Our female dog urinates wherever the male dog has been. Is this a
territorial issue? Is there a way to change the behavior?

Ignore AnimalBehaviorForensicSciencesResearch - anything he says is
bogus.

On 23 Nov 2005 18:42:45 -0800, , clicked their heels
and said:

Our female dog urinates wherever the male dog has been. Is this a
territorial issue? Is there a way to change the behavior?

Lucy always pees over Franklin's urine. What's the big deal - why
would you need to change it?


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all my dogs are female and my shih tzu pees where ever the others have been
and she cocks her leg.
also when we are out walking she poos a bit here and abit there and its
like that all the way round until she can only fart

im not bothered by her behaviour i actually think shes a twit.

as for do female dogs get territorial yes i would say they do, i have seen
female dogs patrol constantly around a gardens perimeter and go beserk
when ever the front door is approached.
thats a lot different to piddle.

Females can exhibit marking behaviors as readily as males. We see it often
in the Hounds.

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Our female dog urinates wherever the male dog has been. Is this a
territorial issue? Is there a way to change the behavior?

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Our female dog urinates wherever the male dog has been.

That's perfectly normal. Many dogs like to mark or overmark where a
packmate has marked. My female JRT habitually overmarks where my lurcher
does.

Is this a territorial issue?

It depends on whether either of them is marking for territorial reasons,
but IME it's usually more a matter of leaving sign.

Is there a way to change the behavior?

No, and why would you want to??? It's normal behaviour.

Thanks to those who were helpful. This is my first time in this
newsgroup -- is it always troll city? (Translation: Animal Behavior...
& PoorShepard...)

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Ignore AnimalBehaviorForensicSciencesResearch - anything he says is
bogus.

I'm only new here so I dont know any of the history of the group- who hates
who and why etc but I cant agree with your statement that anything he says
is bogus.

Admittedly I haven't tried out his technique- I only printed out his book
last night and am still reading.

I think it is always a good thing to question why we do the things we do and
whether they may not be the most appropriate if not effective methods.
Challenging our thinking is a good thing IMO.

I am new to owning dogs- I'm a cat person at heart. I grew up watching dogs
be punished and forced to obey- they would grovel and be submissive and do
what they did because they wanted a treat or didnt want to be punished.

So I grew to prefer cats- they still have their dignity, their independence
and think for themselves. My cat comes every time I call him but there is a
different look in his eyes than those of my dog- who I believe was very well
disciplined by her previous owner but in a harsh way. She has a pleading
look in her eyes- as though in the back of her mind she still worries that
she might be yelled at or otherwise mistreated if she doesnt come quick
enough or does the wrong thing. I dont revel in how obedient and responsive
she is- it saddens me to see that look in her eyes.

She is a very loving and loyal dog but she is insecure- terrified of
thunder, scared of raised voices, timid around some dogs and still learning
that an outstretched hand doesnt mean its on its way to hit her.

I want my dog to continue to do what she is told but I dont want her to be
motivated by fear and I dont wish to create a food fixation using a reward
system. I give my dog treats now and then, but I only give them to her in
the same context that I treat myself- *just because*. I dont do anything to
earn my chocolate bar, and I dont expect my dog to earn her treat either.

Now I'm not saying thats a good thing- like I said I dont know much about
dog training except that I havent liked anything that I've personally seen
done. If I am doing anything to make my dogs learning harder I would always
like to be told.

I like what I have read of his book so far- it fits with my own ideals I
guess. It remains to be seen whether I am able to effectively implement it,
but for my dogs sake I will try it.

Regards,
RRR

Don't listen to that troll - he has no idea what he is talking about -
he is truly insane, which should be obvious if you read just a few of
his posts.

troll city, as im new to this sort of group and didnt know what a troll was
and so of course i responded furiously and then got a do not feed the
trolls post we live and learn