05-15-2005, 12:03 AM | #1 (permalink) |
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why do dogs piss on trees
been wondering about this question for a while.
i was sitting at a set of traffic lights when this dog walks up besides the car, up to a tree, lifts his leg and takes a leak on the tree..then i got a cloud formation over my head and i asked myself, "why do dogs piss on trees?" i know its not just trees, also poles etc.... trying to work it out, maybe its to mark their territory? not sure.. anyone have any idea? maybe this may seem silly to those dog owners, but ive never owned a dog.
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05-15-2005, 12:15 AM | #2 (permalink) |
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You have it exactly right; they're marking their territory. Remember dogs have a much more sensitive sense of smell than humans, and can differentiate between their own urine and that of others.
Cats do the same thing. Have you ever had a cat rub up against you, or watched it do the same with a piece of furniture? Cats have scent glands that are activated when they do that. Hence, when the cat rubs you, it's claiming you as itss property.
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05-15-2005, 07:24 AM | #6 (permalink) |
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Tex, if you ever found yourself in this beautiful home with these antiques and such, I would sure appreciate if you allowed the property to remain unclaimed. Really.
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05-15-2005, 10:29 AM | #8 (permalink) |
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Have you read "Never Cry Wolf" by Farley Mowat? He relates his territorial claim experiment and how many pots of tea it took. Great stuff.
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05-15-2005, 11:25 AM | #9 (permalink) |
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And (unnuetered) males are the ones who usually do it the most, and thus are more noticable, because the more territory they claim, the more breedable females with be within it.
You know how tiger's have territory? Same thing. Only, you know...not as violent. That's one reason people fix male dogs. Small ones will start marking in the house.
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05-15-2005, 04:39 PM | #15 (permalink) |
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thanks guys..quenched my curiosity..it did kill the cat afterall
just another question though..so dogs and cats only piss to mark their territory? so they hold it in, until they mark it out.. i mean i take a leak when i need to go, why wouldnt animal instinct work the same way?
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05-15-2005, 11:25 PM | #16 (permalink) |
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a little of both.
and actually cats have special pee, I think. Like a special gland that they add to the urine(?) so it smells especially nasty.
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05-16-2005, 07:19 AM | #20 (permalink) | |
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05-16-2005, 09:37 AM | #21 (permalink) | |
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I'm not entirely sure if that particular liquid is specfically for marking their territories.
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05-16-2005, 10:11 AM | #22 (permalink) |
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It isn't for fending off predators...
1) when I was a kid, my friend's cat used to spay his hockey bag on a regular basis... we figure the cat thought the smell was that of another cat trying to claim its territory (i.e. my friend's house). His cat was just asserting his place. 2) When I was at the zoo I watched a full grown Siberian tiger chace a squirell up a tree. Once the squrriel was treed, the cat turned around and let loose with a spray of stuff (seeing that the cat was very big it was very noticeable). It wasn't pee and was clearly coming from the area of its anus...
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05-16-2005, 11:07 AM | #24 (permalink) |
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My parents have 4 male dogs, and 3 of them lift their legs to pee, but only two of them actually go around marking territory, and it's the little ones.
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What reply were you expecting? "Oh, you mean FAR-ley Mowat. Shit yeah, everyone reads him!" You get a free double-double the next time I see you for quoting him though. I spit my maple sugar candy on my desk when I read that
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05-16-2005, 12:04 PM | #26 (permalink) |
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The only thing "marked" around my house is me. My Newfoundland will come up and sniff me everytime I come home. If I've been "unfaithful" (played with another dog) she rubs against me, sniffs, and slobbers until I'm adequately marked as hers.
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05-16-2005, 03:20 PM | #28 (permalink) |
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You could have quoted Margaret Lawrence... doesn't her aged protagonsist squat and take a pee in the woods in the Stone Angel...
I totally missed that Mowat reference the first time around... good one.
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