We have a three year old Parsons, who is getting a bit too big for his boots!
Recently he has started to wee and / or poo on furniture. It's not that he needs to go, because he inconveniences himself in the places he chooses. On one occasion he went upstairs onto my daughters bed and carpet and then straight into our room and on our bed and carpet. He's gone one better than that though and has poo'd on all four seats of our sofa's and then on the arm of one too. I am at my wits end with this - these are just a couple of occasions out of over half a dozen, that I'm highlighting. The dog was successfully house trained as a pup before we bought him and he's always been clean.
We're now starting to redo our living room, and this will involve a new carpet and sofa's and I'm loathed to keep the dog as he's systematically undoing all the hard work we're putting into redecorating our home.
He's also started challenging our German Shepherd bitch, during feeding, and will sit on or lay on top of her when they lay down, and guards her from me if I try to get to her to fuss her or clean her ears.
Any suggestions? I'm inclined to think that this is dominance related behaviour.
Just to add a bit of extra info -
He's not allowed on furniture, or upstairs, and is crate trained too. He's doing this opportunistically as he's not left free roam of the house unsupervised (when we go out, or go to bed he's crated), if we're in the house he is too and he'll sneak off to do this.
Also, he was neutered as a pup.
Partner is too soft with BOTH dogs so all of the discipline / training is down to me, then undermined by other half! (He's not a great dog owner!)
I'm a firm believer that a dog should KNOW it's a dog and it's place!
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