It would then no longer be their territory, but more than likely someone else's.
2006-08-09 03:35:17 · 7 answers · asked by vinny_the_hack 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
So, the real answer is not to mark "their" territory, but to claim territory, whether it is theirs or not. Little buggers want to own every place they go. And to write "I was here"...much like many of the people on Yahoo Answers.
2006-08-09 03:45:32 · update #1
Oh yes, but it depends on the dogs perception of his rank in the pack order. If the dog is a dominent wannabee, will pee on every vertical surface. If the dog is dominent, will pee selectively because is just announcing or relieving himself & not out to prove anything. If the dog smells urine of a truly dominent dog, may not pee until finds a place with non-dominent dog urine. If the dog is a fraidy cat, often won't pee at all when out of own territory unless absolutely has to...
Once I had a middle pack order dog & lived in a residential area of a city (sidewalk walks). Over a period of time noticed dog would never ever pee on one side of a certain block to the point I would need to cross the street before the dog would pee (who wants to be out in below zero with a dog that will not pee?). Finally one day the next year we happen to be there when the owner came out--with two enormous male dogs of a fighting breed. My dogs tail went down immediately when the other dogs came into view. To a dog, pee talks!
2006-08-09 03:50:05 · answer #1 · answered by knewknickname 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, they use lamp-posts and things to let other dogs know they are around and also to sniff out any other dogs who have been there, not just for marking their territory and so, if another dog has already pee'd up the post then it is almost given that your dog will cover that scent with his own just to announce that he has been there. Its a bit like a "doggy message board". Hope this helps
2006-08-09 10:40:59 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they would. It would mean that the dog is now marking new territory.
2006-08-09 10:41:28 · answer #3 · answered by venus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep yep even my girl dogs will try their hardest to pee on something that has been marked by another dog.
2006-08-09 10:42:34 · answer #4 · answered by gnomes31 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
omg how true is this i have a minnie pincher and part pit/ boxer and they are always spraying everything in the house and i just went the other day and bought some spray it is from Hartz called Stay off Training Aid and i spray it on everything from the carpet to the couch and everything in between so far it has been working .......i use it daily...
2006-08-09 11:43:38 · answer #5 · answered by Rhonda S (I'm Just Me) (Brat)(Goofy) 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a form of communication.
Much like human e-mail.
It's pee-mail!
2006-08-09 11:07:24 · answer #6 · answered by niffer's mom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yep. it's a dog's way of saying "Fido was here".
2006-08-09 10:40:54 · answer #7 · answered by calli 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋