walks the dog, every time the dog walks a short distance, he will find an object and pee on it. The roots of trees, lamp posts, and even the tires of the parking lot have dog urine. It’s easy to understand that dogs pee on tree roots and lamp posts, but why do dogs like to pee on tires?
Dogs like to pee on tires because dogs are territorial awareness, especially some male dogs, their territorial awareness is stronger! In addition, dogs will pee on vertical objects when they pee. Studies have shown that the smell of urine on vertical objects lasts longer than on other objects. The
tires are also vertical objects. Dogs pee on the tires to leave their own smell for a longer time and swear the ownership of their territory. And once the car moves around, the smell of dog urine will expand infinitely, and the dog's territory will be wider.
looks like a dog peeing on the tire is no different from peeing elsewhere. The ultimate goal is to mark its own territory. However, the phenomenon of dog peeing on tires makes many people think that this is a hidden "danger"!
Many people think that dog urine is corrosive. The main component of tires is rubber, which is relatively soft. Dogs most often urinate on the thinnest sidewall of the tire. Over time, the tire will be corroded and deteriorated. There is even a risk of puncture at high speeds. In fact, can dog urine really corrode tires?
The main components of dog urine include nitrogenous substances, other organic substances and electrolytes.
Among them, the nitrogen-containing substance is mainly urea, which is the main product of protein metabolism, which is present in the urine of most mammals. There is also uric acid, which is the metabolic end product of purine compounds. After a large amount of nucleoprotein-containing food is consumed, or a large number of cells in the body are decomposed, the content of uric acid in the urine will increase. There are also some creatine and creatinine, amino acids and nitrogen.
Other organic compounds mainly include hippuric acid, combined glucuronic acid, lactic acid, β-hydroxybutyric acid, oxalic acid and sulfur-containing compounds, etc. The electrolytes are mainly inorganic salts in urine, mainly Cl-, Na+, K+ and phosphoric acid Salt etc.
Generally speaking, the PH value of dog urine is between 5.4-8.4, which is weakly acidic. is relatively close to humans. More than 90% of it is water. 3%-5% of urea can be said to be the main component. Others include phosphorus, potassium, sodium, chlorine, glucose, and amylase. It is actually corrosive. Relatively poor.
That is to say, dog urine can corrode tires, but the corrosive ability of dog urine is not strong, and the degree of corrosion to tires is negligible. The rubber on the surface of tires mainly plays a role in wear resistance and shock absorption. What really plays a decisive role in strength is the reinforcing fiber fabric inside the carcass, which will not blow out due to aging of the outer rubber.
Moreover, the surface of the tire has been treated with anti-corrosion, which has a certain resistance to strong acids and alkalis. The corrosive effect of weakly acidic urine of dogs is not even as corrosive as our daily condiments, vinegar and other condiments. So we don't have to worry about the problem that dog urine will corrode the tires.
