What are dogs sniffing for when they are looking for a place to pee/poop?

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Mostly the scent of other dogs or other animals Dogs use their waste to mark territory. If a dog smells another dog's waste, it might try to mark over the top with its own waste, in order to claim the territory for itself. It's a little bit like graffiti taggers trying to show each other who was there last, and how impressive their tag is.In the wild, dogs would also use the smell of other dogs' waste to tell them what the other dogs in the area have been eating.

If the area had good hunting, the dogs would be more likely to fight over it. Most domesticated dogs don't have outdoor territory to fight over, and don't hunt wild game, but the instincts telling them to mark their territory are still there. MightyCow_DontFollow's Recommendations Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems Amazon List Price: $24.95 Used from: $11.32 Average Customer Rating: 4.0 out of 5 (based on 536 reviews) Why Do Dogs Drink Out of the Toilet?

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Mostly Another animals scent. Animals can communicate their state of physical well being and even readiness to mate through the scents they leave behind in their urine. These are usually in the form of pheromones.

dictionary.reference.com/search?q=pherom... Oftentimes, the alpha animal, or the "born leader" will find these scents simply to cover them over. This is done when vying for territory. If an alpha dog picks up the scent of another animal that it feels may try to lay claim to it's "domain", then the first thing it would do is attempt to erase any sign of that animal ever being there.

Think of the Russians taking the American flag off of the moon after the first lunar landing (sounds crazy-but similar priciple),no, they didn't do that,it's just an analogy. This is very important when mating season rolls around. One animal can determine how receptive another will be based soley on the pheromones the other is emitting..

Marking their teritory and to see if another dog has been there Dogs mark things as their teritory. The sent of their urine or poop marks what is their's. That is why you will see dogs often go pee right on where another dog just peed.

They are also trying to establish dominance over that area or spot. "Mine, stay away! " That is also why sometimes a dog (especailly males) will pee in several different areas instead of doing all in one spot when they go potty.It pretty much comes down to trying to establish dominance.

When you see dogs of the same gender "riding" each other (humping) or a female "ride" a male, it is not a homosexual thing, but the one on top is being the dominant dog. They are setting up who is going to be the alfa dog and the beta dog, and the ones who are below that.(the alfa and beta are the lead dogs of the pack) .

Our male dog seems to be looking for the spot he used last Every time Spike goes out into his own yard...he sniffs around, checks out where all the birds and squirrels have been...then goes to the exact same spot in the yard to do his business. He has 4 places where he always lifts his leg, too. When Maynard, our male, neighbor dog comes over to play in the yard...they constantly sniff, mark and remark each spot where the other has lifted a leg.

When we're out for a walk, it's a whole different story. Every time he sniffs out a tree or post where another dog has relieved himself...he has a need to 'mark over' the other scent. It seems like it's a 'need to dominate' thing for him.

He'll keep it up, even when he has nothing left to mark with.

Other dogs Dogs use their excretions to mark their territories. The dog is looking to see who else is in the area before leaving his or her own mark. Mind you, I've never seen a dog say, "Gosh, it looks like Bob is around.

I'd better go somewhere else. " So maybe it's more like a bulletin board and less like a "keep out" sign.

" "Our puppy seems to think our other 2 dogs' poop is a gourmet snack. We've tried EVERYTHING! Any chance he'll outgrow it?

" "Too much English story is written as if on the poop deck of a man-of-war. Discuss.(PS A poop deck is not for dogs! ).

Our puppy seems to think our other 2 dogs' poop is a gourmet snack. We've tried EVERYTHING! Any chance he'll outgrow it?

Too much English story is written as if on the poop deck of a man-of-war. Discuss. (PS A poop deck is not for dogs!).

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