Many pet lovers are deeply troubled by the behavior of dogs marking (urinating) everywhere. Most people would recommend sterilization. However, some dogs still cannot change this behavior even if they are neutered.

Because:

The reason why dogs urinate is not only due to mating motivation, but also for many other reasons.

Neutering only solves 20-30% of marking behaviors.

If sterilization doesn't solve your problem, you may want to take a closer look at this article.

Causes and solutions for dog peeing (marking) behavior

1、

Not enough exercise

We often say: "Lazy people poop and pee a lot."

The same goes for lazy dogs.

Whether it is a human or a dog, it is not easy to sweat when the amount of exercise is low, and it is naturally impossible to rely on sweat glands to discharge the water in the body.

Moreover, when people and animals are idle, there is more blood flow through the kidneys, so relatively more urine is formed.

When the body is busy, it will concentrate most of the blood to the brain and other moving parts. Naturally, less blood will pass through the kidneys, and less urine will be formed.

So what we need to do is: keep them busy.

Walking the dog, playing ball games, and throwing food for the dog to pick up are all good choices.

Of course, if you don’t have time, you can also prepare some feeding toys, chewing toys, sniffing mats, etc. that can consume energy.

2.

Marking and communicating

In multi-dog households, dogs often cover each other's pee and mark their territory. This is actually them communicating.

If you need them not to post randomly on "Moments", then you need to set up a "message board" (dog toilet) for them. And one by one to train indoor designated toilet.

During training, be sure to clean up the "messages" (pee stains and odors) in other places.

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3.

Mating motivation

Male dogs are over-excited and anxious due to mating motivation, resulting in random urination behavior.

In addition to sterilization, we can also chooseChoose isolation.

If you encounter a female dog in heat when you go out, take the dog away immediately, walk it outside for a while, and increase its power release.

4.

Caused by anxiety caused by a strange environment or an environment that is too large

Dogs can become anxious when they don't have a stable living environment.

Anxiety may cause them to prefer to settle themselves by spreading their scent throughout the space.

The same goes for when the living environment is too big.

Think about it, a house of about 100 square meters usually has 1-2 toilets for people to use; while a house of more than 200 square meters may have 2-3 toilets. Our 1-200 square meter house is equivalent to a huge warehouse for small dogs.

Therefore, if the environment is too large, we can properly manage the dog's range of activities to prevent them from causing anxiety due to the environment being too large. If we are not willing to limit the dog's range of activities, we can also choose to set up more defecation facilities for them. point.

Of course, it is especially important to give your dog a nest that makes him feel at ease. You can also take a course on making your dog fall in love with the kennel/flight crate.

5.

Due to the unstable mood of the owner,

Anxiety caused by mental stress in dogs.

Dogs that are often punished and overly stressed may want to find a sense of security by marking around and communicate with their owners in doggy ways.

At this time, what we need to do is to stop punishing and scolding the dog, and learn how to establish correct communication with the dog.

6.

Error feedback from the owner

If the owner ignores the dog all day long and immediately stops, beats and scolds the dog when it urinates, the dog will think that the behavior of peeing can attract the owner's attention. At this time, the dog will be more willing to pee around the owner to deliberately attract the owner's attention.

What we need to do at this time is to let the dog know through fixed-point toilet training that you can only get my rewards and attention if you defecate in the place specified by me. If you defecate in other places, I will no longer pay attention to you.

7. Of course, if a dog suddenly poops randomly, it may also be a problem with the urinary system. At this time, we need to seek medical treatment in time.