If this helps any, would you like to meet my boy? I'm out in your area often. I practically live there on Saturdays. :) If you want to see the someone who is the biggest momma's boy, it's Kaji!

I love little boys!! If you ever have "leftovers" feel free to send them my way! :D

I have a little boy.... Got him neutered at exactly 6-months and have Never had any problem with marking.
I have a schipperke, for 13-years. Same thing. Got him neutered at 6-months, and never had a problem.

I Loooove Boys!! =)

I got Tibbe at age 9 mos. & he was not neutered yet nor housebroken. I had him neutered 2 1/2 mos. later and he has never marked in my house but I crate-trained him for almost a year which does not mean he lived in the crate - far from it. He lived his life out in the house and on a pretty strict schedule so I could predict when he would need to relieve himself and was only crated when I was engaged in a project or doing something where I could not watch him closely or when I left the house. The rest of the time he was kept out of the crate but kept to a play/eat/nap/potty regular schedule and could look to certain activities & being taken out on time and came to rely on that schedule, learning to hold himself for the outing he knew was coming up after naps, food/water, playtime, crate time or grooming. After a year of this schedule-intensive training where he was crated only if I couldn't watch him to that he couldn't have an accident in the house and set a precedent, the crate was put away and he was free to roam at will at all times. By that time, he'd really learned how to hold it well, preferred to go outside & mark out there where other dogs could smell his scent, which is more natural to dogs, did unbelievably well, becoming totally clean in the house by the time he was 22 - 24 mos. old. He will be 5 years old in August and has never marked and his only "accidents" in the house were when I was gone over 12 hours under circumstances beyond my control. So if you keep them to a good, reliable schedule & don't trust them to roam too soon, together with a good, long, solid basic training program, they will reward you with staying clean in the house.

i understand you concern but personally i think boys are equally as good as girls.
i have always had male & female dogs , aside from the obvious i don't really see
a difference.
as long as he is nuetered and you are consistent with houstraining you shouldn't
have a problem..

I have had both male and female dogs since I was a little girl, and lots of them were not neutered since it was not a common thing to do when I was that much younger than my current "26" years old...:p...but, none of my boys, large breed or small, ever marked indoors and I never out-trained the behavior from them. My Yorkie-Poo rescued when I was young teen was never neutered, I had him at least 10-12 years, and he never marked. In fact, he only 'went' along the fence line in the back yard...his choice. He was very well trained, but there was never any reason to teach him not to mark.

I have also have lots of girls, altered and unaltered, and none of them marked indoors either...again, no special training. The only babies I have had 'go' indoors were potty training accidents...which are MY (the owner's) fault for not reading THEIR signs, not being on top of the situation, not being home, etc. and are no big deal...sop mop do better. :D

I currently have both male and female Yorkies who are each 2 years old. The male squats...does not know to lift a leg. The girl squats, and like some of my other females, lifts a leg a couple inches off the ground...so cute! :p Both are completely devoted to Mommy...pasted to me...little shadows, and buddy up to DH, and snuggle with him, too. The differences are personality-related...the girl, who we've had 3 months less than the boy...does not let me out of her sight, but the boy will sometimes delay following me. Both have their own internal timer...like "1 minute" (I always tell mine how long I'll be gone) = "how dare you leave the room without me! :eek:" sometimes. Both are lap sitters, bed snugglers, car riders, and LOVE THEIR CLOTHES!!! Both like getting all prettied up, too. I'd take another boy in a heartbeat...:p

If you have fallen in love with a boy and do not get him, you will be MISSING OUT on one of life's great treasures!!! :D

I thought I wanted a girl. The litter turned out to be 2 boys. I visited every week or so until Copper was ready to go home. I can't imagine why I ever wanted a girl now. He is the biggest love bug. I had him neutered at about 4 months. I have never had a problem with marking. If I got another one, it would be a boy. Wish I lived closer to the Texas breeder who occasionally gets stuck with boys! I'd have to do some fast talking with hubby, but would love to have 2 boys!

Oh...yeah, the housebreaking. It takes a while. Copper is 2 years old and I think we finally have it down. I would say 99% of the time he rings his bell to go out. I have to leave a 1% for that rare time when we are not home and he can't seem to find a pad. I leave a pad downstairs and upstairs just in case. I would say at 1 year he pretty much had it down, but it has taken the 2nd year to fine tune it!

Can you potty pad train a boy?

While I love my girl to death... My boy is more of a lover. He is all about me and I can get him to cuddle with me anytime. My girl on the other hand, does not want to cuddle and will get up and move if I try to force her to cuddle :p

My male marks outside. He does not do it in the house because I neutered him at 6 months and he is potty trained.

I say go for it... You won't regret it!

Yes. At least mine is. I don't discourage leg lifting (cause I'm crazy like that). I have the pad (an extra large one) set up in his designated potty area where he can lift his cute little leg to potty, or squat. If he's feeling it, he also does the squat and lift. Double points for the combo. ;)

100% Pad Trained
 

Absolutely!! Riley is 100% pad trained. He will also go outside.... but I can even take him to friend's houses or anywhere and put a pad in the corner and he is good to go!! I LOVE It!! :thumbup: :)

I just recently bought the big squirt, which has 9" walls around three of the sides.... I didn't buy the grass but instead use a peepee pad in it. Before I was using the purina second nature doggie litter box. The only reason I use anything is to save my hardwood floors.... in case the pads leak through. But I change them every few piddles... And, I purchased a Diaper Genie for the used ones so there is ZERO Smell in my place!!

The Rascal Dog Litter Box Company offers two litter box sizes.

Mine is probably the only marker!
 

We have a male 6 year old yorkie and a 11 year old female boston terrier. Both neutered/spayed at 6 months old.

And my boy marks inside our home! He is an absolute doll baby who loves to cuddle, but mostly LOVES to play! fetch, chase, hide and seek etc. Occasionally he gets tired enough to cuddle. We crated trained him and he doesn't have potty accidents in the house, it is marking table legs, edge of couch, curtains that touch floor etc. We tried lots of training with him , but have found that he usually has to have a belly band on. We still adore him of course!

Our Boston on the other hand has always been our snuggle bug girlie, and she never marks in the house!

I'm glad to hear it is possible to pee pad train a male. I had a male Shih Tzu for 15 years. He was outside trained. I have gotten quite spoiled with Gracie and her pee pads. Not having to take her out on very cold and snowy days and nights has been a blessing. I really miss having a boy but after reading about all the markers I was thinking I would have to scratch having a male Yorkie off my list.

My Ben is the sweetest most loving baby in the world. I didn't realize most want a girl.

We have one of each. Our little man never ever marks in the house but he is all boy. He loves me but loves his daddy most. Even rides the lawn mower for hours with him and never lets him out of his site. Our little girl is just the opposite all girl and we have her fairly well trained at 5 months but occasionally we still get the marking from her. So I say if you want this little guy go for it they are all precious.