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why do dogs roll on their backs?
My long-haired Chihuahua loves to sniff each lawn on the block, but one and only one house on the block she does something strange. After sniffing, she rolls on her back repeatedly on the spot she has been sniffing. It is not necessarily in the exact same place on that lawn, but it is only on that lawn and no other. I know dogs love to sniff for scents, but why is the scent on that one lawn inducing her to roll on her back? Thanks for your answers.
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why do dogs roll on their backs?
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My long-haired Chihuahua loves to sniff each lawn on the block, but one and only one house on the block she does something strange. After sniffing, she rolls on her back repeatedly on the spot she has been sniffing. It is not necessarily in the exact same place on that lawn, but it is only on that lawn and no other. I know dogs love to sniff for scents, but why is the scent on that one lawn inducing her to roll on her back? Thanks for your answers. FWIWW dogs like to leave their scents near where other dogs leave their scents, and dogs have scent glands on their back near their necks, along with several other locations. |
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why do dogs roll on their backs?
In article , William Clodius wrote: wrote: My long-haired Chihuahua loves to sniff each lawn on the block, but one and only one house on the block she does something strange. After sniffing, she rolls on her back repeatedly on the spot she has been sniffing. It is not necessarily in the exact same place on that lawn, but it is only on that lawn and no other. I know dogs love to sniff for scents, but why is the scent on that one lawn inducing her to roll on her back? Thanks for your answers. FWIWW dogs like to leave their scents near where other dogs leave their scents, and dogs have scent glands on their back near their necks, along with several other locations. Our Maltese loves to do it on the few rugs and carpeted stairs of an otherwise hardwood-floored house. There are no other dogs to obliterate the scents of. Watching him do it, one gets the distinct impression that, like rolling in the grass, he simply _enjoys_ the sensation. |
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why do dogs roll on their backs?
I took my black lab, sadly gone now, for a walk along the riverbank. A dead
cow had been washed up and the stench was awful, the dog rolled about all over the carcass and seemed to be enjoying it. Took ages to get the smell off her, my stomach was turning when trying to wash her. Kenny "Mike S." wrote in message ... In article , William Clodius wrote: wrote: My long-haired Chihuahua loves to sniff each lawn on the block, but one and only one house on the block she does something strange. After sniffing, she rolls on her back repeatedly on the spot she has been sniffing. It is not necessarily in the exact same place on that lawn, but it is only on that lawn and no other. I know dogs love to sniff for scents, but why is the scent on that one lawn inducing her to roll on her back? Thanks for your answers. FWIWW dogs like to leave their scents near where other dogs leave their scents, and dogs have scent glands on their back near their necks, along with several other locations. Our Maltese loves to do it on the few rugs and carpeted stairs of an otherwise hardwood-floored house. There are no other dogs to obliterate the scents of. Watching him do it, one gets the distinct impression that, like rolling in the grass, he simply _enjoys_ the sensation. |
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why do dogs roll on their backs?
I actually witnessed a friend's large (and very eccentric) dog roll on the corpse of a dead squirrel, and she too had a terrible time drying to clean. So obviously this was no isolated incident you experienced. I guess there are other reasons dogs roll on their backs aside from the one proposed above (to send a message to another dog).
On Thursday, July 11, 2013 10:14:03 AM UTC-4, Kenny Cargill wrote: I took my black lab, sadly gone now, for a walk along the riverbank. A dead cow had been washed up and the stench was awful, the dog rolled about all over the carcass and seemed to be enjoying it. Took ages to get the smell off her, my stomach was turning when trying to wash her. Kenny "Mike S." wrote in message ... In article , William Clodius wrote: wrote: My long-haired Chihuahua loves to sniff each lawn on the block, but one and only one house on the block she does something strange. After sniffing, she rolls on her back repeatedly on the spot she has been sniffing. It is not necessarily in the exact same place on that lawn, but it is only on that lawn and no other. I know dogs love to sniff for scents, but why is the scent on that one lawn inducing her to roll on her back? Thanks for your answers. FWIWW dogs like to leave their scents near where other dogs leave their scents, and dogs have scent glands on their back near their necks, along with several other locations. Our Maltese loves to do it on the few rugs and carpeted stairs of an otherwise hardwood-floored house. There are no other dogs to obliterate the scents of. Watching him do it, one gets the distinct impression that, like rolling in the grass, he simply _enjoys_ the sensation. |
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