i see it al the time and i want to know why
2006-08-03 11:25:00 · 11 answers · asked by ς๏г๒เภ 2 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Well they have to pee on something right!? no really the answer is because they are marking their territory..that's why they are always sniffing things (not only fire hydrants) before they pee-it's because they can smell the dog(s) that were there before them...and they want to leave their scent behind too...female dogs don't do this because they don't really care for marking their territory..it's mainly a male thing (macho dogs!)
2006-08-03 11:36:03 · answer #1 · answered by vdubbchick 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Entire males will lift their leg on anything. They are marking territory.
Fire hydrants are very much like a tree trunk and males love using tree trunks in their gardens to make a perimiter of their territory.
When other dogs mark the same spot, they will mark over the top leaving their scent as the next permanent marker.
It is all male sexual behaviour and is very, very normal.
2006-08-03 18:34:06 · answer #2 · answered by lucas 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It seems to be any object that stands out that they pee on. I think it has to do with marking territory, a way a dog sends a message that he has been there. Dogs always sniff things like that, I guess they are decoding the messages left before.
2006-08-03 18:28:43 · answer #3 · answered by jxt299 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Cause the dog before them did it and the dog before that and the dog before that one and so on and so forth. They are marking their territory and when they smell other dog, they want to cover it up.
2006-08-03 18:29:32 · answer #4 · answered by strawbrrybabe 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hmm. I couldn't google that one (or yahoo ok!) - I know they mark territory and that they know that other doggies pee pee on them but why did the first one, I don't know. Why do humans pee in toilets?
2006-08-03 18:30:03 · answer #5 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They will pee on anything in the way like a bush,stop sign,some dogs are color blind.So its not because its red.
2006-08-03 18:33:17 · answer #6 · answered by Katelyn H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because other dogs have Peed on that hydrant. It's telling anybody that is other dogs I've been here too!
2006-08-04 00:59:58 · answer #7 · answered by Nikoday 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are just marking thier territory and fire hydrants arent all they mark. They mark plants aan posts and walls.
2006-08-03 18:30:03 · answer #8 · answered by *Barbie Girl* 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are "staking out there territory".
2006-08-03 18:33:04 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
who knows. ...that's liek askign why people pick their noses while driving their vehicles~ we can still see you!
2006-08-03 18:28:40 · answer #10 · answered by Kitty VonFishing 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋