{"id":420,"date":"2012-01-09T18:58:38","date_gmt":"2012-01-09T18:58:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/happytailsspa-blog.com\/?p=420"},"modified":"2012-01-09T18:58:38","modified_gmt":"2012-01-09T18:58:38","slug":"whats-in-a-pee-mail","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.itchydogsolutions.com\/whats-in-a-pee-mail\/","title":{"rendered":"What’s in a Pee Mail?"},"content":{"rendered":"
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by\u00a0EcoWellDog<\/a>– The Natural Leaders in Problem Solving Grooming & Wellness.<\/p>\n

Have you ever watched your dog sniff around in the park, and then suddenly lift his leg to pee somewhere? This is scent marking and is a normal form of communication between dogs. Dogs have many more scent receptors than people, so are much more sensitive to smells than we are. Dog urine contains pheromones and other unique chemical markers. So when your dog sniffs the urine of other dogs, these chemicals allow him to receive information about the dog that left the mark \u2013 in particular, their sex and reproductive status. And when he ‘urine marks’ in response, he is leaving his own unique signature at that spot. Think of it as e-mail for dogs= P-Mail!<\/span><\/p>\n

Although all dogs can urine mark, it\u2019s certainly more common for intact dogs to do this \u2013 those that have not been spayed or neutered. And certainly in the case of females, they are more likely to scent mark around the time when they are in heat. Urine marking tends to be a behavior that develops by about the age of 2 years, although some dogs may begin marking as young as a few months old. The best way to reduce the likelihood of a male dog becoming a urine marker is to have him neutered at a young age, before he develops territorial behavior.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Why Might A Dog Mark His Territory?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n