# Can one mark their territory by urinating around home or campsite? ala Never cry Wolf

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**Created:** [October 29, 2007, 6:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-mark-their-territory-by-urinating-around-home-or-campsite-ala-never-cry-wolf/424474 "2007-10-29T18:12:38Z")\
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**Post date:** [October 31, 2007, 11:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-one-mark-their-territory-by-urinating-around-home-or-campsite-ala-never-cry-wolf/424474/21 "2007-10-31T11:31:07Z")

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Several UK zoos sell lion dung to gardeners, it’s meant to keep deer etc off the rosebed.

I have heard of people who will pee in a bottle, and then mark their fences etc using that (rather than peeing directly onto the site!).

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