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    Preventing Marking

    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?

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    Chief Pooper Scooper JenC's Avatar
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    It's a myth...you can teach him that walks are for walking, not sniffing and peeing.

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    House Broken piccadilly's Avatar
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    Exactly. Leash correction and move on.

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    "Not there!" Hold your command (bad pun) until further into the walk. If the dog really really needs to go, you'll know.

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    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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