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Dog wee (sorry!!)

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samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 21:02

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?

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Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 22:35

samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 22:34

I hate the smell of cat piss too. Do worms even wee? And spiders? Flies? Dogs pee in the same concentrated places, over and over. Wild animals excrement etc is part of the ecosystem, and dog excrement etc is not. Wild animals do not have owners, and dogs do, which is why people are expected to pick up poo after them. It is about responsibility, not about biology.

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samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 22:34

HoskinsChoice · 28/03/2026 21:47

You think cats and birds don't wee? Or hedgehogs, foxes, rats, flies, spiders, worms? They do. You might not witness it. But its there.

(Agree on the dog poo though - there is never ever an excuse).

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I hate the smell of cat piss too. Do worms even wee? And spiders? Flies? Dogs pee in the same concentrated places, over and over. Wild animals excrement etc is part of the ecosystem, and dog excrement etc is not. Wild animals do not have owners, and dogs do, which is why people are expected to pick up poo after them. It is about responsibility, not about biology.

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Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 22:33

bunnyvsmonkey · 28/03/2026 22:31

I'd rather focus on stopping men pissing outside first. I don't understand why they piss in stairs wells and lifts for example. Why not go at least in a drain?

But revolting though they are, they’re not pissing on my wall, unless they are very,very tiny!

Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 22:32

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.

Except that I’d need an industrial sized container of the stuff!

bunnyvsmonkey · 28/03/2026 22:31

I'd rather focus on stopping men pissing outside first. I don't understand why they piss in stairs wells and lifts for example. Why not go at least in a drain?

Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 22:31

So, at the moment 46% of posters think it’s ok for dogs to continually piss up the walls of their property?

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samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 22:28

Mumofyellows · 28/03/2026 21:39

What? 🤣 wild animals and birds wee and poo anywhere they want, cats too. Human beings are far more disgusting than humans, leaving their rubbish, spit and God knows what else all over the place. Just another thread of dog negativity.

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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samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 22:26

PottingBench · 28/03/2026 21:38

.....and tampons, shit, condoms, cotton buds, floss harps and all the other stuff people flush down the lav.

I do a weekly beach litter pick in my town. The stuff we find....dirty nappies, broken glass, all the crap fishermen leave behind, bottles of piss, takeaway packaging, empty cans, shat pants............

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Although all these things are disgusting, it doesn't make dog wee less disgusting.

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samthepigeon · 28/03/2026 22:24

cobrakaieaglefang · 28/03/2026 21:29

In the UK rain will wash it away. Female dogs tend to piss downwards not up things as they squat.

I find it more gross when fully grown adults feel the need ( mainly men!)to piss everywhere. Just use toilets you skanky gits, public, pubs, garages, shops..not a lay by, not the town centre, not walls outside shops.

I do agree, but on the whole, more dogs piss in public than men.

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ASandwichNamedKevin · 28/03/2026 22:12

A woman let her dog piss against the wheel of my car as I was unloading the boot last week. She looked a tiny bit embarrassed, but kept her eyes down when I said that it was gross. I didn't want to get into a confrontation right outside my house.

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.

LivingTheDreamish · 28/03/2026 22:10

HoskinsChoice · 28/03/2026 22:05

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Do you expect cat owners to do the same? Cats roam. They piss and shit, not outside your garden, but actually in it. Should cat owners be training their cats to wee down a drain too?

And what do you mean by a 'side street'? Do you mean outside someone's house as long as it's not your house?

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I mean not a main road. I live in a city and realize a dog can't safely squat in a busy city highway. There is a big difference between a dog peeing on someones gatepost/front lawn, and peeing in the gutter in the adjacent road, even if the actual distance is only a few feet.

Zippidydoodah · 28/03/2026 22:08

the crafty shit the UberEats guy has in the bushes in the park........

SURELY NOT 😳

Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 22:08

The rain might wash it away on the pavement, but doesn’t wash it off the wall. Plus, in Spain I never saw one person carrying a bottle of water and disinfectant to wash it away!

HoskinsChoice · 28/03/2026 22:05

LivingTheDreamish · 28/03/2026 21:48

I always think this too - it just seems so rude. I blame lazy dog owners who don't want to take their dogs for a proper off leash walk and feel entitled to let them piss and shit all over everyone else's property. I get that if you live in a city/apartment without a garden your dog still needs to have a late night wee, but surely you find a side street and train them to go in the gutter? Sluicing with water would also be a welcome addition.

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Do you expect cat owners to do the same? Cats roam. They piss and shit, not outside your garden, but actually in it. Should cat owners be training their cats to wee down a drain too?

And what do you mean by a 'side street'? Do you mean outside someone's house as long as it's not your house?

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.

LivingTheDreamish · 28/03/2026 22:01

Youknowitactuallymakessense · 28/03/2026 21:56

But aren't dog owners also criticised for letting their dogs off leash?

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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.

HoskinsChoice · 28/03/2026 22:01

It's not miniscule amounts though. Foxes and cats will wee as much as a dog. And whilst tiny microscopic insects might do tiny microscopic wees, there are millions of them! Your wall is literally covered in piss no matter how you look at it.

MeridaBrave · 28/03/2026 21:59

What do you propose is done about the fox wee or the bird poo? In my local park the litter is more
unsightly than the dog wee.

Youknowitactuallymakessense · 28/03/2026 21:56

LivingTheDreamish · 28/03/2026 21:48

I always think this too - it just seems so rude. I blame lazy dog owners who don't want to take their dogs for a proper off leash walk and feel entitled to let them piss and shit all over everyone else's property. I get that if you live in a city/apartment without a garden your dog still needs to have a late night wee, but surely you find a side street and train them to go in the gutter? Sluicing with water would also be a welcome addition.

But aren't dog owners also criticised for letting their dogs off leash?

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

Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 21:54

LivingTheDreamish · 28/03/2026 21:48

I always think this too - it just seems so rude. I blame lazy dog owners who don't want to take their dogs for a proper off leash walk and feel entitled to let them piss and shit all over everyone else's property. I get that if you live in a city/apartment without a garden your dog still needs to have a late night wee, but surely you find a side street and train them to go in the gutter? Sluicing with water would also be a welcome addition.

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Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 21:50

HoskinsChoice · 28/03/2026 21:47

You think cats and birds don't wee? Or hedgehogs, foxes, rats, flies, spiders, worms? They do. You might not witness it. But its there.

(Agree on the dog poo though - there is never ever an excuse).

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Of course they do, it’s minuscule amounts and not obvious, but it’s not cats and birds that constantly leave noticeable streams of pee on the wall and puddles on the pavement morning to night.

LivingTheDreamish · 28/03/2026 21:48

I always think this too - it just seems so rude. I blame lazy dog owners who don't want to take their dogs for a proper off leash walk and feel entitled to let them piss and shit all over everyone else's property. I get that if you live in a city/apartment without a garden your dog still needs to have a late night wee, but surely you find a side street and train them to go in the gutter? Sluicing with water would also be a welcome addition.

HoskinsChoice · 28/03/2026 21:47

Allseeingallknowing · 28/03/2026 21:36

I don’t live in a park or field, and finding trails of smelly dog piss every day against the wall, and often outside my gate, is disgusting, and unlike wee produced by farm and wild animals in the countryside, it is where I live and walk, so not really a comparison. Cats and birds have never left puddles and streams of wee along my wall, but there are many large dogs around here, often three with one owner/ dog Walker, who aren’t bothered about poo either, even though there is a dog bin nearby.

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You think cats and birds don't wee? Or hedgehogs, foxes, rats, flies, spiders, worms? They do. You might not witness it. But its there.

(Agree on the dog poo though - there is never ever an excuse).

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