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03-15-2009, 07:30 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Michigan
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| Male puppy coming soon, have questions.... Good Morning All! I wanted to begin asking for opinions on when I bring my first Male Yorkie home soon. We already have 2 females in our house (a pomeranian and another Yorkie) My big question has to do with putting a male in the mix over here. I am not sure about if males have different tendencies than females when it come to training. Do they go around marking spots right away as a puppy or does that come when they are a little older or what? I have decided when he comes to crate train and also to introduce one room at a time to him when he earns it. Just other general info on male puppies would be interresting to me right now. I have not decided if we will leave him intact just yet. We want to see how he grows for a little while before we make that decision. I do not need a male dog that is intact to be running around my house marking everything for the next 15 years. Thanks for any info you may have for me. |
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03-15-2009, 07:42 AM | #2 |
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| Jackson is my first male puppy and he has only lifted his leg twice. He's 5 months old. And both times were outside. He usually squats to pee, though. I'm getting him neutered within the next month to prevent the marking to escalate though. I would suggest getting him neutered, personally. If they're not, they usually WILL mark. There's ways to stop it but I think it's just easier. It also takes away their desire to chase a female in heat. Are your girls spayed? As far as personalities, from what I've read and seen, males are easier to train (not ALWAYS the case but just a generalization) and tend to be more cuddly and lovey especially towards the female humans. And the crate/introducing one room at a time sounds really good! Keep 'em confined in puppy stages as I'm sure you know from your girls. I've also heard something that I, unfortunately, didn't get a chance to go. But apparently if you put them outside (or on the pad, whatever you're going to do) RIGHT when you first bring them home... and WAIT until they go and then praise them, they will establish right away that is where they are supposed to go from the get-go.
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03-15-2009, 07:50 AM | #3 |
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| We have an almost five-month-old Maltese male that we brought home to join our Yorkie, Ella. He doesn't mark and doesn't lift his leg to pee...yet. But I've been warned that he could start marking and humping as he gets older if he isn't neutered. Jack caught on to the pad really fast, but he did have more mistakes over the first month than our girl did. His breeder said that male dogs may not catch on as quickly as females, but they usually are more concerned about pleasing their owners than females (so they try hard). At five months, he's so good with his pad that he has earned time out of his x-pen when we go out.
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03-15-2009, 07:53 AM | #4 |
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| He won't start marking until he is about 5 months. Neutering before the start of marking is recommended. Neutering after the start of marking may or may not stop marking. Are your females spayed? If not, he will go bonkers when they are in heat.
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03-15-2009, 07:59 AM | #5 | |
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03-15-2009, 12:49 PM | #6 |
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| Awesome, that's all great advise. No my girls are not fixed, If he turns out like I think he's going to then he will be just what I want to breed with, but if it comes at the expense of having a bad house pet too, I may just fix him and let him be our pet. I can always find a stud if I want to breed again. He's really cute! My oldest son doesn't even know we are getting him, so it will be a really nice surprise for him when the day comes! Isure hope he trains well, I really want to get that done right as early as possible, thanks GOD all we have is wood floors and a little tile. (first time I will get to train a dog without having a houseful of carpet!) |
03-15-2009, 01:00 PM | #7 |
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| I wouldn't let him breed with your girl(s), personally. I've heard once they (both female and male) breed, they can become somewhat different dogs, although I've never bred and have no desire to. I'd rather have a good pet that's not marking all over my house because he definitely will if you breed him. Besides, we have way too puppies in this world No need to add to the ever growing population. I know my boy has trained very well and fairly easily. He's about 98% potty trained now I would say at 5 months old to go outside. And he's learned tricks very quick and easy (sit, stay, come, down, shake, high-five, but "bang bang" is taking forever, it seems.)
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03-15-2009, 01:13 PM | #8 |
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| Let me just tell you, the difference between a neutured and an intact male is night and day. I've had both. My intact male was crazy! He was aggressive and dominant and forever running away! I could not take him anywhere because he would mark all over everyone's house and hump whatever he could. I now have have a male that was neutured at 6 months. He is nothing like my first boy. He is loving and passive, never runs away and I can take him anywhere without the fear of marking humping or running away. You most likely won't see these unwanted male behaviors in your pup until he turns about a year old. I really recommend neuturing. Good Luck. |
03-17-2009, 07:25 PM | #9 |
My Tiny Treasures Donating Member | I am a breeder and My boys are wonderful. Total mama's boys. Brodie is alpha and everyone knows that and lets him be. We wear belly bands, because if not, he would mark on everything. But he doesn't mind them at all and this works perfect for us. |
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