Do All Un-neutered Dogs Mark Their Territory?

RE: Do All Un-neutered Dogs Mark Their Territory? Post By (Guest Post) (01/29/2008) The point of the matter is-unless your dog is a champion-get him fixed. Too many puppies already in this world. RE: Do All Un-neutered Dogs Mark Their Territory? Post by Har'iet (12) | (01/29/2008) Profile | Contact If the dog is a specific breed and you are going to show him and qualify him for breeding, then you may breed him. If he is for a pet, do have him fixed. My male fixed Britney did not mark in the house, only when we went on walks to let other dogs know he had been there. It is part of the male dog instinct to mark their territory, but fixed ones probably aren't as aggressive so don't do it as much. RE: Do All Un-neutered Dogs Mark Their Territory? Post by Marfette (37) | (01/29/2008) Profile | Contact Please, please have your dog neutered. There are so many unwanted dogs in shelters, we don't need more. RE: Do All Un-neutered Dogs Mark Their Territory? Post by junebug_000 (21) | (01/28/2008) Profile | Contact Neutering dogs does NOT guarantee that a dog will stop marking his territory. It will help. It is even better if you do neuter him at 6 months before they reach their sexual maturity and figure out how to mark everything. If they do mark their territory for years then neutering will only help the situation. It might eliminate it...it might not. But definitely best to neuter him. RE: Do All Un-neutered Dogs Mark Their Territory? Post By D (Guest Post) (01/28/2008) Get the dog neutered. You'll get next to nothing for a backyard breeding but you will have a few of the pups dumped into a shelter before they're a year old. You want a great family pet. Other posts have stated a 6 month rule that is false. No matter when you have the dog neutered; you will be able to stop inappropriate territory marking and slightly curb some aggressive tendencies which would be good for a novice dog owner such as yourself. Neutering will also radically decrease the dog's tendency to run away. MANY dog catchers will use a female in heat to drive around with to lure the males right to the truck. They load the truck up without even breaking a sweat because it's so effective. It should also give you a price break on the license. You're far better off getting him neutered! RE: Do All Un-neutered Dogs Mark Their Territory? Post by luvmygingerkids (44) | (01/26/2008) Profile | Blog! | Contact If the dog is neutered before he's 6 months old, the tendency to mark will be greatly reduced. Note that this also applies to a female dog -- unspayed females will mark their territory too ! RE: Do All Un-neutered Dogs Mark Their Territory? Post by junebug_000 (21) | (01/26/2008) Profile | Contact There is a great chance that any intact male dog will mark his territory inappropriately in the house. This happens more when you have any friends/company over. He will want to make sure noone else is going to take what is his. There may be some dogs that won't. You never really know until your dog does it. And when he does, then your options are neuter ASAP before he *learns* to do it often, clean the spot well and confine him when you have company, or make him an outside dog. It is a natural urge in an intact dog, so you can't get too mad at him. RE: Do All Un-neutered Dogs Mark Their Territory? Post By schubunny (Guest Post) (01/25/2008) Ooop. I forgot to say.. I meant in the house. I know they do it outside, I am just worried about my walls.. ? :) RE: Do All Un-neutered Dogs Mark Their Territory? Post by mom-from-missouri (65) | (01/25/2008) Profile | Contact As far as I know, all male dogs will, fixed or not. At least, all of mine have. Ours is fixed and he gets every tree when we take him elsewhere, and gets all the tires on visiting vehicles.