Marking in the house
 

Does anyone have this problem? Lola is 10 monthes old and is paper and outside trained and has not had an accident in three monthes.....the problem is when I take her to someones house or an office that has a dog she markes over the spot where she smells them. I thought only males markes their territory. How can I get her to stop this...it makes it hard to bring her anywhere.....help!

Yup, Ellie knows where to use the bathroom but when I take her to someones house (if they have dogs) and the pet store she marks. I asked this question and someone suggested maybe a squirt bottle of water so you can catch them in the act. I have not tried it yet but Ellie is very persistant so there is nothing we can do about some of her behavioral issues. The only thing left for us is positive reinforcement/clicker training which I hope works. I just carry her when we go places and next time I will probably put a diaper on her because she refuses to pee in one.

Thank you.....I am glad to hear Lola is not the only one....sometimes you get people who own other breeds and they say....isnt your dog housebroken yet????? I think I will try the clicker training. I hear good things about it!

ohhhhhh i know what you mean. i cannot get mine potty trained at all!!!

They truely are a "special" breed! I have had dogs all my life, but this is my first Yorkie and never has one wormed its way into my heart so fast as this. One look into those round eyes and all is forgotten. Even my husband is under her spell.

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So my "terrible twins" 2 wonderful darling little boys Danny the Tank and Little Eddie (1yr olds) - and we just moved to a new apartment- is this also common where the little ones like to mark?
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Kobe is a male and he starting marking as soon as he turned 6 months. He is now 7 months, he was fixed a week ago and just the other day he was caught trying to mark our hamper...again.

I thought when you got them fixed they stopped have that urge to mark their territory.

After neutering or spaying it will take at least a month for hormones to settle down.
Yes females will mark as well as males.
If you are going to visit someone, put a belly band on the boys, bitch pants on the girls. Little brats that they are do figure out they can't mark anything wearing these things and eventually they will stop.

Ok, what is a belly band and bitch pants?

Yes, I would like to know what they are also.

My Dunks used to mark our couches in the living room... Not just legs, but also on the couches itself... He's fixed and yes it took him about a month to stop marking, INSIDE THE HOUSE. However, he still marks when we're out - i.e. dog park, petco, etc... he's pretty good being at someone else's house... He did try peeing on my friends coffee table one time... I caught him in the act though and didn't try doing it again... We will see...

Good luck on your house breaking...

Bellybands are I heard very helpful with the marking when they are at someone else's house...

belly bands are great. I babysit a friends male and everytime he comes to my house to stay he has to wear them because he starts marking when he hits the door. I got mine from a YT member, put a poise pad in it and it wraps around Mr. Winkie and fastens with velcro!! they are great!! do a search for belly bands and you can see what they are.

Are belly bands just for boys? What about girls?

Does anyone here have an adult male yorkie that is has not been neutered and having problems with him marking territory in the house? Mine just turned 4 years old back in may, and I'm worried that it's too late in the game to stop him from marking. After getting him neutered, do you think it's possible to stop this behavior if I scrub down my floors with nature's miracle and put a belly band on him for a while? Honestly, does anyone here think this would work? We are moving next summer and my husband said that he does not want my little dog to move with us if he's still marking because my husband doesn't want my dog marking every inch of our new home. I am really looking for some hope here!! I will try anything at this pont as I just can't bring myself to put him up for adoption.

First thing is to get him neutered. If you don't , even if you dont' use him for breeding, anytime he gets a whiff of a female in heat anywhere within a mile or two radius, he will increase his marking.
It will take 1-2 months for the hormones to settle down after neutering. Use a belly band in the meantime, they soon will learn that they can't mark wearing one and will eventually loose the habit but with an intact male, they will continue to mark.
I have problems with my intact females as well and they are all delegated to one part of the house only or they would be marking all over my house.

There are pants available for females. They have a hole in the back for the tail.

Thanks for the info!

My boys were both neutered at around 6 months old. They are 2 and 3 now. I'm sure neutereing will help your situation, especially if there are no other dogs in your home. Mine both still mark occasionally, especially if we go to a place where there are or have been other dogs. Good Luck. I would definatley invest in some belly bands, they are inexpensive and very effective.

He's not the only dog, but he is the only male in the house. I have a female cocker spaniel and a female shepherd mix. My big dog is spayed, but not the cocker. Guess maybe I should take my yorkie and cocker in at the same time and get them both fixed up, so to speak?

Yes the hormones from either or both unspayed/unneutered animal will get them going.

Okay, I do have another question for you. I keep him crated when I can't watch him, but feel bad about him being in there so much, so many times I have put in a small soft blanket, or towel, and have put stuffed animals in with him as he likes to play with those. However, after just a few days, he ends up pooping on his items! Now if there's nothing in the crate with him, this seldom happens. I know that most dogs won't potty where the bed and food is, so I don't understand why he does this. Any ideas? I also crated trained my cocker when she was a puppy and this wasn't an issue. This is the first male I've ever had so I'm wondering if it's a male thing or what?

Yorkies are terriers first, companion dogs second. He is ticked with you and I am not that surprised. If you have to crate him a lot, why not give him more space as he is a young dog, and use an xpen instead to put him somewhere safe when you are busy or out. He would have room to play with toys, chews, room for a bed, food water and a potty pad. Most Yorkies are much more needy high energy dogs than many people realize.
Make sure you are making the time to play with him, walk him, socialize with him and wear him out essentially. Then he is ready for a long nap while you go do whatever it is you want to do.
A dog trainer I work with told me not that long ago that when I am considering keeping a puppy for showing/breeding etc, the first question I have to ask myself is do I really want to be a slave to this dog or let it go for a pet? She is right and is something any dog owner needs to consider before they get a puppy and certainly live it after they have the puppy.
Multiple dogs doesn't helpthe situation as many people think having more than one will keep each other entertained. Not the case as each will be added to what is wanted from you so you have more needy four legged animals you are servant to.

My male will try and mark if I take him to someones house that has dogs, I always make him wear a belly band when go visiting. He has not been fixed and use to try and mark our own home. He dont do that any more but will still try and mark at other pet owners homes.

Lorraine, you said that if you put a belly band on a male he will eventually learn that he can't mark with one on. My 4 year-old Maltese who was neutered when he was 7 months old still marks in the house. He goes in spurts. He can go for weeks without marking and then all of a sudden he's at it again. This week he's hit the couch, ottoman Muffin and CoCo's beds and last but not least - my shower curtain!!!! I am at my wits end with him. My Yorkie girls are spayed so he's not marking because of them going into heat or anything like that. Could it be a defiance thing?

I am so upset with this behavior. He even does it when we are home! He doesn't do it in front of us but he does it nonetheless. I am getting so frustrated and I don't know what to do!!:confused:

It is more of a problem when you have multiple dogs even if all are spayed/neutered there is still a territorial thing.
Yes, use a belly band when he gets into this behaviour. Crate or xpen him at night or when you want to rest him without the band. After a few days they realize they don't actually mark anything and will finally 'get it'.
Maltese behaviour and problem behaviour is very similar to Yorkies.
I have spayed girls that also will mark but I also have a few dogs now. At one time when I only had two a male and a female both spayed/neutered Yorkies, no problem.