Scent marking in female dogs, and Meet the Dogs.

I have four poodles.  Three females, all intact, and one male, who is still a puppy at 10 months.  I have one Yorkie-Maltese mix female who is impossibly tiny.  My sister says she must have parts missing.  I have one little male cat, about 6 months. 

Lately, dogs peeing in the house has become disastrous.

I put a belly band on Oliver, and so he's not peeing anywhere but outside.  I put a diaper thingy on the tiny one, Lindy, and she can't go anywhere. This leaves girl poodles, ages 12, 11, and 2.  Today, I caught the 12-year-old hiking her leg and marking furniture that I moved out in the middle of the room to polish the floor!  Emma is what we call the "best" dog. She never gets in any trouble, and even sleeps with us, while the rest go to their beds. (The laundry room for two, an enclosed area that a stove used to occupy(in the old kitchen, long story) for the other two.  Everyone "goes to bed" to get bacon treats.  Even kitty shows up for Temptations ( or the Walmart kind) treats in the laundry room.  Emma, not having an assigned space, shows up for roll call and gets her bacon treat.  It's not real bacon, but they love it.

So, Emma is the culprit today.  I bet it will be someone else in a week.

L-R: Emma, age 12, Oliver, 10 months, Rosie, age 2.

Molly, the 11-year-old grouch. She's super cute, though.

Lindy Hop, nearly impossible to photograph.

Harry, short for Harry Connick, Jr., the kitty who lives with five dogs.

 So, meanwhile, I've been looking into why she might be doing this.

Why Does My Female Dog Mark?

Canine Scent Marking: Who's Peeing Where—and Why? - This one talks a little about over marking, where dogs pee over another dogs urine immediately---something all the female poodles have done for years, outside.

Stop Urine Marking in the House - This article is very informative.