Belly Bands
 

My nephew is about to "get rid" of his step-daughter's Bichon. I thought Bentley was two years old, but he's only one year old. Anyway, long story short, he started marking really bad when the family came back from Christmas vacation. He stayed with three other male dogs, one of which lives in the same household as Bentley. He is not neutered but they have made an appointment to have that done. I have read that belly bands will help with the marking. I have convinced the family that it will help. I am going to order him some belly bands, only thing is, I don't know how to use them. Not the first thing. Please give me a crash course in what to do! I am desperately trying to keep Bentley in his home!!

They are just long double fabric that velcro at the back. You put in a poise pad to keep the fabric from getting wet. ;) super easy to make too.

You're doing such a sweet thing for Bentley! Kaji was neutered around the same age and was an expert marker in his opinion. :rolleyes: Needless to say I didn't approve. Anyway, it's going to be a lot of work but if the family is committed, they can teach Bentley when and where it's ok to mark. To expect Bentley not to mark at all, in my opinion, is a bit far fetched.

What Bentley's family will need is patience, time, a belly band and incontinence pads. It's like potty training all over again. The incontinence pads are to help keep the belly band clean and a bit more sanitary as they are easy to change out. Bentley should not have free roam of the house if he cannot be supervised. When he does have free roam, the belly band goes on, and any sign of him lifting his leg, or squatting to mark must be corrected immediately. Also, all of Bentley's old favorite marking spots must be cleaned. If the house smells like pee, Bentley will think it's ok to mark inside.

One thing I did was encourage Kaji to mark outside when on walks. That way he knew it wasn't that I didn't want him to mark or pee (which of course is natural to them) it was just the location that needed to change. They can still be little dogs, and the owner just claims the house so to speak.

Talk to Cathy (107barney) and she will help you. She will be able to make a custom fit so there are no leak accidents. Poor little guy is only doing what seems natural to him.

Thanks for the help. I can't believe I'm related to people like this. I feel so bad for Bentley. I don't know a thing about belly bands but will do anything to make Bentley's life easier. What I don't get is they aren't willing to confine him to a hard surface area so that if he has an accident it won't be a big deal. aaargh!

I researched this a lot as my daughter had a dog that was doing that which now I have. I bought the belly band first for him not to breed when i didn't want him to. Since he has been neutered and still wants to mark so the belly band came back out. I have been very consistent with watching him. We have now been belly band free. Another thing i had read was to put a leash on them and keep them with you at all times so you could correct them right away. That was going to be my next step if this didn't work. With lots of love and being consistent they can get this done Good luck

I would also recommend that when the dog goes in for his neutering, they check him for a UTI or bladder infection, just in case. I always think that when a dog's behavior changes, even if you think there is a reason, you should make sure there are no medical reasons.

In my opinion, it's ALWAYS a big deal no matter where the accident. Dogs should go outside. I've heard yorkies are tough to train but I had no idea how tough!!!!

I'm confused...is this the same Bentley that you talked about in another thread how they gave him away and you were so sad because you didn't know where he went?
I believe the title of that thread was "I'm so mad"

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Could you give me information on how to make my own :)

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