Dogs must mark their territory - it’s just the way it is! And for a dog there is no better way they like to communicate to the world and announce ‘Hey, I’m Here, Smell My Scent!’
As normal a behavioral characteristic as this may be, it can be quite annoying to dog owners. Not only does your house get soaked in the odor from your dog’s urination, but it also can cost a lot of money on ruined stuff. For example, I’ll never forget the day my wife came home and found her new two hundred dollar shoes soaked in our Chihuahuas urine. Our dog simply marked the object because they were brand-new and contained unfamiliar smells. In his mind he was not doing anything wrong.
Below are a few tips that can help you lower the chances of your dog’s scent marking behavior:
Dogs in this group loves to chase fast-moving objects, which makes them the number one choice for a hunting companion. There are three groups of dogs that fall under the hound group ? the scenthounds, the sighthounds, and the large-game hounds.
Scent Hounds
The scent hounds are dogs that are bred to follow scent. They are trained to track down prey by using their excellent sense of smell. Their strong drive to follow a scent makes them hard to obedience-train because they can easily get distracted by any smell in their surroundings. They are affectionate to their family, great with children, and gets along well with strangers. They are active, energetic dogs that need plenty of exercise.
When it comes to leftover food found in the trash, just about every dog will enjoy devouring it as much as they would when eating fresh food in their bowl. Regardless of cleanliness, it is all a feast to your dog!
Either way, some dogs will tend to eat as fast as they possibly can. There is a genetic reason for this and that is due dogs’ ancestors never having food to waste. When food is scarce, as it was for dogs of the wild, the only concern an animal has is to gobble up as much as possible.
Although many domesticated dogs of today may eat their food slowly without a care in the world about the food running out, their predecessors did not have this luxury. They knew that if they came upon food and didn’t eat it right away, it would probably be gone with the blink of an eye. This behavioral characteristic is still dominant in many dogs today.
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