Comments on: Another Ex-Girlfriend On His List

By: Lola

Lola — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:57:48 +0000

Yeah, females do mark, mostly when they are in heat, but there are some exceptionally aggressive females that do it all the time. We had one years ago (a little beagle if you can believe it) that would have put any dog to shame the way she vigilantly patroled and protected her fifedom. Whether marking or not, they all leave a lot of info wherever they “go.” I guess the point is that dogs interact on such a “sensual” level that their markings are like conversations to them. For instance, they can tell what the other’s been eating, if they are not feeling well, infected with worms, etc. If I ever had any doubt, this alone makes me glad I’m not a dog….if somebody’s got worms, that’s TMI for me!

By: Tracy

Tracy — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:25:27 +0000

Female dogs definitely do mark. That said, I do think this is an Irene reference.

By: Cidu Bill

Cidu Bill — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:08:09 +0000

Yo know, if the dog had simply said “an old friend,” this wouldn’t be a problem at all.

By: RenardMuldrake

RenardMuldrake — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:07:35 +0000

So he either had “relations” with the hydrant, or he smells the pee of a female dog he used to be invovled with. But female dogs don’t mark territory, or do they?

By: Scott

Scott — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:05:25 +0000

This only makes sense with Steve’s information. However, we have an intact bitch, and our non-intact male dog does not show his affection in the way that he marks every bush around. It is way too interactive for a p-mail conversation. So, someone is misinterpreting the action of dogs.

By: Charlene

Charlene — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 17:48:38 +0000

Ewww for me too.

By: Tweeks_Coffee

Tweeks_Coffee — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:45:06 +0000

Yeah, I’d say this would make a whole lot more sense if he was talking to, say, someone’s leg instead of a hydrant.

By: Size

Size — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 15:19:48 +0000

Another Eeeew vote. I wondered if that is how Gilbert, um, “interacts” with his girlfriends…

By: Steve

Steve — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:18:38 +0000

DIdn’t Buckles have a “relationship” with a hydrant named Irene? Brought “her” flowers and gifts and became quite upset when other dogs paid attention to her. I can’t tell if this is Irene (all hydrants look alike to me) but perhaps Buckles has a string of ex-girlfriends up and down his usual walk route.

By: HighJinx

HighJinx — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 10:54:11 +0000

Yeah, I agree that Arlo meets Eeeew!