It's a myth...you can teach him that walks are for walking, not sniffing and peeing.
So, Theo is now about 13 mo.s old and has been marking since he was very young, under 6 mo.s. He never, ever marks in the house...he tried it once and I think I scared him enough that he won't try it again . But for the past few months he has been marking incessantly on walks. I would like to train him out of or at least train him to reduce this behavior if possible. He is intact; I plan to neuter him after 18 mos.
I always tell him to pee as soon as we leave the house and before we start walking, but he usually goes for only a couple of seconds, like he's "saving" the rest for later. I have tried commanding "leave it" when he sniffs around a lot or tries to pull toward an attractive leaf/tree/whatever, but he usually just ignores me (and he knows "leave it" very well for other situations). Any suggestions for how to reduce his marking behaviors? Is it a myth that neutering could reduce them?
It's a myth...you can teach him that walks are for walking, not sniffing and peeing.
Jen
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Exactly. Leash correction and move on.
"Not there!" Hold your command (bad pun) until further into the walk. If the dog really really needs to go, you'll know.
Agree with all above, however, I feel it's only fair to let him mark somewhere. After all, who's walk is it anyway? LOL, give the boy a chance to read some peemail. We are mostly off leash so I don't care where he marks bushes. But when we walk on leash I have a section of roadside where Oban is free to sniff and mark and do what he wants. The rest of the way he has to mind his leash manners.
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