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Originally Posted by Oliver1  I just got my first male. He is about 12 weeks old. I want him to remain in the house with the other dogs (and us). How do I train him not to mark. I worry that if I correct him when he does it he might be too fearful to mate. Is this a misconception? I already know about belly bands and am willing to do this but if I could just teach him not to that would be nice. Any advice would be very appreciated! |
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I was going to say have him neutered as soon as his growth plates close, but you have intentions of breeding him. Correcting him to do so is the only way. You can encourage him to mark outside, and discourage inside. Just know that letting him breed, he will have the urge to mark more just to show off for the females. Be careful with belly bands also. Left on to long isn't good for them. Think of it as leaving a diaper on a child for too long. Not good.