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New dog and territory marking
We just adapted a half boxer half great dane mix. He's about 1 or 2 yrs. old
and his history isn't the prettiest. From what we know he was at a minimum neglected including starved and exposed to the elements. His vet appointments are already set up to deal with some of these issues and for more shots and neutering. We are experienced dog owners (not experts) and did our homework prior to bringing him home. I'd like more input on the issue of marking territory, so I have all the bases covered when the big moment comes and he is allowed unsupervised run of the house. When we got him home last night we let him examine the yard freely and toured the workshop and house with him on a leash. He only exhibited behavior one time that looked like he was preparing to mark indoors. He stopped after a mild correction of "no". We have no other dogs but the scent of my son's dog is about, since they recently stayed with us. We have cats that are comfortable with dogs. He has been great with them so far. I'd be interested in any additional thoughts and ideas about making a smooth transition to him accepting the whole house as a no pee zone. thanks SGF |
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