How can I get dog to stop marking & biting?
He’s: 5 year old shih tzu & neutered
His behaviors: He will “nip” a kid in the face if they get too close to his (he’s left puncture marks & bruising on my daughter on several occasions). He marks & urinates in the house. Same spot, different spot, the bed. You name it, he’ll pee on it. He was doing this before I came around.
What I’ve tried: Cleaning the carpet with cleaner that is made for urination When I catch him I yell the dogs name & no & take him outside. Once when I went to carry him outside he bit my hand. I follow him around which is impossible I’ve tried praising & giving treats Creating him at night (which is sometimes impossible bc when his daughter is over she’ll cry about it & he’ll get to sleep with her.)
The biting I’ve never witnessed (with the kids) so I’ve never tried anything. He will never bite the kids when an adult is around. He’s bit 3 kids that I know of & he has gotten my daughter 5 times on the face. 6 if you count when I told her to tell him no afterwards so he bit her again.
I’m at a loss. We fight about him all the time. My house smells of urine. I can’t find all the spots in this 2,100 2 story house. We have a 7 month old who is about to crawl but can’t 1) bc of the urine in the carpet 2) we’re afraid the dog will bite her.
If I put him in his kennel during the day he will screech bark until he’s let out, so putting him in there while she plays on the floor is not an option. He’s allowed on the beds, couch So really nowhere is safe. My boyfriend suggested no carpet flooring but again, the smell. I can’t take it anymore.
Things I won’t try: A pee pad. That doesn’t solve the smell. A diaper. I’m not changing a babies diaper & a dogs diaper.
His mom brought the dog when he was 5 months old bc she had cancer. When she died a year later, my boyfriend inherited the dog. He will not get rid of it & he’s made that clear.
FYI: I’m the only one who looks for the spots to clean up. The family will literally walk through a dried puddle & not bat an eye & it absolutely baffles me.