You might remember that Riley started to pee on three legs a couple of months ago. Well, actually, he tried it twice in one day sometime in Sept or Oct, then decided it was too much work, so he peed with one leg thrown back so he could still aim but stand on all fours.
Then Wheaton visited in November and took to marking pretty much everything outside and on the trails we visit, and Riley decided that he wanted to mark stuff, too.
Then we had Drama for a few weeks, and I couldn't figure out why, when she would have accidents, there would be a funny trail through them. I thought maybe she was moving while peeing, then it hit me-Riley was marking her accidents.
So on New Year's eve, two of my friends came over so that we could head out to a party. They have two dogs, one of whom was a foster of mine (a newfie-I posted pics here back then). Riley walked up to Jill and peed on her feet. Yes, he marked my friend. He then walked up to her fiance, Jourdan, and tried to pee on him (he missed and hit the carpet). What the heck?! Why? He knows these people. I guess it's b/c they smelled like their dogs (who he knows), but then, he doesn't pee on any other dog owners who come to the house.
Since then, he's only peed on things, not people, but it's all kinds of things-outside only, though, thank goodness. He seems to really like to mark funny shaped weeds for some reason. Thankfully, my friends were very understanding!