If I chop off his bollocks will he stop pissing everywhere?

[TheLogLadyMBE]

SmallDog is 2 and a bit. Kept him whole as thought we'd stud him but he's a bit gay and doesn't like lady dogs.

Anyway. Although he's mostly houstrained (if he's chucked out the back regularly) he can't help himself when walking past piles of wahsing/chair legs etc.

So if he went for the chop would it cure his need to keep leaving small puddles for me to walk in?

Possibly. Possibly not. Training would though.

My 2yo terrier used to do this, even after he was trained. He was nervous. Sorting out his anxiety helped and he doesn't do it anymore now.

You should still get him done though. Thousands of unwanted dogs die in pounds every year and many more are abused at the hands of unscrupulous breeders and careless owners. There is no reason to add yet more dogs to the statistics.

Not to metion the health benefits such as reduced risk of some cancers and less chance of running off or straying (thus ending up in a pound where he might be PTS if he is not claimed in time)

Even after he was neutered, the training is what stopped it.

Oh my, the title of this thread made me snigortle :D Sorry, I have no experience of caring for dogs, but I reckon training would be the best idea, and neutering can calm dogs down, so perhaps he wouldn't be as anxious about marking his territory?

This reminded me of a joke:

3 dogs at the vets waiting to be seen, first dog, a dachshund, says I'm in to have my bollocks off, my owner thinks it'll stop me pissing everywhere.

The second dog, a Labrador, says I'm in to have my bollocks off, I'm a shitter, I shit everywhere and my owners think it'll stop me.

They both look at the third dog, a great Dane, who says I'm a humper, this morning my mistress was bending over and I jumped up behind her and started humping, so you're in to have your bollocks off then? asked dogs 1&2. No replied the great Dane, I'm in to have my toenails trimmed. :o

Smalldog is indeed the first dog in tha joke.

he has been trained but chooses to ignore it. git. he's not manic or manly at all. just pissy.

My neutered male has a habit of pissing in other dogs beds and on my teenage sons beds! Norty Rupert :o

Neutering might prevent him doing it, it might not. It might make him more nervous/insecure (neutering lowers testosterone, which is what makes a dog 'brave') in which case he might do it more.

Training is the way to go. Also work on building his confidence, training in general will help with this if you use reward based methods. A DAP diffuser or collar might also help.

Make sure you clean the areas he is marking with biological washing powder or a specialist cleaner. Don't use disinfectants, the smell can actually attract dogs to urinate.

What Midori said.

Also, rather than "chucking him out the back", try going with him.

Also, dogs don't choose to ignore training, or choose to be gits. That's anthropomorphism.

Spend a bit more time training him, and in the meantime, managing his environment so he CAN'T piss up piles of washing etc.

The reason for going with him rather than chucking him out is to ensure that he's been. Also, putting a word to urination/defecation is useful so that after a short time, he will go on command.

If he humps other male dogs, it is a dominance thing, and doesn't make him gay.

Is he your only dog? Does he pee in the same place all the time? We have 3 dogs, an elder bitch, a neutered dog and an entire puppy. The older dog started weeing in the house, and we think it is a marking behaviour, and to do with the pup being whole. Pup will have his nuts chopped off soon. He has his own problems, which neutering may or may not help with. Training is the way to go!