I have a Yorkie [as some of you know! ps. thx for the help] & Ive had him for about 4yrs now. He is not neutered yet & we kind of have a problem. He will pee in the house, daily.
I take him outside but we have to keep him on a long leash because recently he jumped in the lake after the ducks & got stuck & I don't want to loose him.
Anywho, I sometimes take him for walks in the backyark & yet him see the lake & pee. But no matter how much he pees he still leaves little tinkles in his favorite spots. He is marking his territory? We have another dog who is very old & they get a long. I know Yorkies are very hard to housebreak but do you think getting him neutered will help a lot? All of our other dogs peed outside, so i don't know where he is getting this idea from.
2006-12-01 01:59:34 · 4 answers · asked by sandalsinsand 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Neutering a dog is the removal of his reproductive organs. If you don't want your dog to pee, you'd have to do surgery on different organs -- ie: bladder, kidneys, etc.
Neutering will have no effect on your dog's peeing.
2006-12-01 02:04:11 · answer #1 · answered by Ginbail © 6 · 0⤊ 2⤋
It will help some because he'll lose the need to mark territory. But you've got to totally get rid of all traces of the smell or he'll just keep going back in those spots. Also, after he's back home from surgery, try keeping him in the room you're in for a while to do a bit of re-training. The habit is ingrained in him and you need to be able to keep an eye on him (how long depends on him) to make sure he doesn't start again. Just be consistent and watchful for the first while, you should be able to turn him around.
2006-12-01 11:11:06 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
He's getting it from his testicles. Neutering will help, because then he won't have the influence of hormones driving the behavior. But if it's a learned habit now, neutering may not make him stop. Usually neutering fixes the problem 2/3 of the time, compared to it never being fixed if you leave him intact. This is not peeing to relieve himself, this is a marking behavior driven by testosterone.
2006-12-01 10:03:19 · answer #3 · answered by lizzy 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It sounds like marking behavior and neutering may help some.
You are going to have use and odor neuterelizer and go over the house really well. After the neuter if you catch him peeing let him know that behavior will not be tolerated in your home.
You may want to confine him to one room like the kitchen so it is easier to clean up and only have him out when you can wtach him.
It seems that small dogs are harder to housebreak. I have more clients with small dog potty problems than large dogs.
2006-12-01 10:13:11 · answer #4 · answered by tlctreecare 7 · 0⤊ 2⤋