Male dog . . ..

We just adopted a male dog. We have never owned a male dog, so we really at wits end.

A month ago we adopted a girl dog, we also have a female cat. We gave the female dog back because our cat wasn't socializing well the with the dog and didn't come out during the day (as she did BEFORE we got the female dog). So just this past weekend we swaped the female dog for the male dog. We got the dogs from the same humane society. So we just have the male dog and the female cat.

Now the dog MUST smell the female dog and the female cat. So he "marks" everywhere. I cleaned up 5 places this morning in the spane of an hour. I took him out BEFORE he decided to do this. We are hoping that the dog will stop marking the walls and couch and such. Is this normal?

Also, he got neutured before we got him. Im not sure how much longer before we got. How long does it take for his hormones to calm down? (Trying to put it as nicely as possible)

Any help will be appreciated. Thanks in advance to any help!

Be Blessed.

We arent to sure that it is going to work out for us. Unforuntaly. We'll give it a few weeks then see. I really want a dog!

Thanks for the advice!