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Originally Posted by PattiNumber_H  Good to know... very good to know. I have heard my husband tell relatives, to walk/relieve their pets outside of our property, because "Charlie would go nuts trying to right all the wrongs". Marking, I get it. Charlie doesn't go on any of our trees/grass or landscaping, he has his gravel/sand area, that is his only spot. Bubba already has a separate gravel area along the side of the house and we may always keep them separate. We have walked Bubba over to Charlie's area, he doesn't sniff or try to potty, but he may still be too young to exhibit marking behavior. I haven't tried the opposite, Charlie in Bubba's area. But I am curious if Charlie would want to mark.
I have thought neuter Bubba leave Charlie intact, neuter both, leave both intact. Arrrrghhh, I really just want two predictable animals, I think neutering is the surest bet for this. |
Ha ha, it's challenging isn't it? My grown son’s dog use to visit my house before we got Joey, and I’m sure he felt like this was his house first. He was older but never even lifted his leg to pee; he squatted. So we get Joey and Baxter comes for a visit and boom, at 4 years old he finally starts lifting his leg to pee, and marking all over our house, he then went to his own home and marked all over that. Now, Baxter was neutered, but the adrenal glands make testosterone as well, so even though a dog is neutered he could still mark, if he’s feeling the competition. One more thing to consider is that an unneutered dog marking and pee is much much stronger smelling than neutered dogs. Bubba will start to have testosterone around 6 months, but it won't be pumping solidly in veins for another couple of months. I would think you are safe to leave Charlie alone, since there is no advantage to doing it quickly with him, and neuter Bubba before 8 months. By the way, Yorkies don't lose all the baby teeth on their own, and many of us get the remaining teeth pulled during a neuter or spay. A double row of teeth can cause later problems and you have to put them out to pull the teeth. These are just suggestions, and I wish you luck with your decision.