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Originally Posted by shodanusmc  8-9 months....let them develop and let those growth plates close up. That is my professional opinion, and I am sticking to it! I would not worry about Marking, I am not convinced that a Yorkie is ever 100% house broken...why even today Maxine...well, you know.
I waited for my Mastiff to be 15 months before I had him fixed, but they are slow to develop. |
Yeah, but marking is
a lot different than a dog having accidents, IMO. You do *not* want to deal with a male lifting his leg on everything, ALL the time. Jackson will have a poop accident probably once every 2 months or so (usually on really rainy nasty days) but I couldn't imagine dealing with cleaning up pee all the time. I believe it's totally possible for a Yorkie to be almost 100%.
I don't believe any dog is
truly 100% housebroken, even the dogs who are fully housebroken are bound to get a bout of sickness one day, whether it be poop or throw up in the house, etc. I dogsit 2 Boxers who could hold it for 24hrs most of the time if needed, but the one had major diarrhea the other day and went in the house. I would call Jackson 99% potty trained. I would never deal with a dog that was having accidents daily (that wasn't a pup, of course). The dog would be crated and put on a strict regiment schedule.