I guess this goes as a question and a little story that made me wonder why.
My backyard used to have a really big tree, until our neighbors asked us to cut it down, which we did. My dad decided to keep the trunk, and use it as a table in our garage (he makes things with wood, so he used it for nailing things and other tasks). Well, we finished building an extension to our house and my dad now uses the backyard for making his woodworks. So he brought the trunk to the backyard so he had something else to put things on.
So then my dog Rocket walks to the backyard and sees the trunk. He sniffs it, and then, while my dad is working on something on that table, he pees on it! My dad got a little bit angry (although I'm sure he thought it was more cute than anything) and Rocket just walked on to the backyard to do whatever he was going to do.
So are dogs really "marking their territory" when they do this?
My backyard used to have a really big tree, until our neighbors asked us to cut it down, which we did. My dad decided to keep the trunk, and use it as a table in our garage (he makes things with wood, so he used it for nailing things and other tasks). Well, we finished building an extension to our house and my dad now uses the backyard for making his woodworks. So he brought the trunk to the backyard so he had something else to put things on.
So then my dog Rocket walks to the backyard and sees the trunk. He sniffs it, and then, while my dad is working on something on that table, he pees on it! My dad got a little bit angry (although I'm sure he thought it was more cute than anything) and Rocket just walked on to the backyard to do whatever he was going to do.
So are dogs really "marking their territory" when they do this?