Tipsy
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Post by Tipsy on Jan 17, 2014 9:36:42 GMT -5
I wanted to get opinions on marking! I don't have a problem with Booker stopping every few minutes to leave some pee-mail, but wanted to see how other grey owners handled it. Do you let your grey stop as they deem fit? Or do you make the decisions on when you both stop to leave a message?
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Post by Mag's Mom on Jan 17, 2014 9:54:03 GMT -5
Pee-mail... cute. I let Magnify stop whenever he feels the need.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 17, 2014 11:47:19 GMT -5
When I lived in the city and walked the boys, I did not allow them to stop every single time they wanted to, otherwise, I'd be out there much longer than I wanted. I always considered their walks as exercise rather than a sniffing adventure. That being said, obviously they would stop and void when necessary. Now, living in the country, well, let's just say, every single solitary tree is marked over and over and over again and I'm not getting the exercise I need! ugh!!!
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Post by Sally Blossom on Jan 17, 2014 12:38:37 GMT -5
I have the same problem with my two. Gable always wants to know who was there first then he has to squirt - I have no idea where he stores all this fluid as before we go for our walks they are both put out in the dog run to relieve themselves BUT sometimes I wonder if he is part camel. I do give into him quite often as that is one of his “enjoyments in life” and Liza checks out her “pee-mails” but not as often. They seem to like the winter better than the summer as there are snowbanks with lots of “mail” for them to check out then I give them a quick yank on their leash and we are on our way.
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Post by newtothis1 on Jan 17, 2014 18:36:15 GMT -5
I have always thought of the walk as exercise first then fun. So we walk without stopping for the first 20 minutes, then once we turn for home he gets to do what he wants. They are so well trained when they come off the track to walk so nicely on the leash(at least mine was) that I don't want to lose that, hence the 20 minutes of behaving then comes the fun.
He has never given me any trouble with this but I did do it straight away when he came home. Otherwise no one is getting a good walk in, it's more like a stroll.
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Post by angelollie on Jan 17, 2014 18:49:17 GMT -5
I usually take the boys together for their walks but I don't let them do much sniffing for two reasons; for health reasons and exercise. I don't know if that pee that Johnny wants to sniff and mark contains any type of disease such as Leptospirosis which can be ingested by my hound either by licking the urine or sniffing it. So I just keep the boys moving and if they do need to stop it's a fast pee with no sniffing. Mary is my problem but not from sniffing ... when she's out for her walk, she has this need to mark every few feet. It doesn't matter if we're in the middle of the road or crossing a busy street, I can count on Mary squatting and yet at home, she won't go out for hours. Mary should have been a boy !!!!
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Post by Mag's Mom on Feb 6, 2014 14:13:58 GMT -5
I never thought of disease, angelollie. Could you get Leptospirosis from simply sniffing?
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scarletta
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Post by scarletta on Feb 6, 2014 15:49:54 GMT -5
I never thought of disease, angelollie. Could you get Leptospirosis from simply sniffing? Lepto can reside in the kidneys of infected animals and is let out by urine voiding. Then pets wading, swimming or drinking the contaminated water, develop the disease along with sniffing the lepto tainted urine. Although this is the way that leptospira usually pass from animal to animal, they can also enter through a bite wound or through the pets eating infected materials. Winter conditions lower the risk because leptospira do not tolerate the freezing and thawing of near-zero temperatures. They are killed rapidly by drying but they persist in standing water, dampness, mud and alkaline conditions. My boy came to me already vaccinated for Lepto but sometimes those vaccines can be scary in the way of side effects so I am not sure if I will repeat it when he comes due to renewing vaccines. More info www.2ndchance.info/leptospirosis.htm
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Post by angelollie on Feb 6, 2014 19:18:18 GMT -5
Scarletta ..... a vet confirmed that the lepto bacterium could be picked up by a dog simply from sniffing. But I think if is much more common for an animal to pick up lepto from drinking tainted water, licking an area (blades of grass) where an affected animal has marked, etc. There is also the threat of your hound being infected with gardia (a parasite which causes severe diarrhea).. found on a surface from a contaminated animal. I realize dogs love to mark and some really get into it but I've always felt that why ask for trouble when bacteria and parasitic diseases can be easily avoided in most cases.
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dashandus
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Post by dashandus on Feb 7, 2014 23:29:51 GMT -5
We give Dash the lapto vaccine because we walk in areas that are, besides being a dog park, is also a park were wild animals live. We are rather be safe than sorry.
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Post by savannah on Aug 29, 2014 22:22:00 GMT -5
I personally like to be the decision maker when it comes to pee stops! Not all dogs, but some, can become very territorial when allowed to mark on their walk. Most people walk the same route daily and if the dog is let to mark the route each day you may find next time you encounter another dog on your walk that your dog is less than pleased to see them in "their" territory.
Now saying this some dogs could mark their walk each day and never have a problem where as some could develop an issue in days, all depends on your pooch!
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aeiou
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Post by aeiou on Sept 18, 2014 10:26:37 GMT -5
The walks we do are for both exercise and health, and to me, having the opportunity to sniff and pee on things while walking is as integral to their wellbeing as the exercise itself. That being said, we don't normally let them sniff everything, otherwise, we'd be walking the block for days. We try to balance sniffing/peeing with a good steady pace.
I find that if they're getting out frequently enough for walks that they will regulate their stops pretty well, but if they are given a rest period (say from several days of bad weather) they have a strong tendency to stop more frequently on the next walk that takes place.
So really, as long as the marking is taking place outside of our home, I'm all for it. LOL
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