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Getting Dogs to Stop Marking Territory

I have 2 Chinese Pugs. The father is 6 years old and the son is 3 years old. They hike and pee on almost everything at floor level. Where one goes the other goes behind him. Doors, walls, trash cans, anything they can hike on. Will getting them neutered stop this peeing on everything? I love my dogs but this is driving me crazy.

By monaosb

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RE: Getting Dogs to Stop Marking Territory

It will definitely help, my 8 month old puppy was hiking his leg to mark and humping every stuffed animal in site as well. I was worried it was too late, but got him neutered anyway as they said at the vets it would help, and it cut both problems out completely. Was WELL worth it. Good luck.

Post by minnabird

RE: Getting Dogs to Stop Marking Territory

It's too late for the neutering to stop the marking, because they've already learned to hike their legs. Neutering needs to be done while the dogs are puppies, when they still crouch. You will have to get rid of the urine scent, keeping in mind that dogs have awesome noses, and it is difficult.

Post by Wendopolis

RE: Getting Dogs to Stop Marking Territory

Yes, it will help; male dogs in particular need to be neutered before maturing if you are not going to breed them,because that's what they feel the need to do, that is mature dog behavior to them. Now after neutering them, you may still have some of that problem, in which case its more a matter of retraining them.

First, wash the walls or wherever, then wipe down with bleach water or vinegar water, if necessary spray with enzyme type deodorant where ever they've sprayed. There may be other great ideas; that's just all I've got. But they are doing it precisely because they aren't neutered.

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