He just started to do this recently. We give him a bath and 3 or 4 days later he does it again! He is 4 years old.
2007-05-05 11:50:31 · 16 answers · asked by justme11 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
I agree with Dave SFV. It is instinctive. hunting dogs often do this, as well, as a way of camoflage. the time i have been successful with my dog is if I know what she is rolling in, and what that animal eats. then, i feed her a bit of the same food. For example, if she is rolling in my own cat's poop, i give a couple of spoonfuls of catfood and she stops.
my dog also has a favorite perfume. she likes ring-tailed cat, so i do my best to keep her away from it or clean it up when i see it.
2007-05-05 13:44:24 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Toy poodles are notorious for doing this and nothing I have tried worked. We live in the country and a close neighbor has a lagoon that my dog swims in EVERY time he gets a bath. If that makes you feel any better. Good luck my vet had no idea either.
2007-05-05 12:37:47 · answer #2 · answered by beth.sportsman@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
This is related to instinctive behavior. This is stronger in some dogs, and not all dogs do it. They are scent covering. That is, they are trying to mask their own scent. In a predator prey situation this would confuse a scent tracking predator and give some advantage to the prey. This is one of the behaviors that correction is not always the best way. Avoidance is the successful tactic with this instinctive behavior.
2007-05-05 12:00:34 · answer #3 · answered by DaveSFV 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to find out if it is poop from a particular dog, and not all dog poop--might be some odour in the poop that appeals to him. If so, you could keep your dog away from that particular dog's poop. Also, you might consider taking him to a vet to rule out any weird illness.
2007-05-05 11:57:55 · answer #4 · answered by MJQ 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
i think it's a scent thing, as i noticed my dogs do that when a horse had urinated in their yard...they were loving it for some reason and my cats seem to do it too sometimes. wierd eh i guess all you can do is to try and prevent it.. "my poodle tried starting that, every time he did i would wash him off in clod water out of the hose and it broke the Habit after only a couple of rolls, he still does it occasionally, and regrets his impulsive behavior every time" --- that answerer is onto something as regards helping fix the problem...
2016-05-21 04:01:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can clean up the yard, and when you aren't in your own yard, you can keep him on a leash, that way he can't roll in poop no matter what!
2007-05-05 12:13:11 · answer #6 · answered by DP 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Pick up the dog poop, he needs to realize that's not supposed to be in his playing environment, plus that's so unsanitary to him and you. Just pick up his poop!
2007-05-05 12:02:06 · answer #7 · answered by sorrowlaughed25 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
clean up the dog poop
2007-05-05 12:51:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
ICK! Its dogs like yours that kept me in business when I was a groomer!..
But, seriously. this is a hunting instinct. They will rub in dead rotting carcasses too..all in an effort to hide their scent.
The best thing to do is to keep him in an area clean from anything he might roll around in.
2007-05-05 12:37:56 · answer #9 · answered by Eartha Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
mite try keeping the poop cleaned up. no poop to roll in then.
2007-05-05 11:56:17 · answer #10 · answered by waljac6108 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋