Stop Male Dogs From Marking

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- Police arrested a 15-year-old female resident at the Sharon Lynn Girls Home for disorderly conduct, obstructing official business and resisting arrest after staff members at the home reported at 7:32 p.m. Aug. 8 that she was continually running away. The juvenile allegedly did not cooperate with officers upon arrest.

- Robert A. Watson, 42, 589 1/2 E. Third St., Salem, was arrested for driving under suspension following a traffic stop for unsafe vehicle at 11:04 a.m. Aug. 9.

- Police investigated a theft report at a home in the 7000 block of state Route 14 at noon on Aug. 11.

- Robert S. Schildroth, 54, Grundy Center, Iowa, was cited for right of way at stop signs following a two-vehicle crash in Goshen Township at 11:47 a.m. Aug. 15 in which he was southbound on Seacrist Road at Pine Lake Road and allegedly pulled into the path of James A. Baird, 19, Kent Road, Salem, who was westbound on Pine Lake Road.

- Anthony Eugene Pondillo, 18, 5020 E. Calla Road, New Middletown, was arrested for no driver's license and drug paraphernalia following a traffic stop for speed at 5:23 p.m. Aug. 16.

- A Cool Road resident reported at 8:23 p.m. Aug. 16 that fraudulent charges had been made on her debit card.

- Police investigated a theft report at home in the 13000 block of Seacrist Road at 8:10 a.m. Aug. 18.

- Police investigated a burglary report at a home in the 14000 block of Garfield Road at 11 p.m. Aug. 18.

- Police responded to Seacrist Road under the railroad bridge at 4:34 p.m. Aug. 19 where a man reported he had been assaulted by two male juveniles. He just wished the incident to be documented.

- A Main Street resident reported an identification theft at 5:20 p.m. Aug. 19.

- Holly Jo Ritchie, 47, 13223 W. Middletown Road, Salem, was cited for right of way when turning left following a two-vehicle crash in Goshen Township at 4:24 p.m. Tuesday in which she was westbound on Middletown Road and attempted to turn left into her driveway, allegedly pulling into the path of an eastbound vehicle driven by William M. Kunkle, 72, state Route 46, Canfield. Ritchie's two passengers were transported by Green Township EMS to the Salem Community Hospital for non life-threatening injuries.

How To Stop A Dog From Peeing In The House

  Even dogs that have been completely housetrained, or which have just relieved themselves outside can mark in the house with the right trigger.  Dogs mark in the house for entirely different reasons that are not connected to simply relieving themselves.

Marking in the house can start in male dogs when they are about three months old, though it may appear in different dogs at different ages.  It’s also possible for some females dogs to mark in the house.  Dogs have an extremely well-developed sense of smell and they leave urine sprinkles as a way to tell other dogs about themselves and to leave messages.  When a dog marks something with urine it gives information about his sex, age, health, social status, and other things he wants to convey to other dogs.  Your dog usually does this outdoors by peeing or sprinkling against a tree or bush. This marks his territory.  But he will also pee or sprinkle on something in the house in some cases.  If you move into a new home, if you have a new baby in the house, if you are dating a new person, if you have a female dog in heat, or for other reasons, your dog may feel like he needs to make a display and reassert his position and he will do this by peeing or sprinkling on something to mark his territory in the home.  Some dogs will also mark territory when they are anxious or for other reasons, but most male dogs will scent mark in the home when they think they need to reassert their position for some reason.  In a way they are saying, “This is my place and I will protect it.”  It’s usually a little bit of male dog machismo.

There are some good ways to stop your dog from marking in the house.

Most dogs that scent mark are intact, meaning that they have their testicles.  You can usually stop marking behavior by having your male dog neutered.  This works for most male dogs.  However, if the behavior has become a serious habit then having your dog neutered may not completely stop the behavior.

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