Female Marking like a Male - Page 1

My sister recently adopted a 2 yo intact female Boston Terrier. She has already had 2 litters, and had spent her 2 years in a kennel. My sister has had her abour 3 weeks. Obviously, she isn't housebroken as she was never in a house before. Apparently, while out on a walk, she will lift her leg every few feet and "dribble" on everything. She does it in the house as well--table and chair legs etc. I had advised her to start with basics of housebreaking--crate or on a leash with the ability to correct in the act, but she isn't keeping her eye on the dog. Any suggestions on how to curb this or atleast explain why? Will spaying help?

Thanks,

Heidi

She has a new home and want's to put her mark on it..LOL

I don't think spaying will help.

It come's from living a life in a kennel.    You can try house breaking but this isn't the same thing.

Limit her access in the house and use a crate or a bed that she can call her own.  Let her mark outside where she want's.

It's sad what happen's to dog's without the proper care and raising, kennel life leave's little option's for the dog.

Good luck.

HI

this is unlike a female boston.

I think maybe she had to have a dirty cage and would try to urinate out side of the bars.

Or maybe she is a little mentally distraut from being in a kennel too long. Sometimes they develop

odd behaviors like that.

The only thing to do is when she goes outside gently tell good girl and pet her softly on her back.

good luck and glad she has good home now.

This behavior likely has nothing to do with the dog having lived in a kennel. It is actually not uncommon behavior at all. Many females will mark, especially if they are around other females. Make sure the dog does not have a urinary tract infection first of all. Also have her thyroid level checked.

Other than that, the only hope for changing the behavior is trying to housebreak all over again by restricting her space, letting her out immediately before and after meals and adequate exercise time outside.

Good luck.

An alpha female will always mark her territory just like a male even though the male may not be alpha in the litter.I so enjoy Jazena an alpha female marking over Danka's urination.Danka was the Alpha in another litter.I purchased her.Females will mark just as males do.

i have a female who will raise her leg to pee.  never inside but she is house trained. 

would have to lean toward the alpha female marking.

john

I would bet it's alpha female marking behavior.  I had a very dominant GSD bitch who lifted her leg to overmark the boys' markings. She was reliably housebroken so that had nothing to do with it.  Your friend should housebreak the Boston with a crate (Boston terrier size crate).  Perhaps using bitch panties would help with the spraying on the furniture.

An alpha female will always mark her territory just like a male

This is correct. You will see it often with Alpha & older/more mature adult females.

I had a Mal that did it and I have a 9 1/2 yr old female that marks every time my female pup pees.  She marks then the male marks.  But all 3 are housebroken and never mark in the house.  So I agree it is an alpha bitch thing.

The dog is two, has had two litter's, and spent that two year's in a kennel.

Yes it has everything to do with living it's life in a kennel.

Nothing the dog know's is natural, it's habit's are not going to be normal either.

It has gone from a small secure (safe) area out into an unknown world and will have issue's with territory and social behavior. 

I assume it came from a puppy mill or similar environment if it's had two litter's and probably has had little training or socializing at all.  

Cage raised animal's have a whole different set of rule's they live by.    A different understanding of what they have been thru is needed sometime's.

It's not a big problem, just different.     I'm sure the problem can be corrected with a little patience and a few condition's in place.

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