My little male is now 9 months old and is as randy and hormonal as he could ever be! Which I completely understand seeing as I have not yet had him neutered and my female is intact. This is for a few reasons. Firstly it was a conscience issue (my fiance tells me Im taking away his "manhood") and secondly I bought him specifically to breed with.
My breeding is a decision I have not yet settled on - I am fighting the emotional fight between putting my dam at risk or not because her safety comes first always. So in the meantime I have not had him neutered and I have left him to grow and develop into an unfixed male.
I have no issue with him marking outside but lately he has started to do it inside. I know it is a manageable problem and I have found a few ideas online to help as well as putting a belly band on him at times (which he HATES!) To be honest he doesnt just mark everywhere, he specifically chooses my fiance's things! Is this an insecurity issue?
He pee'd on his brand new Chrsitmas pants which needed to be returned and has pee'd on his side on the bed ONLY about 5 times this last week. He also sneaks into the spare room and marks on the clean washing which just so happens to be my fiance's only! Deep down i find it a little amusing that it is never my things but I havent mentioned to him that he only marks on his things because he would be very unhappy! He is already a bit put out by my love for my male dog! ha ha! Apparently I love the dog more than him!
Additionally, my female is due for her heat any day now so he follows her around 24/7 and will pee minimum 3 times and more over her puddle if she has been. Luckily she only pee's outside!
I have started to close the bedroom doors but occasionally we forget and he will sneak in and pee on my fiance's things! addionally Im trying out the belly band idea and have read online about making a shaker bottle to disturb him if I see him sniffing around as if to mark.
He is a slightly insecure little chap as it is and is a real softy at heart so I dont ever shout or scare him but I try to be as firm with him as possible. But yesterday he had pee'd TWICE on my fiance's side of the bed. I hadnt raised my voice even slightly! He had come running in, jumped on the bed, seen his mess and knew he would be caught out and rolled over and wet himself! So I was left with THREE stains and really think a new duvet is needed.
When it comes to strutting his stuff he is very confidant around the female. I believe in letting him be normal and marking is normal, but I just want him to learn that marking in the house is wrong. He never lifts his leg against a wall or chair etc, only on my fiance's things. Is it because he senses my fiance is a male and is trying to prove his dominance?
