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Mom's freaking about marking!

Zeek on Behavior - Sat, September 15 2007

Mom's got a dilema. In two weeks, we're going down to Charolette, NC. We're meeting Dad at his brother's house. Mom has yet to meet anyone other than his parents. His brother has a dog, and Dad said that he'd be okay with it. Then he said last night I "just can't piss all over everything." I still have issuse with marking, but I'm getting better. I marked at Grandma and Grandpa's and at Mom's Grandma and Grandpa's, but only the one time in each. Then there was when we went to Mom's aunt's house where I marked three times. Now Mom is all in a panic that I'm going to make Dad's brother mad at us for me marking. I don't think that she can break me of it in two weeks. Any thoughts? Mom's ready to get me a hotel room. That, or lock me in their kitchen with my baby gates. Maybe we'll take the tent and sleep out in the backyard.

Jada on Sep 15 at 09:48 AM

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Well Zeek, my owner had the same problem when she would take me to her moms house.She started taking me for long walks around outside where the other dogs went to mark so I would get used to the smells and mark out were her moms dogs marked.Then she would let us play in the yard for a bit,Then she would walk me around the house on a lead if I started to mark she would say in a calm voice NOOO and take me back outside again,after a couple of times doing this I started to get it,go outside not in the house.It took some time but now I don't mark in my grandma's house.And she did this everywhere we went,till I got in the hang of things.So I hope this will help your owner help you..

Blitzen on Sep 15 at 09:50 AM

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How long have you been neutered? It takes a little while for all that manliness and need to mark to go away. If that's not the case, try belly bands my friend. That will control that little issue while you're there and you can look stylish. If you order them from this place, you'll also be helping puppy mill survivors like me. Good luck and have fun on your trip. http://www.puppymillrescue.org/belly_bands.htm

Bean on Sep 15 at 12:02 PM

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I use to mark in my mom's house all the time. She made me wear a belly wrap that she bought from Drs foster and Smith. It had liners that would catch all the pee if I tried to mark anything. I wore them for a couple of years until I finally realized that it is very uncomfortable to wear wet "panties". Now I never have to wear them anymore :)

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