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I have a 1 year old Cockapoo who has been with us for 4 months now (Rosie). She came to us at 9 months after living in a crate her whole life, we had housebreaking issues which have been for the most part cleared up. She still has submissive peeing issues. We are a family of 2 adults 2 children (7 & 9yrs) and 2 Bichons (10 &12yrs). The Bichons are completely housetrained, the younger Bichon gives her a hard time, she is jealous and tries to hold her ground, Rosie doesn't seem phased by her actions and holds her ground. When I put the kids to bed at night, all dogs come up with me and Rosie has taken to jumping up on the beds and peeing right in front of us. Normally the dogs are allowed on the beds, in the past I have not had any problem. What to do?
I think that you are experiencing a "territorial marking" issue, not a house training failure.
Here are a couple of articles that might help you understand this behavior and deal with it:
http://www.sspca.org/TerritorialMarking.html
http://www.paw-rescue.org/PAW/PETTIPS/DogTip_Marking.php
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Anne Springer, B.S., Dip., CAPCT
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I'm happy to answer questions on behavior and training. I prefer a training philosophy much like your physician might adopt when treating patients - first, do no harm. Dogs are generally best trained using humane methods that make sense to them and put you in control, not necessarily by physical means, but by controlling the dog's access to resources, such as food, toys, access to the outdoors, etc. I want your dog to behave, but also to trust you and rely on you for guidance.
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