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I am new here - never went to a forum before - but I'm desperate! I have an 8 mth male pure yorkie (un-neutered, planned to stud). We also have a 2 yr old female (fixed) shi tzu / yorkie mix. The yorkie has become the dominant dog in the house. He takes over our other dogs bed, bowl and toys...but worst of all, he marks everything in the house and outside! Even his food bowl! We both work, so the dogs are "kenneled" in the wash room during the day and sleep in our bedroom with closed doors at night. He is worse when we are home. We have tried the belly bands and he still marks through them and we are constantly washing them and his belly. I am so tired of his behavior! The vet said that neutering "might" help, but that he is probably set in his ways now! Please help! BTW, our other dog is a sweetheart. We got the yorkie to give her company while we were gone. They play well together, but he is a bully.

You already figured out your problem. Get him neutered.

I would get him neutered and then look into a trainer.

With the belly band are you using a pad with it as well? You have to use that as well.
I would say get him neutered. As as stated by someone else look into a trainer.

Why do you plan to use him as a stud? You don't need to answer just really research what it entails.

Neutering may not fix the marking problem unless the underlying behavior if fixed.

I had a male golden I did not neuter til he was 10 but he never exhibited poor behavior ie marking or bossing the other dogs. The other pets would boss him. He was left unaltered because I did tons of research pro and con neutering but he was never breed/ used as a stud.

You need to neuter him. Think about this if you plan not to neuter him. Is he an excellent representation of the breed? Do you know this lines? Have you had him health tested? Do you know about the illness they can get from mating with another dog and what the other dog should be tested for before mating? Is he akc registered? You should know the answer to these questions before you stud him out.

I donno why you would chance not neutering have you heard some of the crazy stories of what intact male dogs have done to get to a female in heat and what if he got lost or some one took him and used him to breed?

if you think you have problems now, wait and see if you stud him, a stud needs to know WHO is the alpha in the house and obviously he thinks HE is in charge, if he is bred you will see his marking get worse, I have a stud but he knows I AM the alpha female and I am home with him, he is very good now, since you are NOT home or have the time to train him the way a stud need to be train I will STRONGLY suggest to you, neutering him NOW...
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Fyi
 

I did not enter into that decision likely. I resources the topic for pros and cons of not neutering my male golden. I don't have the studies I looked at over 13 years ago. Here are some current one if you are interested I dd a quick search on the web:

http://www.weebly.com/uploads/2/0/2/..._retreiver.pdf

http://www.iwclubofamerica.org/Education/SN%20Risks.pdf

http://www.rockycreeklabradors.com/L...uterInDogs.pdf

EARLY SPAY-NEUTER IN THE CANINE ATHLETE, by Chris Zink, DVM, PHd

I spent endless hours training my Golden. He did not wander, mark, or show aggression a few behaviors associated with unaltered male dogs. When my Yorke went into heat he wanted nothing to do with her. He would ask to go outside because she was annoying him- He clearly did not want to be a father.

Yes dogs can get lost especially if not properly trained. My golden stayed on his property as was watched when he was outside. I needed to neuter Lucky at 10 b/c he developed "stud tail" and had a highly elevated testosterone level which is not healthy for an older dog.

I should not need to defend myself. To let you know my rescued golden is unaltered and he will be neutered once the vet clears him medically. He is a runner with behavior issues from previous abuse. The risk of being hit by a car or disappearing forever outweigh the benefits of not neutering him.

Even the best trained dog can lose it all to his instincts. I am a little shocked you had a unneutered male dog around an unspayed female dog especially with such a huge size difference that could have gone bad very fast.

I know they can loss control of their instincts but they were supervised 100% of the time. Crates were used for both if unable to supervise. My yorkie was only 8 months at the time and my vet did not feel comfortable spaying her til she was older.

Thank you for your concern. ;)

I don't think we should continue to hijack this post so I will no longer respond to you comments directed toward me or my posts. ;)

The OP is looking to stud her dog. I do not promote entering into breeding without researching and testing if all dogs involved.

I don't think we are hijacking this thread we are talking about neutering. Did your vet tell you that health wise its better to spay a female before her first heat?

I totally agree with you. Unaltered males Esp. Studs need time and dedicated training. His dominate behavior and bullying may only be reinforced and strengthened by breeding.

OP I urge you to seriously consider what your plans are for you pup.

Keeping an unaltered male, especially for breeding purposes, is not for pet owners. Have you seen people who own kennels? They have them because in most cases you just cannot keep breeding males in the house or around other dogs. You are dealing with hormonal issues here not just bad behavior. The dog that is unaltered is living by primal instincts. It can smell females in heat that are miles away and it stresses him not to mention that the hormones are calling the dog to wander and find a mate. He does not want another dog around except a female in heat. That is pretty much all your male is thinking of day and night. It protects what it considers it's territory. The male does not think or feel or reason as a human. It is driven and tormented by hormones. Just as a female has no control over it's heat cycle the male has no control over it's desire to breed and protect. Do your dog a favor and get him neutered. If someone wants a litter of puppies tell them to go buy a pup. It is not worth putting yourself and that poor dog through what is going to happen to him.
It takes several months for the male hormones that have gone through the dogs system at maturity to settle down but you will eventually see an improvement in his behavior. The sooner you get it done the better off you and he will be. You cannot expect better behavior out of him until he is neutered.

With an 8 mo old, You better get a handle on this now. It's a PITA to do. CONSTANT visual on them. Any time they lift their leg You need to be there.

As stated, Nuetering would make him much easier to potty train.