Checking Their “Pee-Mail” and “Social Media”
If your canine frequently stops to urinate when you're walking them, it doesn't mean they're having bladder problems.
They're doing what dogs do: communicating with others of their kind by leaving urine marks.
Believe it or not, a dog's urine marking is a serious business for canines. It's a protocol that predates electronic devices by thousands of years.
By urine marking, your dog is leaving messages, so to speak.
Then other dogs come along and check the message and may leave a message of their own by urinating small amounts over or adjacent to the original spot.
This is a unique form of communication where your dog will tell another dog if they sense danger.
Or even let them know about their sexual availability.
This is how your dog sends other dogs a message about where they've been and what they've been doing.
Unlike humans who have to use social media apps to catch up on all their friend’s news…
…all a dog needs is a whiff of a very prominent vertical surface such as a fire hydrant, tree or street sign.
When you take your pup for a walk, let them check their “pee-mail” to catch up on all the changes in the neighborhood.
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