December 1st, 2009
Fighting urine with urine…
Last month, I detailed my battle against some dog owners owners who are incapable of making their dogs walk along the curb so as not to pee on my brownstone every single morning. It’s kind of a bummer to walk out into a bright new day to a puddle of dog urine, some puddles so large it appears they were made by race horses.
Readers wrote in with suggestions of what I could do, everything from installing a video camera to yelling at said dog owners but the best idea — I thought — came from Wini D. who suggested I get hold of some coyote urine and sprinkle it on the spot where the dogs peed every day. Smelling the urine of a larger creature, she surmised, might keep the dogs at bay.
She even directed me to a website called — are you ready for this? — predatorpee.com. The site is all urine, all the time, and says: “Questions? As the peeman?” My kind of consumer-friendly site. I mulled over my pee purchase. So many choices but which one to buy? Coyote, fox, bobcat, wolf???
Unable to make a decision, I bought a “pee sampler” — a little bottle of each animal’s urine. My kids thought I was weird (I’m not, right?) but I sprinkled some coyote urine on my brownstone and so far, the dogs are staying away. It’s working!!
And while the urine smells positively disgusting (or should i say ‘gamey’?) when you get too close, the smell dissipates in the open air and I don’t smell anything. But the dogs sure seem to. Stay tuned….
Interesting post. Thanks for the tip. This is information some people could really use.
Paul this urine narrative is hilarious. I’ve been tuning in frequently to get the latest updates. Glad the coyote brand seems to be holding its own.
thanks maria…yes, it’s my own special battle….