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A little unsure of what to do to help my two dogs. I have a male Cavaliar King Charles Spaniel of 3 years, and a female cross-breed of a Poodle and a Westy of 4 years. The concern of the female is her "sulking" - I initially thought that they would comfort each other if I'm not at home with them for several hours, and I still don't know if they do. She'll also sleep most of the time if she's with me, and the male appears to "copy" her (e.g. he's not a cat chaser by nature, and would run from the sight of a cat but had started to chase them shortly after noticing that the female does this). As a solution for now, I've started to leave them out in the garden for the day, since that's the only place they'll at least do something (oh, and despite having toys the female still doesn't seem to play with them unless someone new is invited inside). However, I've also wondered if giving them their own territory would help (e.g. a room, or some area of a room).
The remaining concern is of the male "marking" his territory. I've had to remove carpet and entire furniture, and I've committed to the typical "rub his nose in it" but to no avail and have given up on punishing him. This also frequents more often if I have something new in the place, albeit I expect this of him. I'm wondering however of what I could do to alleviate/prevent this without having him "nuted"?
Thanks!
The remaining concern is of the male "marking" his territory. I've had to remove carpet and entire furniture, and I've committed to the typical "rub his nose in it" but to no avail and have given up on punishing him. This also frequents more often if I have something new in the place, albeit I expect this of him. I'm wondering however of what I could do to alleviate/prevent this without having him "nuted"?
Thanks!