MyUrine (Dog Social Networking)

I realized the other day while taking my dog for a walk, that dogs have their own primitive social networking system.  I even thought of a name for it…MyUrine.  As soon as we start on a trek, she immediately scans the horizon and sniffs the air to see who’s online.  She then hones into her news feed drawing in the latest ‘who did what and where’.  It’s clear that she’s not simply ‘doing her business’.  She locates a recent neighborly post, reads it thoroughly, and then leaves a reply.  I don’t know what she says, but the message seems to always include, “Sadie was here”.  She doesn’t appear to obsess about what other dogs think of her post.  I doubt she solicits any “Please like my pee” or “Pee+1”.  But, she is an avid reader other dogs’ posts.  Sometimes, we can’t even have a conversation because she’s so entranced in her social network.  I mean, I thought this is supposed to be “our” walk.  Eventually, she settles after having caught up on all the latest K9 comedy, politics, territorial disputes, who’s doing who, etc.  We go home and carry out our daily routines until the next time I grab the leash and she excitedly logs into the universally publicly accessible dog social network…MyUrine.

Marc Weaver

Suwanee