2 Male Dogs...HELP!!!?

Question

We have 2 male dogs ( Shepherds German ) they are brothers, that mean they never separated from each other, they're now 5 years old, but one of them always Sprays in his brother's Eating bowl or in his brother's Dog house. That happened especially during the Last year. They're staying in a fenced back yard. What's wrong with this dog? Is there any solution?? Help Plz.

Answer 1

It is a dominance thing. However having them fixed might not help. Dogs are pack animals and fixed or not if they are always together one will feel the need to be dominate.It might stop the marking but it could lead to other dominate behavior so be prepared for that. If these dogs have never been separated this dominance issue is probably very deeply ingrained now and fixing won't stop anything except maybe the marking. I know this probably wasn't much help but since I breed these dogs mine are all always separated after 6 months old. Question... You say it has happened in the last year especially and they are already five. That's odd so I'd have to ask have you or one of your neighbors recently gotten a female??

Answer 2

Actually even neutered dogs mark. I have two male dogs and they are both neutered and the older one marks. It sounds to me like you have not taken the Pack Leader role with these dogs. Although people may say the dog is being a dog when he is marking and that's not a bad thing. I differ in that when a male marks he is showing a Alpha dog mentality. Which would be okay if he is a dog in the wild but we are talking about "pets." My older dog can only mark in his yard when we go on our daily walks he is not allowed to mark. I start the walk with a brief bathroom break and after that it is pure exercises, "no stopping to smell the roses" so to speak. Yes I would definitely have them neutered if you have not done so already. You have working dogs, you need to put them to work. Go to a pet store and buy a "dog pack" cost around $40.00 each. Put the packs on and walk your dogs for a good hour each day. DO NOT let them mark when you are exercising your dogs. Make them work.

What you have is one dog "mocking" the other dog. He marks on the other dogs things because he is showing domination. If you put them both to work "equally" the alpha dog will take note of this and will eventually stop. Make sure your dogs know who's the boss in your house.

Answer 3

Neuter your dogs!!!!This will help with the marking.


For the record, Dogs are pack animals and your chaining or "fencing" your dogs up alone - without human contact- is damaging to thier emotional well being. Please consider crating your dogs and bringing them indoors. The will be better behaved and happier.


Think of it this way: would you rather sleep in the dog house at night or in your home on the floor? No contest.

Answer 4

This is commonly called sibling rivalry and is completely natural.If you have two dogs either male or female from the same litter this will always occur.
Training is the answer and patience.
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Answer 5

it is obvious that he is very territorial and u should try to seperate him from his brothers dog house and his eating bowl and it might also help to get him or both of them neutered

Answer 6

have the dogs castrated this takes the problem away. if u don't know what castrated means send me a im i can tell u then

Answer 7

It's male dominance...it happens. One is just showing dominance over the other..the only way to stop it is keep em' apart.

Answer 8

the one sheperd thinks its his teratorie even if its not.he just wants a littel atention

Answer 9

perhaps u should get them both mates
that should keep em both busy ^_^