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We recently adopted a rescue beagle (2yo male neutered). He is an absolute angel except for two things. One, whenever he enters new territory (indoors), he scent marks compulsively, irregardless of the presence of other animals past or present. Once he is accustomed to the new place, he doesn't do it. This has happened at our house, friends' houses, and stores. And if we clap loudly and say, "No, Bernie!" he'll stop - even in mid-mark! We would like to take him places without having to watch him like a hawk for the first half hour to forty five minutes. The second issue - and probably related - is compulsive humping. He'll do it once you've been playing with him on the floor or ground for about twenty minutes and he's getting really worked up. He doesn't do it to other dogs, and he usually only humps human females. He doesn't respond as well to correction on this one. We've mostly tried distracting him or re-directing his focus, but it's not working too well. He was about a year and a half when he was neutered (that's when he arrived at a local shelter). Nothing is known about him before that, but it's quite likely he was used as a hunting beagle because he was found in a part of Louisiana that still uses beagles and other hounds as working/hunting dogs. He spent six months in the shelter and then a few months in foster care where he was with about ten other dogs where he was the smallest (he's about twenty pounds). We're wondering if dominance issues might be involved...? He doesn't like being put on his back to have his belly rubbed, which suggests a dominant personality - but then he cowers a fair amount and won't sustain eye contact which suggests a submissive personality. Other things that might be useful to know: he loves other dogs, likes humans, completely ignores cats unless they try to eat his food and then he barks, is VERY well housetrained, loves his crate, and is a classic beagle in that he spends our walking time with his nose glued to the ground and will do just about anything - including the classic Snoopy dance - to get food of any kind. Thank you in advance.

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My cat and I moved into a new home.  He now has three canine friends who he has spent time with before.  One of the dogs was eating the felines stool, so I purchased the Purrforma self cleaning litter box.  He would only urinate in it and chose to defecate on my side of the bed after 6 days.  He attempted to defecate another time, I got him and placed him in the litter box, however that only worked once, and choose the bed again.  Since then I purchased a new non automated litter box and returned him to his feline pine cat litter - that was two days ago and he has not eliminated anything sine.  I have been leaving the bedroom door closed so he is not tempted.  I'm just waiting for him to use it. any thoughts?

Should I lock him in a confined area until he uses it?

I need some advise or he might end up getting kicked out, and he is a special need cat as he has three fused lumbar (congenital defect.)

He is also doing an excessive amount of licking to the point where he has two balding patches.  He just had an allergy shot 4 weeks ago.  Should I inquire about behavioral modification type drugs?

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