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Originally posted by Kallie/Catcher's
[email protected] 16 2005, 08:11 PM
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@Apr 16 2005, 08:02 PM
What do you think? Any ideas why he would pee on his bedding? Thanks
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You may have said already but how old is he and is he neutered?
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Hi again. Jack is 10 months old and yes he is neutered. He was neutered on his 6 month birthday BEFORE he showed any kind of marking behaviour. Wouldn' t you know that 2 days after the surgery I saw him hike his leg so high to mark my curtains, he darn near fell over!!!!! I called the vet and he said he might have just been being spiteful! The behavior has continued. Sometimes worse than others, however, I haven't been able to untie my curtains. I also had to remove all of my through rugs in my kitchen where he is confined. When he manages to escape the kiddie gates, he will run into the nearest room to mark!!! I can never have a jacket or anything hanging on the back of a chair because he willl hike that leg up and NEVER miss!!!! We just purchased a new trestle-type kitchen table and chairs which we just realized he has been marking all week long!!! Apparantly, he has been walking along the trestle and peeing along it!! My husband has just about had it! I don't know what else to do~ Thanks for the help.
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Oh gosh.... bless your heart!! Have you tried belly bands? People on here have highly recommended them for situations like yours. Go to the store on the Northcentral Maltese web site to learn more about them:
Northcentral Maltese Rescue "Malt Shop" Belly Bands
Here are some quotes and link to some SM threads about marking and some advice by JMM.... maybe it'll help....
http://spoiledmaltese.com/forum/index.php?...1743&hl=marking
FROM JMM: "Leg lifting is both behavioral and instinctual. Marking will get started as a doggy way or declaring territory (both males and females do it, but intact males with those hormones are the worst), often after another dog has marked a spot. Having said that, a dog that is not permitted to do so will not. It is a housebreaking issue when they mark in the house. I know of plenty of breeders with stud dogs who do not mark in the house ever. I've had plenty of intact males in the house including a Maltese. I never let them start the behavior so we had no problems. If you aren't actively house training your dogs and you have 15, of course they'll urinate all over the place. It is a dog thing, not a toy breed thing. I think most large breed people simply don't tolerate it."
FROM JMM: "He is not housetrained. You need to treat him like a puppy who does not know where to go. If he goes once he comes back in, you need to bring him back in, crate him for 15 minutes, and take him back out. Honestly, I find litter or paper training to take longer and be more difficult than training them to go outdoors."