Dog Territory Marking

Dog territory marking: It's very normal and common to see a male dog marking his territory. The problem occurs when they try to do this inside the house by urinating on the couches etc. A dog that does this is behaving territorial in an extreme way and this type of dog tends to be very arrogant and is frequently aggressive toward other dogs. Dogs often times urinate inside the house when they feel insecure, such as in the cases of when a new baby comes into the home, or when the family acquires a new pet etc. This type of behavior is usually resolved through therapy and injections that do not allow the production of masculine hormones or by neutering the dog. It's easier to resolve this problem when a dog is still a puppy instead of waiting until he is an adult.

Sexual behavior of female dogs: The amount of feminine hormones a female dog has varies depending on the stage of her reproductive cycle and this influences the way she behaves a lot. Whenever a female dog is in heat, her behavior changes a great deal and many times she acts annoyed toward other female dogs. When two female dogs live together, and the inferior one of these goes into heat, she is often times attacked by the dominating one. This obviously happens because the dominating one does not want her to copulate. In these cases spaying the inferior one or both can be a solution. If two females are very aggressive there may not be a way to resolve this problem though.

Questions and answers
Q: Benji, our poodle humps absolutely everything, even our visitor's legs. It's very embarrassing! What can we do to stop this nasty habit?
A: Whenever your dog starts humping at people try yelling a loud "NO!" at the dog. Then take the dog and keep him closed in a separate room for about ten minutes in order to make him understand that this behavior is unacceptable. It's not uncommon for smaller dogs to be excessively dominant, so you need to be careful the dog does not take over while you still have a chance to rescue him. If your dog continues to behave this way, talk to your veterinarian about it, it's possible he will want you to neuter the dog or give him some hormone injections; it's also possible he will refer you to a dog behavior specialist.