Out of the Blue

[Aug 06, 2012, 10:21 am ET] - Share - Viewing Comments

That belly band dealie we got for the Gunnar-man really does look like it should do the trick, but it just seems a little too tight to leave on him for an extended period. If I can't find another nearby store to look for a larger one I'll find a way to get one online, as I am very eager to stop cleaning up urine puddles.

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Re: Out of the Blue

Aug 6, 2012, 14:41

Blue

sauron wrote on Aug 6, 2012, 13:39:
This behavior is male territoriality (try saying that after 2 pints of beer!), so I'm assuming he's entire?

In a younger dog, getting him fixed might solve the problem, but in older males like the Gunnar-man it probably won't help - too late for it to make a significant difference.

He is, as they like to say "intact." I've seen it argued both ways whether this contributes to the tendency to mark, but most seem to agree that it does, which also seems the intuitive answer. But even those who feel that neutering helps with marking seem to agree that by the time he's all grown up this horse is out of the barn, so while we may be tempted to castrate him as a punishment, it doesn't sound like it will solve our issue.




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		Date	Subject	Author
	1.	Aug 6, 10:58	Re: Out of the Blue	InBlack
	2.	Aug 6, 11:15	Re: Out of the Blue	Blue
	3.	Aug 6, 11:26	Re: Out of the Blue	Creston
	4.	Aug 6, 12:34	Re: Out of the Blue	xXBatmanXx
	6.	Aug 6, 13:23	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	7.	Aug 6, 13:29	Re: Out of the Blue	Blue
	8.	Aug 6, 13:37	Re: Out of the Blue	Tim H
	9.	Aug 6, 13:39	Re: Out of the Blue	sauron
>>	11.	Aug 6, 14:41	Re: Out of the Blue	Blue
	12.	Aug 6, 15:47	Re: Out of the Blue	sauron
	13.	Aug 6, 15:57	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	19.	Aug 6, 18:45	Re: Out of the Blue	jdreyer
	21.	Aug 6, 19:54	Re: Out of the Blue	sauron
	14.	Aug 6, 16:19	Re: Out of the Blue	xXBatmanXx
	15.	Aug 6, 16:38	Re: Out of the Blue	nin
	16.	Aug 6, 17:03	Re: Out of the Blue	xXBatmanXx
	17.	Aug 6, 17:26	Re: Out of the Blue	sauron
	5.	Aug 6, 12:44	Re: Out of the Blue	Silicon Avatar
	10.	Aug 6, 13:44	Re: Out of the Blue	Bucky
	18.	Aug 6, 18:21	Re: Out of the Blue	Cutter
	20.	Aug 6, 18:57	Re: Out of the Blue	jdreyer