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Originally Posted by alphiesfam  So, are you saying that it is harder to train them to not mark after they breed?  |
Let's see if this helps you. Kaji was neutered at 12 months old. And yes, add me to the list of crying mommies. His personality has not changed one bit. He is the same dog he was before the neuter, timid, sweet and a bit neurotic.
He did mark everything in the home, but with persistence, a belly band, and me never ever giving him free roam until he was totally trustworthy, Kaji stopped marking in about a month or two. Training was a big help because he understood that it wasn't the marking that made mommy upset, it was where he was marking. He's a dog, of course he's gonna mark. I just let him do it outside.
I knew the marking wasn't going to stop overnight. It also is harder when a dog is allowed to breed, or was allowed to mark your house for a very long time without correction. The hormones slowly flush on of their system after a neuter. He was back to his spunky self in a matter of days after the neuter.