leg once he is comfortable in a house. Currently this is a temporary situation, however he may be staying for good so we would love to get this under control. Because of financial reasons, they have not gotten him neutered. If we take him in for good we plan to get him neutered immediately. My question is... since he is already 3.5 years old... will neutering have any effect on his behaviors (marking... constant attraction to our female). How long will it take to see changes? This will be a major part of our decision to keep him or not. He is also in need of a lot of training and teeth cleaning so we are trying to weigh all the issues before making a decision. We have only had our female for 9 months and she has been a challenge and still is working on certain issues. thanks everyone!