will he quit marking his territory in the house. He goes outside quite often to do his business but yet insists on marking the inside. He will be 2 years old in february and is the alpha dog in the group. is there a spray i can use to mask the scent that has allready been made?
2006-10-17 04:32:46 · 23 answers · asked by roodawgs98 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Generally it will put an end to the marking but it will take up to 9 months - all those hormones have to get out of his ystem.
At the same time, you have retrain him that peeing in the house is going to get him in a huge world of trouble. You've let it go on so loong that it is now a habit.
Sprays don't work that well. Masking a scent from a dog is nigh well impossible. A dog can track a scent that is up to 7 days old across open terrain even after rain and snow.
Attack the areas with a mix of bleach, vinegar and heavy duty cleansers.
Might try some Fareze after the cleaning - seems to get rid of most every thing else.
2006-10-17 04:45:44 · answer #1 · answered by ann a 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Are you sure he's marking because he's alpha? Some dogs mark because of insecurity as well. Without being there I can't tell. As far as stain remover, vinegar and water work wonders. Bleach is recommended first, to completely get up the stain, but vinegar and water do exactly the same thing as febreeze and are much cheaper. Vinegar counteracts the ammonia smell in urine.
As for it being a habit, I really liked that answer about keeping him on a leash, but you never specified how many other dogs are in the house, nor how often you're home. A long walk will help him eliminate, but you can't just attach a leash to him and fix the problem if you don't assert leadership of your dog pack. If he is alpha, chances are he's asserting dominance over you as well. Most likely he's on the couch, laying on your lap or stepping on your feet when he sits. He's the kind of dog that squeezes out thru the openings of the doors, ahead of you, and isn't exactly reliable when given a command. He's probably snipped at the heels of his people, herding them, making them chase him, etc. If that's the case, you need a trainer IN ADDITION to getting him fixed.
2006-10-17 05:37:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Ahhh there ya go you said it in one sentence "He is the Alpha Dog in the home" sorry hun,you'll be living with this problem no matter if he's fixed or not. It's a doggy thing when there's more then one dog in the house. That's WHY HE'S DOING IT,because he's alpha....and has to make sure he stay's top dog. I'm owned by more then one dog,my male still sprays in the house and he's 4 years old. Just look for some good remover.
2006-10-17 05:14:27 · answer #3 · answered by vanislandwitch 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
He might stop or he might not. There's a 50% chance, because at this age he may just continue this by habit, not because of his hormones. I saw a spray at the pet shop that repels them from marking, if you spray around the house. Do get him neutered, but see if you can find that too. I don't know if it works. Oh, and he won't be sad if you fix him. We had this done a few days ago, he was feeling a bit low energy for a couple of days, but he hasn't got a clue he was fixed, he's fine now.
2006-10-17 05:54:07 · answer #4 · answered by cpinatsi 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the dog has been with you for 2 years and you haven't yet corrected its penchant for urinating in the house, having him altered now will not stop the behavior. He's already "learned" to go indoors. You will need to arrest the behavior with new training. But we DO encourage you to have your dog altered. It will help to prolong his life, help to mellow out his personality a bit, and will protect him from various forms of cancer.
To clean up the existing mess, we suggest that you use a product like Nature's Miracle to thoroughly get rid of the odor. Remember that your dog can smell scents that you cannot; it the scent of the previous urination is not thoroughly removed, he'll keep marking that spot. If he's urinated on carpet, you may have to pull up the carpet and clean the floor and pad underneath it to completely get rid of the smell.
2006-10-17 05:38:49 · answer #5 · answered by Fetch 11 Humane Society 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Neutering may stop him. Unfortunately he may already picked this up as a bad habit and he may continue.
Keep him on a leash for a while. That way he can't get away to mark and you can correct him when he misbehaves. A sharp corrective tug on the leash and a loud, firm "NO" every time he does it will start to change his behavior.
You have to watch him like a hawk and NEVER let him get away with it. If you let him do it sometimes but not others, you are teaching him that persistence pays off and that you will cave if he keeps doing wrong.
Also, consider leaving some of his smell around. Clean stains, but don't use an enzymatic cleaner that will completely remove the smell, just make it unsmellable to you. Sometimes this works, if he smells himself around, he is less tempted to mark.
Use Simple Green, it smells nice and gets out stains.
Good Luck
2006-10-17 04:52:11 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Natures Miracle is an enzymatic cleaner that will remove traces of urine. It breaks down the scent when other cleaners can't or will only mask it for the human nose.
He may stop marking territory, he might not. Neutering will definately tip the scales towards "might not". Crate training is recommended to help with re-housebreaking him.
2006-10-17 05:59:59 · answer #7 · answered by Monet_Star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fixing your dog will stop most of these urges. How many other dogs are there, and are they fixed too, and are they in the habit of marking?
I use a citrus based cleaner when my dog marks in the house which seems to stop him from marking the same places all the time, but he's just started this behavior because we've moved house and there's another dog who already lived there.
2006-10-17 04:47:31 · answer #8 · answered by arcanehex 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I have a pembroke welsh corgi and he did the same thing and when I took him for walks he'd make a stop by just about EVERY tree! After I got him fixed he seemed to mellow out a bit. I can't recommend a spray that would help take out the smell in the house b/c I forgot which one I used...but I'd go to your local pet shop b/c they usually have products designed to do that. Also if you catch him in the act be sure to firmly tell him NO and take him outside to hopefully break the habit of spraying indoors.
2006-10-17 04:47:24 · answer #9 · answered by Heather 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Well had you had your dog fixed when a puppy,I would say yes to the territoy thing,However since he will soon be 2 years old he will still keep the same habits usually.Dogs get a habit and its very hard to break.I had one cat of mine fixed when a baby and he was never interested,but i had one fixed at an older age and it never stopped trying even though it couldn,t and the same goes for dogs....I would have my dog fixed if I were u because it will usually keep them at home...As far as smell Viniger is the best thing put it i a spray bottle and spray over where your dog sprayed...............fixing your pup will not change his traits,they are set for life....good luck
2006-10-17 04:55:08 · answer #10 · answered by slickcut 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋