Guest Anonymous Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 My friend and I were talking about this the other day... We were wondering, why do dogs "wipe their feet" after they go to the washroom? :o Quote
bk_blue Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Apparently (this is what I've heard) "wiping their feet" aka "flinging mud and dirt everywhere especially on their owners who are wearing clean clothes" is supposed to spread their scent over a further distance ie. so they can let other dogs know they have territory. Both our dogs do this, they are both male and both neutered. hope this helps. :) Quote
Kiger Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 :rofl: That was the topic of my first post here. Gotta get the answers to the deep questions in life, you know... :lol: Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 :lol: Yes, it's a VERY important question! LOL Thanks BK! That's what we were sorta thinking... but weren't too sure how it could work... since you see Hazel will "wipe her feet" about a meter away from where she did it! LOL Quote
Carolk9s Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Candy is a maniac about doing this, not at home but if we are out. She wants everyone to she was there, she thinks she pretty tuff stuff. Lets put some scent over here and some over there and scuff the ground good so I smell like a really BIG dog! Quote
Kiger Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Kato scrapes his little sandwich baggie on the ground. It's so sad, but I gotta protect that bandage. :lol: Quote
courtnek Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Poor Kato! (love the name) when will his bandage come off? yea, it's territorial...."spread the wealth" as it were..... I want o know why my CAT will NOT cover up his droppings!!! He just leaves them there!!!!! :D \ Quote
alicat613 Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Eh? I've never seen this!! My dog goes and move on! Quote
bk_blue Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Blitz never did it until Rinny moved in, and learned how to do it from Rinny. They were so funny when we used to take them out together. Rinny would pee on something and scracth up the dirt. Then Blitz would do the same thing. Over and over again. :roll: Quote
alicat613 Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Maybe my dog doesn't because he pees so much? I mean he makes a big old puddle. He stands there looking so bored while he pees (forever, seriously it's like the scene from Liar Liar) and then moves on. If he tried to scratch the spot he'd be sticking his paw in a big old pee puddle! Quote
Cheetah Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 Roxie does this too! When she's on a walk she's constantly marking (never does this on our property though....strange..), then she'll sometime scratch her back feet a few feet away from where she actually "piddled". If she's on dirt...oh the glory...nothin like dirt between your toes! She really seems to enjoy this sort of "scent marking" and I don't think it really matters if she's a few feet from where she marked, she just wants to spread her scent all around! Another thing that's funny/strange is that she sometimes tries to pee like a "guy-dog" and she'll actually lift her leg a little against a curb/snowbank...odd... Quote
Guest Anonymous Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 :lol: I had a chihuahua when I was younger, and she grew up around all male dogs, so that's how she peed! :o When she was little she'd "Squat" like a female, then after a while of hanging out with all the male dogs down the road (there was like NO female dogs until after we got Hazel! LOL It's like one of those trend things I guess... LOL) and she'd lift her leg! Did until the day she died... it was the weirdest thing! Quote
bk_blue Posted February 4, 2003 Posted February 4, 2003 :lol: There was a Mastiff X who used to play with Bk at the park. Her owner was most impressed with BK's agile ways, because even though he was half her weight and 2/3 of her size he managed to pin her down a number of times... apparently she's a bit of a Romeo (Romette? Juliet?) when it comes to lovin' and also likes to pee like a man too. :D Quote
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