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04-24-2018, 08:53 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2015 Location: Columbus, MS
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| Need Advice -- as always! There is a Yorkie boy (2 years and 5.5 lbs) up for rescue near me. We are interested in him; however, he is an intact male that marks. Of course, the rescue is neutering him before he is allowed to be adopted. Our boys were neutered at 6 months and have never hiked or marked -- they squat. Do you think neutering this boy will help with the marking, or will putting him in a home with two other boys (even though their neutered) cause problems? |
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04-24-2018, 09:15 AM | #2 |
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| Hmmmm. Interesting question. Will be looking forward to seeing other YT members answer this question for you. Bless you for considering the adoption and welfare of this boy. |
04-24-2018, 10:41 AM | #3 |
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| I'm hoping for answers, too. The story is sad. His mama is dying of cancer, and she wanted to make sure that he was given to a home that would love him like her (if there is such a thing). It's breaking my heart in two. This rescue is really vetting potential families. |
04-24-2018, 11:53 AM | #4 |
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| JMO, 2 1/2 years old hiking is already a habit, I don't think neutering will stop it, and it may start your boys to hike. My kido is a rescue, I got him when he was 2 1/2 yo, I have all his medical papers, he was neutered at 8 months old. He makes outside and he squats, has never lifted his leg in the house, however, on the rare occasions that I walk him around the community he hikes his leg to pee, because, he smells other dogs. If this guy is a leg lifter and continues after the neuter your boys may "follow the leader".
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04-24-2018, 12:06 PM | #5 |
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| You will have to train him not to. Keep him confined to a small space and when you catch him doing it give a firm no. It's like potty training in my opinion.
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04-24-2018, 01:32 PM | #6 |
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| Also my opinion, but I don't think that at 2.5 years, the neutering will make the leg-hiking go away. On the question about how it'll impact your two that squat (side note: lucky you!! I wish Scottie squats - I've only seen him do it twice and it was SO cute), the short answer is: it depends. I was worried about allowing Casie to pee indoors on the potty pad (because for whatever reason she physically could not hold her pee while I am away at work), and that it would impact how Scottie only potties outdoors. Maybe I was lucky, Scottie knows she pees indoors. He smells her potty pad. But he never once hiked his leg up at home, not once. I guess in your case, you may need to do a whole potty training from scratch with the new boy (God bless you for wanting to adopt him). Monitor them all closely and hope for the best! Worst case, maybe you could get the new boy a belly band?
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04-24-2018, 01:35 PM | #7 | |
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04-24-2018, 01:52 PM | #8 | |
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Beau, our white poodle, came to us at 8 months old. We neutered him within a week, but he still hikes...Ty and Gus squat on pee pads at 2.5 yrs. old.
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04-24-2018, 02:56 PM | #9 |
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| Neutering will likely help the situation but your strong, positive, calm leadership(not the same as dominance) will help also. Watch for 'targeting' when the dogs start to feel prey drive and start to stare for longer than 2 seconds, mouth still and tense, crowd his space or get in his face, put paws or try to get on up his body/mount and know what is considered 'rude' doggie behavior to one another for unfamiliar dogs to do that - don't allow that. Keeping the dogs calm and polite to one another will work wonders with any new dog. I've heard that intact males are continually wanting/needing, according to mother nature's instincts, to mate and frustrated when they can't so solving that situation for your new guy should help. Give it time as he'll likely at first try to keep up his old ways for up to 3 mos. after his surgery until he learns he no longer instinctively wants/needs to mate and gradually learns a new way of life.
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