Kimber wrote:

I've wondered if
they're trying to bury it, like a cat, but they sure do a lousy job. My
dog is a foot away from what she's deposited and isn't even facing the
right direction when she does it.

I think it's generally accepted that such kicking/scratching is a
marking behavior. Sort of a, "Yeah, I was here and *I* did that!"

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