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Dogs are weird

Matt Till

Matt Till

Jun 1, 2002
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#1
OK, so my dog and I, we're buds now. We hang out. But this is starting to bother me. My dog loves to use me as a table to eat things off of.

I'll be sitting on a couch, and she'll put a chew bone/toy/biscuit/misc food on my lap/side/back/whatever and start eating it. What's the deal with this?
 
#3
My dog is primarily an indoor dog. She loves going outdoors, but because she eats rabbit poo we can't let her out all that often. But every now and again we let her run around in the backyard. Now she does a peculiar thing when she gets this opportunity, whereupon she sniffs vigorously around in the grass, then stands still for a moment and then plunges into the grass and starts rolling around in all manners of weird ways. After that she gets up jumps to another spot in the grass and does it again. I have no clue why she does this, but it's a funny thing to watch.
 
#4
Usually when a dog rolls, it's in something nasty. I think it has to do with covering their scent.

If a dog eats that near to you, it's a good sign. It means the dog is not threatened by you and is willing to share food/treats with you. Not all dogs are that accomodating, some are much more protective/territorial of their food/stuff and won't let you near at all. Look at it as a sign of affection on the part of your dog.
 
#5
Big Joe said:
Usually when a dog rolls, it's in something nasty. I think it has to do with covering their scent.
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Yea, only our grass is clean and well kept so while it might have something to do with covering her scent, at least it's not by covering it in something nasty.
 
#7
The last two times we've taken Roxie the Boxer out to our land she's gone out and rolled in the nastiest pile of green cow turds that she can find. Also, both times she's done this she's come back and my dad has gone to pet her and put his hand right in it. You usually can't see it immediately because she get's it on her chest and under her neck.

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#10
Matt Till said:
OK, so my dog and I, we're buds now. We hang out. But this is starting to bother me. My dog loves to use me as a table to eat things off of.

I'll be sitting on a couch, and she'll put a chew bone/toy/biscuit/misc food on my lap/side/back/whatever and start eating it. What's the deal with this?
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Let's hope she doesn't mistake something for a chew-bone.
 
#11
Blackbird said:
And why do they do that? They have no predators to hide from.
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Instinct is hard to suppress I guess. It could be as much for hiding their scent from their prey as much, and if not more than, from their predators. Not that a domesticated animal typically has to hunt for its food or hide from a much of anything... Unless they chew up our slippers or the living room furniture again! :spit: :D
 
#13
I think my dog wins, it's a girl and she's spade. Before she was spade however, when my dad first brought on her home, I was lying on the couch watching tv, then suddenly this dog runs around the corner, sniffs a little, then jumps on the couch and starts humping me like crazy, I was like 12, and had no idea *** to do, so I yell for help. My dad comes in, says "Hey Jake, I think she likes you!"

But now, years later, after being spade, she still has two old couch pillows that sit in a corner waiting for her to just go to town on them. When we have company however, they go in the closet.
 
#18
Could be... I'll ask my aunt. She'll know for sure if it is known for sure.

I know urine is a biggie for that but they also have glands in their behind (which sometimes get impacted giving off a funky fishy smell), and they do have them in their armpits and crotch as well. I'd think that the duck-doo and what-not would be over-powering compared to their own scents eventhough they have a much great sense of smell than we do.

In any event, I've gotten pretty good at yanking Bean (see avatar) out of a roll on the way down. He's quick though.
 
#19
Matt Till said:
I'll be sitting on a couch, and she'll put a chew bone/toy/biscuit/misc food on my lap/side/back/whatever and start eating it. What's the deal with this?
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Your dog does this for the same reason my girlfriend's cat brings us dead rats and mice. He's trying to share it with you! I know it all sounds a bit gross now but to an animal lover like me, this is actually very cute. It's the ultimate sign of affection - yep even more so than humping which has very little to do with affection at all.
 

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