why does he roll over on bugs?? he has done it a couple of times. there was a moth on the ground and he was rolling back and forth on it..... and then he did it today, there was a bug on the floor and he started rolling around on it. is he just a weirdo?
2007-10-10 18:39:38 · 8 answers · asked by babymama. 3 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Dogs roll on things to cover their scent. Before they were domesticated, they would cover their scent while hunting or when they were hiding from other animals.
2007-10-10 18:57:04 · answer #1 · answered by puppychow 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Absolutely not a weirdo. Your dog is doing this because of the scent on the moths. Moths have an odor that is a lot like fecal matter. I am sure that you have heard of dogs rolling in dog poo.
2007-10-10 18:45:23 · answer #2 · answered by conim2002 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Dogs roll on things. Just be glad the bug didn't smell. Ours once found old bad elk poop and . . . .
2007-10-10 18:43:13 · answer #3 · answered by Howard H 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Solving the problem is a better way...Just try to change this habit.. when you see him rolling on the floor , just pull him away and command a firm "NO".
2007-10-10 19:15:53 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Maybe he just shows his love that way...hehehe Poor moth got loved to death.
2007-10-10 18:47:48 · answer #5 · answered by cherryblossom 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Definately a weirdo, just playing would be my guess.
2007-10-10 18:42:44 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
it makes him feel good
2007-10-10 21:52:18 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't know.
2007-10-10 18:46:45 · answer #8 · answered by Jamie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋