Always having female yorkies, Gage was a first for me and hubby. It has been a chore in training him and being patient while he "marks" and we tell him no. I had never heard of belly bands either until I found this great site with all the wonderful people here. I ordered a couple from Joy and they have worked wonders!! Gage enjoys his freedom and I enjoy the piece of mind knowing he's not "marking" the sofa, the walls, etc. He is now pee pad trained 100% which is great! Now we are working on going outside...he will pee outside but waits to come in for the "dirty business". At least he's hitting the pad with that