Is my female dog marking or peeing?
Female dogs also engage in urine-marking. However, the behavior could be an indication of anxiety. You may be surprised to know marking behavior is not solely in the male province.
Dogs can begin urine marking at three months old. Some dogs urinate on objects while raising a leg to leave a message to other dogs. Other times, dogs may urine mark for medical or other reasons.
- Clean soiled areas thoroughly with a cleaner specifically designed to eliminate urine odor. ...
- Make previously soiled areas inaccessible or unattractive. ...
- Keep objects likely to cause marking out of reach. ...
- Resolve conflicts between animals in your home. ...
- Make friends.
Marking behavior is not a house-soiling problem and both Male and Female dogs can display marking behaviors.
- The presence of urine is only in small amounts.
- Peeing is usually done in vertical surfaces (but can still happen on horizontal surfaces, too)
- Your dog is potty-trained but pees when a guest or a stray animal have been to your house.
Your dog feels the need to assert his dominance or ease his anxiety by laying out his boundaries. He does this by depositing small amounts of urine on anything he feels belongs to him—the furniture, the walls, your socks, etc. Urine-marking is most often associated with male dogs, but females may do it, too.
Usually it is because of feelings of insecurity or a perceived threat. This perceived threat, for example, can be an introduction of a new baby, a new pet, a visitor or even a new piece of furniture. The smell of other animals on your footwear or clothing can also trigger a dog to feel the need to mark his territory.
Dogs "mark" by urinating on upright objects. by other dogs. The volume of urine used for marking is usually small. The problem is much more common in intact males, but many neutered males and spayed females also mark their territory.
Flagging is when the female will wrap her tail to the side, or even grab it in her mouth and pull it to the side, and or flag it side to side to disperse her scent, in order to attract and receive the male. Her nipples may swell a bit, but not in every case.
Urine marking behavior usually begins when the dog reaches sexual maturity. What Causes Canine Urine Marking? An intact male dog is most likely to mark when there is a female dog in heat nearby. Intact female dogs are also prone to marking when they are in heat.