Do female dogs mark their territory by peeing like males do too?
Yes of course there telling everybody expecially when there in heat.Come get it boys lol.
On dogs, which are more territorial, males or females?
Domestic dogs are very unique creatures in that their natural instincts have been slightly altered due to human intervention. In wolves, I beleive males are typically more territorial, but with dogs, it depends a lot more on the breed than the sex (this is based on my experience). I’ve met female dogs who are viciously territorial, and male dogs who just turn tail and let people come in. But almost every Chow you meet will fiercely guard its territory.I will say that in-tact males have more testosterone, and this will probably make them more prone to territorial behavior and overall aggression. But for fixed dogs (which is probably the majority of dogs you’ll come in contact with), I think it’s more a matter of breed.
Does female dog also mark territories like male dogs?
My dog is a female, whenever I bring her out for a walk, she smells the spot, probably where other dogs have peed and she'd pee a bit near it. During our walk of around 15 minutes, my dog would pee around 4 times. What is she doing?
Do girl dogs mark their territory?
Do girl dogs mark their territory?Yes. I had a female who was dominant over my other female dog and urine marked, thankfully, only outdoors. She was definitely leaving messages that she’d been there for other dogs! For more information on marking, see this article by Debra Horwitz and Gary Landsberg, board-certified veterinary behaviorists: Dog Behavior Problems: Marking Behavior
Male cats always mark their territory?
I usually have female pets simply because the 1 male cat and 2 male dogs I've had peed all over everything and I never could break them of it fully. The cat was the worst and that was the only time I've ever re-homed a pet. I'm interested in getting another kitten maybe a male this time because I like their personalities. But I'm really gun shy regarding the territory marking. Can you tell me of your experiences with that, what you did and if you would ever get a male cat again?
Do female dogs urinate less than male dogs?
No. But, females are unable to "mark" their territory by lifting a leg. This is why it seems as though they pee less. Females can only squat, and usually pee all at once while males will pee all over the place to mark, if not neutered before they are sexually mature.
Do dogs also mark their territory by pooping?
I have a male dog and recently moved into an apartment with a female dog. Both dogs are house broken and are taken out regularly. When the dogs are alone in the apartment, the female dog will poop infront of her owner's room. Is this her way of marking her territory?
How do dogs decide where to mark their territory?
I’ve observed my dogs through the years and noted something intriguing…Some areas are marked because visually, they stand out. The corner of a wall, right after a crosswalk. Since I see many dog owners cross at that particular place, the wall is the first *vertical* surface they and their dogs encounter. Visually it looks like a territorial marker. Nearly ALL male dogs mark on it, my boy included. Female dogs mark nearby on a flat surface. I think it’s a visual as well as a scent thing.I notice also that ANY new item, a pile of leaves, a fallen branch, a beer can, is immediately investigated “Ooh, what’s this?! I’d better check it out!” and promptly marked “Mine! I saw it first!”Also, even though undistinguished in our eyes, certain bushes or areas are repeatedly marked and subsequently investigated, day after day. There is one rather flattish bush, in a grouping of about six bushes, that is hit over and over. All dogs out for a walk head straight for *that* bush! the other five… meh! They obviously aren’t The Bush. That one is. That isn’t a visual thing, it’s olfactory.I notice also that male dogs will mark vertically, lifting a leg and attempting to direct their stream as high on the object as they can. This implies logic and visualization. “If the mark is *that* high… whoever left it must be a BIG dog! I’d better try to look taller.”. Females tend to mark lower if they lift a leg at all, and generally only do so at boundary edges. Otherwise, they will sniff a vertical object, but mark on the ground, in a crouch, nearby.I notice that female dogs tend to investigate vertical objects, but concentrate on lower or ground scent marks. Males tend to sniff the lower places but pay more attention to the higher vertical marks. Of course my dogs are/were always neutered or spayed, so I don’t have a representative sample of un-altered dogs. But what I notice is that the marking would seem, for altered dogs, to be more social than sexual.Marking behavior occurs whenever two dogs meet. they catch sight of each other, one marks, then they sniff each other, and then the second dog marks where the first had gone. Not sure what the sequence reveals.Anyway, those are my observations, for what they’re worth.
Do male dogs have more body odor than female dogs?
In my experience (I’ve had +/- 10 different dogs in my lifetime, different breeds and genders) male dogs DO smell stronger than females.A previous answer mentioned a male dog licking himself “grooming”. I think that is misleading as dogs, unlike cats, do not have a smell-less saliva or a rough tongue to groom themselves in the same clean way. I have actually found through experience that licking themselves is what makes dogs stinkier, f.e. when they have fleas or allergies and scratch and lick themselves the dog smell is stronger.I imagine with male dogs, apart from the piss splatter (and smell coming with it) due to territory marking, there is a stronger hormonal component that makes their presence more evident through smell. Male dogs in my experience do have stinkier anal glands than females. It’s just common sense.It is accurate to say that the breed of a dog does influence smell as well. Of course a longer or thicker coat is more prone to keep smell inside (like a wet rug that is allowed to dry fast vs. one that takes longer and keeps the smell inside). Dogs with rougher coats (schnauzer, f.e.) also tend to smell stronger than those with softer hair. The food they eat also influences this a lot (like humans), higher quality food means a better, healthier coat and significantly less dog smell.To summarize, in my case and experience male dogs do have a marked and stronger smell than females. I always prefer to own female dogs for that reason. They are also easier to train, more focused on learning (my experience as well).Of course like anything in life there will always be exceptions, but I do believe I’ve had enough dogs to be able to say this with confidence.
What makes male dogs pee pee more that females?
I HAVE 2 CHIHUAHUAS AND ONE IS FEMALE, ONE MALE...I CAN'T TRUST THE LITTLE MALE OUT IN MY HOUSE BECAUSE I AM AFRAID HE WILL "MARK" SOMETHING...DO YOU ALL AGREE THAT FEMALES ARE MUCH EASIER TO RAISE THAN MALES..AND WHAT ADVANTAGE DOES A MALE HAVE OVER A FEMALE...WE ARE THINKING SERIOUSLY ABOUT SELLING THE LITTLE MALE BECAUSE OF THIS...WILL HE GET BETTER ABOUT THIS AFTER HIS "SURGERY?"....THAT IS 2 MONTHS AWAY AND I DON'T KNOW IF I CAN PUT UP WITH IT THAT MUCH LONGER