Male dogs are bad

[Cincy'sMom]

Of our three, Sadie is our biggest marker. Not only outside, but if we go to someone elses house who has dogs, I have to watch Sadie the closest, although Spot has been known to mark if there are other male dogs in the house.

[.sarah]

Wow, thanks everyone. I never thought of the female-marking thing. Mandy does do that a bit, I'll have to point that out to my mom I see that a lot at work, especially with Jack Russells and other terrier breeds. I have noticed that most males at work don't mark if they're neutered. Most just slightly squat, and sometimes hit their front legs. That can be a pain to wipe off, but still, a female just isn't going to work in our house. If we didn't have Mandy it'd be fine, Nova and Luka like any dog. Mandy generally is okay with most dogs, but I think 4 females would be a nightmare. I don't know if I'll ever have this many females again.

[Cookiebaker]

I have two male labs, both are neutered. Malone was neutered as a very young puppy(15 weeks or something), and Emerson was neutered at around 10 months.

I'm not really sure why, but I have had no problems with them "marking" their territories at all, maybe I'm just lucky. In general, they don't even lift their leg when they pee outside either, they both squat, or lift their leg just a little bit.

I wonder if it is because they were both neutered before they had developed an interest in that kind of thing, and now they don't care? But I do consider myself lucky because I do know of other dogs that lift their leg constantly, especially outside -- on the porch, on the mailbox, on the car door, on every bush. And I do agree, that is very yuckky!

[.sarah]

That's what I usually see with the males at work. I'm hoping that since Danes are generally a submissive breed, that this won't be a problem if he's neutered young enough.

[dogzr#1]

I have two females and one male. Molly and Astra are sweet, and very mother-daughterly towards each other. They don't mark at all. Only a few times when they are let outside, but when we take them for walks, they pee only about once or twice. Prince on the other hand just wants to be left alone. He isn't too playful but he likes to be rubbed. He marks ALOT! When we take him on a walk he pees on everything in sight. But that is probably b/c he isn't neutered. (Don't worry, we're getting him neutered next month) If I had a choice of getting another dog, it would definetaly(sp?) be female. I love males and all but I like females better. Just my personal opinion.

[.sarah]

I have two females and one male. Molly and Astra are sweet, and very mother-daughterly towards each other. They don't mark at all. Only a few times when they are let outside, but when we take them for walks, they pee only about once or twice. Prince on the other hand just wants to be left alone. He isn't too playful but he likes to be rubbed. He marks ALOT! When we take him on a walk he pees on everything in sight. But that is probably b/c he isn't neutered. (Don't worry, we're getting him neutered next month) If I had a choice of getting another dog, it would definetaly(sp?) be female. I love males and all but I like females better. Just my personal opinion.

Not to be rude, but I think that is partially because he is a Chi and because he isn't neutered. If I were basing my opinion on males from mine (both at the RB), I don't think I'd want another either. But mine were also stubborn breeds and were neutered late (actually, one was never neutered) but now that I work at a vet I recognize that it was their breed, because they weren't neutered, and lack of training. So don't be biased against males More females = more trouble

[dogzr#1]

Not to be rude, but I think that is partially because he is a Chi and because he isn't neutered. If I were basing my opinion on males from mine (both at the RB), I don't think I'd want another either. But mine were also stubborn breeds and were neutered late (actually, one was never neutered) but now that I work at a vet I recognize that it was their breed, because they weren't neutered, and lack of training. So don't be biased against males More females = more trouble

Oh, I didn't know that different breeds would mark more and stuff. Sorry for being rude. i shouldn't have based my statement on only my unneutered chi. I guess we just thought getting another female that molly and Astra would take her as part of the family. Also if by the time we get a new dog (it should be late September-ish) Prince will most likely be neutered.