Yes, I think marking territory is very important to cats! I've noticed with our current cats, it's the female Bengal & the male Tonk that battle for territory. The DSH is strange - he won't mark anything that I can tell, though he outweighs the others by 8-12 lbs and is a huge cat, complete with claws! The hubby says he's a lover, not a fighter. He is always very upset & concerned when the pure breds are going at it, fighting. Whatever my Bengal marks with her cheeks or paws, the Tonk comes along & marks it with his own scent, having to really stretch to reach her much more higher height! Wherever she sits or lays, he makes her move, sniffs deeply at her scent she's left behind, then plants himself in her vacated spot for a good long while. Such a brat!
