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Originally Posted by mallky well, I guess I am another one of the bunch. I have two males and their sister and one of the male's daughter. They pee like crazy, I have never let them the run of the house. I have kid's gates on the kitchen and of course they pee on ythe refrigerator, doors, even their food containers and water!! I get very angry but nothing I can do because I know they are marking territories, but I am going nuts! please help!. My mother takes them out every hour because I am not home and they still pee when they come in even if they have been out. Now my younger one had puppies 41/2 months ago and it has been difficult to train the puppies. Is fixing them going to help? I've never done this to any of my dogs but I am going to have it done on the male that has sired 12 puppies with the females of my girlfriend who is a breeder. I might fix the mother too. What I am afraid of is that their personality changes and that they get fat. Please help with the training. I never have caged any of my dogs. thanks for your help. |
Neutering a male dog will not always correct the problem. If you get them neutered at a young age this could correct the problem. However, if they are older,more than a year old, neutering won't always correct the marking because they have been accustomed to doing it for so long. Keep in mind that every dog is different. I have a friend whose dog peed and sprayed everything, until they got it fixed and then it stopped. On the other hand, they had another dog that they neutered and he kept peeing on everything even after he got neutered. If this is the case then your best bet is to buy a mark out male wrap, it is like a diaper for male dogs and prevents them from spraying or marking anywhere in the house, keeping your furniture and everything else protected. You can buy the mark out male wraps at several stores, however this one has the best price..
www.dog.com As far as behavior goes, males tend to be more loving and committed when they are neutered. As long as you have your dog on a good brand of dog food that is not real high on fat, and basically watch what he eats, and that he gets some exercise, weight gain may not be a problem, unless until he gets alot older. Good luck, I hope everything works out.