Hi! I'm sorry to bother. I have a question if I may. I'm in the process of attempting to train my dog to be my medical alert service dog. However I'm having trouble with him always stopping every few seconds to mark his territory. He's neutered and has a clean bill of health. Do you have any advice you can share to help me break him of this habit? Many thanks :)
Hi! If he is neutered and has a clean bill of health, then IMO it is time to start giving him a quick pop with the leash and a firm âAH!â whenever he marks inappropriately. Be consistent about this! Only allow him to mark in appropriate locations and surfaces.
You can also teach him to potty on command which can help too. To do this, take him outside and wait for him to pee. When he does pee (in an appropriate placeâ grass, dirt, gravel, etc), give him a command such as âgo potty,â âhurry up,â or âdo your thing.â  Eventually, he will begin to associate the action of peeing with the command. Faith is trained so that whenever we get out of the car, Iâll tell her, âdo your thing,â and sheâll squat to pee. This has been a tremendous help because I no longer have to walk around waiting for her to pee, and worrying about when I need to take her out if she didnât pee beforehand.
I hope this helps! My male (Sterling) was never a marker, so I donât have much more advice other than this. Maybe people could reblog/comment with more advice? I feel bad. I feel like I didnât help much haha. Good luck!
~ Lex (& Faith)













