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samthepigeon · 2026-03-28T21:02:58+00:00

Am I the only person who thinks that dogs weeing everywhere is really horrid. I know people pick up poo after their pets, but dog wee up lamp posts, gateposts, walls, hedges, fences, trees, even just on the grass seems really nasty too, especially if you have children who like to run and roll on the grass, or to poke about in tree roots etc. And there are so many dogs everywhere these days! I think that in Spain dog owners have to carry a water bottle with you to wash or dilute the dog wee. Does anyone know if that is true?

KidsAndDogsGalore · 29/03/2026 05:46

@samthepigeon - how would you feel if someone dragged you off the toilet mind stream? Of one gotta go one has to go.

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samthepigeon · 29/03/2026 05:46

summergin · 29/03/2026 00:05

Genuine question, in all honesty how much thought will you give to the 50% of people who say YABU?

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As I have to give thought to them all the time, as I encounter dog piss all the time, and have kids who will loiter round tree roots and sit on benches where dogs have lifted their legs, I often think about it. We walk up a grassy pathway every day to school, a place that is used by dog walkers, and the kids go onto the verges, pick up sticks from the edge, look at the butterflies on the brambles etc, and I know damn well they are walking in dog piss. I know it is hard to control where dogs wee, as they seem to do it twenty times in a short distance, marking territory, which is why I wonder if owners would consider carrying a water bottle and give it a quick squirt to dilute. It also causes an imbalance in the eco system.

I wonder if a dog-wee lover could come and tell me why it is acceptable to let their dog do it.

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samthepigeon · 29/03/2026 05:38

suki1964 · 29/03/2026 00:49

@samthepigeon you are worrying about dog piss ? Do you know what your food is grown in? Do you know what the animals your eat actually eat?

I am vegetarian, so not an issue. My food is not grown in the excrement and urine of animals that are meat-eaters - and I think that is the issue with dog wee. High nitrogen, very smelly etc, which is very different from the urine of animals that are herbivores. In fact, I am a big lover of horse poo etc as I use it for my garden - it is fab stuff.

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JustCabbaggeLooking · 29/03/2026 00:53

chattyness · 28/03/2026 21:55

The lamp post outside our house got so corroded with dog pee that it rusted though & fell right over one day with the strong winds and had to be replaced, it doesn't smell of dog wee there though even though all the neighbourhood dogs pee on it

It's a hub for peemails.

suki1964 · 29/03/2026 00:49

@samthepigeon you are worrying about dog piss ? Do you know what your food is grown in? Do you know what the animals your eat actually eat?

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mrsjoyfulprizeforraffiawork · 29/03/2026 00:25

Not sure about the rest of Spain but I had a lovely holiday in Seville some years ago. The only big negative about it was the pavements with frequent piles of dog poo. No-one was picking it up there, so I very much doubt they would have done anything about wee either.

summergin · 29/03/2026 00:05

samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 23:37

And yet, at this moment, the AIBU is 50/50. That means we should all take notice of what other people think.

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Genuine question, in all honesty how much thought will you give to the 50% of people who say YABU?

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samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 23:37

summergin · 28/03/2026 23:24

Property obviously not, I’m not sending her into gardens to piss 😂 but if she pees on the pavement that’s fine. I live in Scotland we are 90% rain.

I don’t know what the script is with mumsnet and their daily dog hate posts…we are a baw hair away from a post around some dog walker having the audacity to walk past someone’s house on a windy day which has put some fictional child in mortal danger due to their severe allergies

And yet, at this moment, the AIBU is 50/50. That means we should all take notice of what other people think.

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outerspacepotato · 28/03/2026 23:30

LivingTheDreamish · 28/03/2026 22:01

In areas where off leash dogs are permitted I would just ignore anyone who complained. All dogs need at least one daily off leash walk for health and wellbeing and noone should own a dog who is not willing to provide this.

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No they don't need to be off lead daily. I love where there are leash laws and they're enforced with hefty fines. People walk their dogs on the leash
Professional dog walkers are a thing.

summergin · 28/03/2026 23:24

Property obviously not, I’m not sending her into gardens to piss 😂 but if she pees on the pavement that’s fine. I live in Scotland we are 90% rain.

I don’t know what the script is with mumsnet and their daily dog hate posts…we are a baw hair away from a post around some dog walker having the audacity to walk past someone’s house on a windy day which has put some fictional child in mortal danger due to their severe allergies

HoskinsChoice · 28/03/2026 23:15

Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 23:13

So, you think it’s ok for dogs to foul pavements and property while the owner stands there, ignoring it?

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Property. No.
Pavements. Yes.

Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 23:13

summergin · 28/03/2026 23:11

Well I’ve a dog and 2 cats (one cat comes home to use the litter tray the other I’m pretty sure must be peeing and pooing elsewhere) I obviously pick up the dogs poop but don’t do anything with her pee…I don’t walk her around children’s swing parks and 100% won’t be bringing bottles of water to wash away her pee😂, this full post is ridiculous.

So, you think it’s ok for dogs to foul pavements and property while the owner stands there, ignoring it?

summergin · 28/03/2026 23:11

Well I’ve a dog and 2 cats (one cat comes home to use the litter tray the other I’m pretty sure must be peeing and pooing elsewhere) I obviously pick up the dogs poop but don’t do anything with her pee…I don’t walk her around children’s swing parks and 100% won’t be bringing bottles of water to wash away her pee😂, this full post is ridiculous.

HoskinsChoice · 28/03/2026 23:06

samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 22:28

Yes, wild animals do. But wild animals have loads more places to do it. Dogs do it in the exact same spaces that humans use regularly ie pavements and parks. The areas are very concentrated.

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gillefc82 · 28/03/2026 23:00

They do do this in Spain - I’ve actually seen this first hand in Barcelona. It doesn’t stop some of the streets in Barceloneta or the Barri Gòtic being very stinky, but this has nothing to do with any lingering dog pee and everything to do with old and poorly maintained sewers. The stench of human effluence only gets worse when it rains and those drains overflow….

As a regular football match goer, dogs doing their business does not bother me. I’m far more concerned by the grown men who are apparently incapable of paying a visit to the bathroom before leaving the stadium, seemingly with a bladder the size of a gnat’s, who choose to wee against any nearby wall, fence, hedge in clear line of sight of other men, women and kids, with zero compunction.

KimberleyClark · 28/03/2026 22:44

Wolfiefan · 28/03/2026 21:16

I have girl dogs. They don’t cock their legs over anything. And we don’t walk in children’s play areas.

I had a girl dog. She used to cock her leg. Busting those stereotypes.

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samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 22:44

DinoLil · 28/03/2026 22:43

Do you have a cat?

No. Do you?

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DinoLil · 28/03/2026 22:43

Do you have a cat?

WearyAuldWumman · 28/03/2026 22:41

I'll add that I'd underplanted my front hedge with pansies and they couldn't survive the dog urine. I tried just washing it all off, but that wasn't enough to deter the dogs, so I took to using a top dressing of chilli powder and that's done the trick. (I did try just using diluted Zoflora between plants, but that didn't work.)

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samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 22:41

Hereforthecommentz · 28/03/2026 22:03

Your right they do in Spain because it's hot and doesn't rain so much, so will start to smell. In England it rains every 5 minutes so the rain washes the piss away.

There are long periods of time when it doesn't rain in Britain these days too. Do you think it would be a good idea if dog owners here do as they do in Spain, then?

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youbizarrehorse · 28/03/2026 22:40

I must admit, I find it really horrible. But I accept that it’s not a very reasonable stance. I suppose it’s because I don’t SEE all the wild animals taking a piss, whereas Tiddles and Fido repeatedly piss on my wheelie bin and car and I either see them do it or am left with the telltale wet rivulets.

WearyAuldWumman · 28/03/2026 22:38

YorkshirePuddingsGreatestFan · 28/03/2026 22:11

For those with pee on their walls etc.

Dogs have super sensitive noses and they hate strong smells like olbas oil or chilli power.

If you put a strong scent around the peeing area, it will stop them peeing there and natural scents like above won't harm the dog.

It's a pain having to keep applying the smell, especially in wet weather, but it does work.

That's what I've had to do. I had bare patches on my hedge because so many dog owners walk past here on their way to allow their dogs to defecate in the football pitch up the hill from me.

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samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 22:38

PottingBench · 28/03/2026 21:28

Birds could wear nappies too. Especially pigeons. They make a helluva mess.
What about cattle in the countryside or ducks in the park? Cats!!!!!!!

Then there's the grimness left by humans.... chewing gum, drunks wee, fag ends, vape rubbish, broken glass, drunks sick, runners spit and nose blowings, discarded kebab chillis, squashed insects, needles, the crafty shit the UberEats guy has in the bushes in the park.........argggghhhhhh.........we'd never go out.

We are not talking about wild animals. Dog owners are expected to pick up poo. Why not deal with the urine too? It is meat eating animals that have particularly offensive, smelly, nitrogen-rich, corrosive and plant-burning urine. That is obviously not the case with cattle, sheep, horses etc.

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samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 22:35

Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 21:39

Not when they keep weeing in the same place- it stains the area. Haven’t you ever seen the area around the base of a street light or telegraph pole? It’s green! If they pee on metal it’s corroded.

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And while it does rain in Britain, we also do get long spells when it does not rain, which is exactly the time kids are out and about in parks.

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