2007-03-24 04:12:37 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Dogs
It looks like a bit of a tree and triggers their territory scent marking
2007-03-24 04:16:29 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
it's like a tree stump in a city. Dogs normally mark on trees, but cities have few of them so hydrants will do. They would pee on signposts but they are too narrow so they would miss. Hydrants are nice and fat, and just the right size.
Also dogs have a sixth sense they can sense and might smell the water pressure so of course that makes you want to go!
It also marks their territory and says i was here!
2007-03-24 11:18:04 · answer #2 · answered by ::penguins:: 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Haha, doing their bit to make sure there's plenty of water in the hydrant in case of fire! Sorry, couldn't help myself!
Seriously though they're marking their territory and because they can't see colours as such, only shades, they can't differentiate between a stump and a hydrant.
2007-03-24 11:41:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Its a marker of sorts, a communication thing with Alpha dog thrown in.
2007-03-24 11:22:50 · answer #4 · answered by rockrib2000 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's their way of marking their territory
2007-03-24 11:16:27 · answer #5 · answered by Taylor29 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Dogs do this to mark their territory, they just let other dogs know that its their turf.
2007-03-24 11:44:57 · answer #6 · answered by krdes1 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's their way of marking their territory.
2007-03-24 11:44:20 · answer #7 · answered by Butterfly 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its a form of territory marking, they want other dogs to know this is thier place so when another dog smells it they know their is compition for the area.
2007-03-24 11:17:19 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Surrogate dwarfs?
2007-03-24 11:15:47 · answer #9 · answered by rubehick 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
to mark their territory.
2007-03-24 11:28:00 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋