Dog People....
Discussion
DoubleSix said:
I bet there are days when you're tired so it's like "well, a quick swish around will do.."
I just know it.
A: Lots of dogs do this, unfortunately. The leading explanation is that they're instinctively disguising their own scent so that prey animals won't sniff a predator upwind. Megan Parker, research biologist at the Wolf Education and Research Center in Seattle, says that, yes, wolves-the ancestors of dogs-regularly roll in carrion. But she's not so sure the reason is to disguise their scent. Both wolves and dogs have plentiful scent glands, she told us, so disguise is probably imperfect at best.
"It could be they roll in carrion to take the scent back to the pack, telling them they've found something interesting." Kind of like a restaurant review.
"It could also be that they're marking the carrion with their scent, to tell anyone else who comes along 'this is mine.'"
Of course, there's always the possibility that some dogs may simply enjoy rolling around in carrion, the way we enjoy a scented bubble bath.
Hello, we have a family dog that is a very good dog, except when she decides to roll in dog Doo. we can’t seem to keep her from doing it. most of the time it’s another dogs but sometimes it’s hers. We think she is just trying to rub her scent on it. What can we do it stop it. Thank you. 
ANSWER:
Dear Mr. Heredia,
Don’t dogs do some of the strangest things? Rolling in feces, though, is really very common. Possibly a dog’s ancient instinct to mask his scent, which would then enable the animal to sneak up on their prey without detection. Even if your dog does not hunt, she may not like the way that she smells—especially if you’ve just given her a bath! Or she just likes the smell of the feces.
But since the smell of poop is not as pleasing to your family as it is to your dog, I have a few suggestions:
1) You might keep her on a leash so that she can’t roll in other dog’s poop.
2) Pick up her poop up in the yard as soon as she does it.
3) You could also try pairing something unpleasant with her actions of rolling in poop, such as squirting her with a water bottle. OR a blast from one of those personal safety device airhorns (your neighbors might not appreciate this). OR get a citronella spraying collar with a remote spray capability. Dogs strongly dislike the smell of citronella, and this spray comes from the collar, under their chin and up toward their nose.
If you are consistent, she will start to pair rolling in poop with an unpleasant experience and this may be enough to make her stop.
Another suggestion is an aluminum can (soda can, coffee can) filled with coins to use as a noisy rattle. (If you use pennies, be careful that your dog never gets to the can to destroy it and eat the pennies, they are toxic to dogs).
Be absolutely sure that she is about to roll in the feces before you take aversive action. This could work against you. For example, if she is just sniffing for a place to urinate and you do any of these things, she may think that she is being punished for urinating (or thinking about urinating) and you may end up with housesoiling problems!!!
ANSWER:
Dear Mr. Heredia,
Don’t dogs do some of the strangest things? Rolling in feces, though, is really very common. Possibly a dog’s ancient instinct to mask his scent, which would then enable the animal to sneak up on their prey without detection. Even if your dog does not hunt, she may not like the way that she smells—especially if you’ve just given her a bath! Or she just likes the smell of the feces.
But since the smell of poop is not as pleasing to your family as it is to your dog, I have a few suggestions:
1) You might keep her on a leash so that she can’t roll in other dog’s poop.
2) Pick up her poop up in the yard as soon as she does it.
3) You could also try pairing something unpleasant with her actions of rolling in poop, such as squirting her with a water bottle. OR a blast from one of those personal safety device airhorns (your neighbors might not appreciate this). OR get a citronella spraying collar with a remote spray capability. Dogs strongly dislike the smell of citronella, and this spray comes from the collar, under their chin and up toward their nose.
If you are consistent, she will start to pair rolling in poop with an unpleasant experience and this may be enough to make her stop.
Another suggestion is an aluminum can (soda can, coffee can) filled with coins to use as a noisy rattle. (If you use pennies, be careful that your dog never gets to the can to destroy it and eat the pennies, they are toxic to dogs).
Be absolutely sure that she is about to roll in the feces before you take aversive action. This could work against you. For example, if she is just sniffing for a place to urinate and you do any of these things, she may think that she is being punished for urinating (or thinking about urinating) and you may end up with housesoiling problems!!!
steve singh said:
Good night, be careful where you strange folk put your face with your dog in the bed !
Love to know how your kids play with hour dog in an aseptic manner before school every morning. I assume they'd have to have a hot scrub bath/shower after playing and before school then another one after playing at the end of the day with the dog?bexVN said:
steve singh said:
Good night, be careful where you strange folk put your face with your dog in the bed !
Love to know how your kids play with hour dog in an aseptic manner before school every morning. I assume they'd have to have a hot scrub bath/shower after playing and before school then another one after playing at the end of the day with the dog?Don't point out how impossible his version of reality is, he'll only get upset.
Hooli said:
bexVN said:
steve singh said:
Good night, be careful where you strange folk put your face with your dog in the bed !
Love to know how your kids play with hour dog in an aseptic manner before school every morning. I assume they'd have to have a hot scrub bath/shower after playing and before school then another one after playing at the end of the day with the dog?Don't point out how impossible his version of reality is, he'll only get upset.
you mean I shouldn't be using the same toothbrush I use ?
steve singh said:
Hooli said:
bexVN said:
steve singh said:
Good night, be careful where you strange folk put your face with your dog in the bed !
Love to know how your kids play with hour dog in an aseptic manner before school every morning. I assume they'd have to have a hot scrub bath/shower after playing and before school then another one after playing at the end of the day with the dog?Don't point out how impossible his version of reality is, he'll only get upset.
but I didn't buy the smilie face, sorryRDMcG said:
If I under stand the daily schedule then the dog is confined to the utility room from 8pm to 6am, 10 Hours
Alone in the garden 8am-noon 4 hours
Alone in the garden 1pm-4pm 3 hours
That would make it 17 hours a day by itself.
Seems like a lonely life to me.
That's how I worked it out tooAlone in the garden 8am-noon 4 hours
Alone in the garden 1pm-4pm 3 hours
That would make it 17 hours a day by itself.
Seems like a lonely life to me.
Poor dog
steve singh said:
- in life different approaches don't always mean one is worse and another better - anyone who has remotely cultured and/or open minded would realise this.
steve singh said:
Some real idiots in this forum - i can see why some of them treat dogs as children because they come across as social misfits.
One of the best cases of double standards I've ever seen 
DoubleSix said:
Ok, ok enough of the witch hunt guys. I don't think any of us really know enough about Mr Singh's domestic arrangements to stand in judgement.
Oh and he really isn't under any obligation to answer the questions of strangers on the internet.
I note he has repeatedly acknowledged the importance of regular contact and socialisation however so perhaps benefit of the doubt could be given before quoting the law!!
Anyway, hands up who lets their dog lick their face?]
It it were a witch hunt, he'd be banned for rule breaking Oh and he really isn't under any obligation to answer the questions of strangers on the internet.
I note he has repeatedly acknowledged the importance of regular contact and socialisation however so perhaps benefit of the doubt could be given before quoting the law!!
Anyway, hands up who lets their dog lick their face?]
I've stuck up for him, fought the case for him, argued for his way & given him good advice on how to keep dogs outside humanely - I'm fed up to the back teeth with him now, he knows nothing & yet thinks he knows everything & is the best dog owner ever
IMHO he's the troll. Hadenough! has adequate demonstrated why with his quotes (although unnecessary in this thread)
True, but he has asked for lots of advice, ignored it all & now claims he knows everything - we do deserve answers
No, I never let my dogs lick faces. Hands were allowed but washed immediately after.
Tell me, do you carry those little hand wash bottles around with you & use it all the time?
Edited by ali_kat on Friday 21st March 08:04
I wouldn't get too much in a tizzy over Steve's dog. I genuinely don't think it exists. He posts what he intends to do when he eventualy gets the dog, and by acting like he currently owns one, and saying it's domestic bliss, it lends some credo to what he spouts off (which is just old Cesar Milan nonsense).
I've yet to read anything he's posted that gives specifics on the dog he bought, no photos, and no actual advice from his experience so far - just stuff anyone can find online that supports how he plans to keep his pet.
Seriously, who the hell gets a dog to keep outdoors in February?!
I've yet to read anything he's posted that gives specifics on the dog he bought, no photos, and no actual advice from his experience so far - just stuff anyone can find online that supports how he plans to keep his pet.
Seriously, who the hell gets a dog to keep outdoors in February?!
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