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    Two years and then, only if needed. Sam was completely a-sexual and there were no changes at all. I got him neutered at two mostly due to being bullied by other dogs in that "you're intact and we will show you!" way. He loves other dogs and so there are certain dog park type areas I take him so he can socialize and we do hike and go to the beach and stuff. Linus was neutered at two also, mostly because he was extremely conflicted while training. He was also an obsessive pee-licker in the yard, so I couldn't train there. Once neutered, the pee licking and conflict stopped, as did marking while doing field training (which also caused conflict). Presto will probably be neutered at two also because he's got some testicle issues that will require it.

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    Mulder's the only male we ever had and we never did neuter him. He was very well behaved, never marked in the house (which is more a training issue than anything else) and while he was an inveterate humper I don't think that was sexually triggered. He even lived with intact bitches with no problems and no bad behavior although I of course had to separate them when they came into heat. In terms of negative attention from other dogs, I found it to be the worst around his adolescence (10-18 months or so). Once he was an adult and over the teenage hormones that seemed to settle as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Annette47 View Post
    Mulder's the only male we ever had and we never did neuter him. He was very well behaved, never marked in the house (which is more a training issue than anything else) and while he was an inveterate humper I don't think that was sexually triggered. He even lived with intact bitches with no problems and no bad behavior although I of course had to separate them when they came into heat. In terms of negative attention from other dogs, I found it to be the worst around his adolescence (10-18 months or so). Once he was an adult and over the teenage hormones that seemed to settle as well.
    Diggity has never marked in my house, but he is the only dog here. He is marking a lot outside on walks and that started about a month ago (when he was 7 months.) Yesterday, to my horror, we were checking out at the dog training facility where we go, and he marked the corner of the counter. They said that is a favorite marking spot and not to worry. But then as we were walking out, I stopped to talk to another trainer and he marked the corner of the wall next to the door! They said the same thing...that is a popular marking spot. When you say this is a training issue, what do you mean? Is there something I can do besides catching him while marking and telling him no? I hope this doesn't happen again, but I want to nip it in the bud for sure!

    On a positive note, we spend several hours at a friend's house today. They have two labs (male and female) and he didn't mark once in their house, thankfully. I don't think they mark either, so maybe he marked yesterday because of other dogs who had already marked those spots.

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    Marking has never bothered me.

    Of course, Cookie never tried marking in the house, nor did he mark other dogs or people for that matter (I saw both happen by other people's dogs).

    You can simply teach him there are two types of walks.

    One, when he is given the heel command and he is not allowed to sniff or mark or stop how he likes.
    The other, when he is given the "free" command and can go sniffing, marking, running or whatever.

    You can't teach him that trees are allowed to be marked and other people's fences are not. The dog can't tell a fence from the tree.
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    I've had 4 intact dogs and not one of them ever marked in the house. Brooks will mark outdoors, and he has marked in several training buildings where they have been countless dogs, and those places have stuff to clean it up. He did mark once in Cabelas, which I cleaned up, but now I watch him very closely, and can just give him a stern "NO" when I think he may be even thinking about it. All that being said, I think it's been about 6 months since he's marked anywhere indoors. I think he's maturing and knows not to do it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by barry581 View Post
    I've had 4 intact dogs and not one of them ever marked in the house. Brooks will mark outdoors, and he has marked in several training buildings where they have been countless dogs, and those places have stuff to clean it up. He did mark once in Cabelas, which I cleaned up, but now I watch him very closely, and can just give him a stern "NO" when I think he may be even thinking about it. All that being said, I think it's been about 6 months since he's marked anywhere indoors. I think he's maturing and knows not to do it.
    I was horrified when I saw him do it yesterday, twice! But, as you said, and as the training staff said, many dogs mark on those exact spots and not to worry. Still...


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    Quote Originally Posted by Berna View Post
    Marking has never bothered me.

    Of course, Cookie never tried marking in the house, nor did he mark other dogs or people for that matter (I saw both happen by other people's dogs).

    You can simply teach him there are two types of walks.

    One, when he is given the heel command and he is not allowed to sniff or mark or stop how he likes.
    The other, when he is given the "free" command and can go sniffing, marking, running or whatever.

    You can't teach him that trees are allowed to be marked and other people's fences are not. The dog can't tell a fence from the tree.
    Totally agree with you!

    Funny you should mention two types of walks. Was just talking to a trainer about that today. Great suggestion.


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    At ~8 months (I think that's how old Diggity is?) you might still need to reprimand for a few situations like the vet or training facilities for him to fully grasp how house training extends to other places. Especially because I know that sometimes those places can feel very different from a home. Unlike a puppy, he's old enough to understand "No" so I would watch him carefully the next time you go to that training facility and be ready if he marks to interrupt and say No.
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    Quote Originally Posted by zd262 View Post
    At ~8 months (I think that's how old Diggity is?) you might still need to reprimand for a few situations like the vet or training facilities for him to fully grasp how house training extends to other places. Especially because I know that sometimes those places can feel very different from a home. Unlike a puppy, he's old enough to understand "No" so I would watch him carefully the next time you go to that training facility and be ready if he marks to interrupt and say No.
    Good memory. He is 8 months.

    And yes, he certainly understands NO, which is good. I was also thinking that as I check out, I need to make him sit - stay while I am focused on paying. I thought he was just standing there, but I know he can’t mark from a sit.

    I totally agree that training facilities and veterinary clinics feel different. The few accidents he has had have been at those types of places. He even once (early on) squatted and pooped in a Petco, which was well after he was house trained.


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    That is one thing, thank goodness, that Lido (9 months old today!) hasn't done, lol! He still squats to pee and hasn't marked anywhere inside. However, he has just recently started to start squatting to pee next to my other dogs when they're peeing, a precursor, I'm sure. I'm waiting for the day when he actually tries to pee ON one of my dogs when they're going. That WON'T be okay.

 



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