Fell in love with a boy...help!
 

So I have only ever had girl dogs, but there is a little boy that has my heart.

I am most afraid of the dog marking. I am going to have him fixed ASAP, when the vet says it is ok.

Please talk me out of it...or into it...

Also- is it ok to have another bigger dog with a yorkie???

Cheryl

Marking is like any other behavior. With love, persistence, and training, you can have a well behaved boy. I don't know why people forget this, but girls mark too! It's a doggy thing not an exclusive boy thing. My boy was a bad marker, but he doesn't do it now. He is a dog, and I allow and encourage him to mark outside. He's a dog, he should be allowed to act like one. (my opinion anyway) However, he is not allowed to mark indoors. He knows the difference and acts accordingly. His previous home masked the problem by putting a belly band on him but not really addressing it with training. You have a leg up on the situation. You have had dogs before, I never had and somehow managed to train my pup. :) You'll be fine if you decide to add a boy to your family.

Thank you! Straight talk- I like it. Very honest advice :)

Sorry, I just get so peeved. Boys have such a bad wrap, when in reality they're so very very sweet. I trained Kaji not to mark with verbal commands mostly. No treats needed! He's just so eager to please. :)

You are a fellow LA person! That is why we are both still up!

This will be my first yorkie, all my other dogs have been rescue dogs.

My last dog was so greatful to be out of the pound, she never had an accident in the house...she was about 7 months when I got her, and very sick.

My best friend is a groomer and she just laughs at me- this time might be different...

I guess I have some confusion about boys since I have been reading YT. I have had male dogs of various breeds over the years and none of them marked inside. They did lift their legs outside but we never had a problem with indoor marking. One of our guys was not neutered until he was almost 2 years old and he never marked inside. Are Yorkies more prone to do this?

This is solely based on my opinion, but I think it's our faults yorkies are prone to marking. Actually, I think it's the humans' fault most of the bad behaviors we see in the small little dogs. They're so cute, we let them get away with murder. One of my friend's dogs fits the profile of small yappy dogs. She barks nonstop. It's very annoying, but my friend allows it and jokes her girl is just vocal. My friend allows a behavior, and the behavior progresses and gets worse. Same with marking.

I do agree that some people create their own "monster" with small dogs. They need to be trained to obey just like big dogs do. I just am amazed to see all the people who say their dogs mark inside! I was considering getting another Yorkie but thinking that a boy would be out of the question if this is a normal trait of the males. If they are neutered they should be able to control such behavior.

Boys are the most precious little things and will absolutely steal your heart! Little girls are little dolls too, but like any female of any species, they can cop an attitude on you! They can be moody and they can act exactly like any little girl maturing into a young lady....little boys, especially after they are neutered, are completely and entirely devoted to you.....dont let the fear of "marking" keep you from experiencing the wonderful, complete devotion of a sweet little boy...neutering before sexual maturity
( 6 mos) starts, will really curb this instinct to mark territory (in my case, completely neutralized the instinct, and my precious little boy squatted to TT his whole life!), and training works wonders! Get your little boy and OMG!!! thoroughly enjoy the fall you are about to experience....FALLING COMPLETELY, TOTALLY, UNDENIABLY IN LOVE!!!!

I thought I knew what I wanted : a girl.

Thought I found one a Yorkie mix rescue a friend suggested to me.

Long story short on arrival to get her found out she was a he: poor Scoobers wore pink stuff for a while until he outgrew it.

Later I added we had two girls here and two boys, one boy and one girl marked-I could put a bad boy (belly band ) on my boy-the girl was problematic...

I beleive (sorry being stereotypical) there is a reason girls are named bitches and it's been turned derogatory.

I have found boys to be much more loving and closer to their mommas, the girls moody and they love daddy.

Now I prefer boys.

We have all small dogs here but they have big dog friends and lots of people here have small and large dogs in their family that get along fine-it's all about the personalities an the behavior of the dogs.

:thumbup: :thumbup: I totally agree.

We generally had girl dogs in the past - then along came Harry. I chose to have a boy, as it's me that's at home, and the girls were always more 'Andy-fied'!!!

Harry is so completely, utterly into me I find it incredible. It's totally unconditional.

I have never, ever had a problem with marking. He tried to do it once (actually at my mother's house :eek:) - I caught him in the act, said 'NO' in a sharp voice, picked him up, took him immediately outside....and he's never done it again.

He's very much a 'boy' boy, and I must admit I've been amazed at how easy he's been to train - in every way :)

Good luck with your decision! Sally + Harry x

Sorry, also meant to add - we don't have any other dogs currently in our house....however my daughter has a (very!) big Labradoodle, and he and Harry get on brilliantly, including when we do sleepovers :) Sally + Harry x

I had boys when we first started getting dogs mostly because of the probs with girls going into heat Non of our dogs marked indoors. I got two yorkie x girls and they were a delight both training and giving affection. One girl favoured me and the other my husband. At present we still have one of the yorkie x girls , one Stafordshire girl and one boy , and two 14. Week old yorkie girls. We have no problems with the bigger dogs and the small ones. Brodie my male Stafford checks the floor first before he jumps down to make sure non of the pups are under foot. They play together but I make sure I am there in case they get too rough. Usually Robyn the Staffordshire bitch will just give up the toy to the pup with a bit of grumbling and a look at me to see if I am gonna help her lol

A problem I have as a breeder, no one wants little boys...everyone wants the little girls, so I will on occasion, get "stuck" with a left over boy or two! The problem is that they really do bond with me, and I admit, me with them, so I have such a time getting really serious about selling them if they are here for too long!

I too think boys are wonderful. I have a pekingese and yes he will mark inside when upset, I had him neutered at 5 months, he has my heart and is my boy all the way, he loves my DH too but is more devoted to me, he is almost 7 yrs old..I do tell him no when I catch him and he acts embarrassed and will stop for a long time..Just know that all boys are not markers, well they mark outside, it's their thing.LOL

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.