Help! Peanut is marking!

Hi Guys. Has anyone dealt with a male puppy who marks? Peanut is 17 weeks now and last week, he marked in three places. Twice in the home office, once in the formal living room and once in the dining room. He's back to living in the kitchen. Any advice?

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Permalink Reply by Sam Tsang on September 16, 2013 at 4:15pm

Hi Laura, yes, read the FAQ on potty training.

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Permalink Reply by Bev Levy on September 16, 2013 at 4:53pm

He is too young to mark, I think. At 17 weeks he is not able to be reliably potty trained. If you can not watch him make sure he is in an area that is easy to clean up. Be sure to take him outside frequently (at least every 2 hours) and make sure to praise him if he potties and then play for a few minutes . If he doesn't go take him back inside. This is a time when I like to teach a potty command- Say "go Potty" the second he starts to go every time. Eventually he will associate that command with doing his business. It is great for later when the weather is bad! It takes at least the first year for a puppy to become reasonably reliable.

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Permalink Reply by Anna Morelli on September 16, 2013 at 8:14pm

This is not marking, but your pup is not housebroken and, by the age of 17 weeks he should be. That means you need to revisit your housebreaking strategy, because something you've done is not working. A bit of detective work on your part is needed to sort things out.

Hopefully the FAQs and Bev's suggestions will help.