Canine Perfume Revisited

[Vermithraxx]

I stumbled across an old thread and could not help but bring the issue back into the light and hopefully dispel a misconception. I am an old hick from Wisconsin and my experience with animal behavior comes from observing them, not attempting to psychoanalyze them. They roll in feces and carrion because THEY LOVE IT!! If I could roll in chocolate I WOULD!!! A dog will roll in the sweet nectar of rotting fish and then immediately mark his territory. Gotta love 'em!!

 

[arauca]

I stumbled across an old thread and could not help but bring the issue back into the light and hopefully dispel a misconception. I am an old hick from Wisconsin and my experience with animal behavior comes from observing them, not attempting to psychoanalyze them. They roll in feces and carrion because THEY LOVE IT!! If I could roll in chocolate I WOULD!!! A dog will roll in the sweet nectar of rotting fish and then immediately mark his territory. Gotta love 'em!!

Since you are an expert > Why does a dog marks his territory, does he protect is or just like to say I was here ?

 

[KilljoyKlown]

I stumbled across an old thread and could not help but bring the issue back into the light and hopefully dispel a misconception. I am an old hick from Wisconsin and my experience with animal behavior comes from observing them, not attempting to psychoanalyze them. They roll in feces and carrion because THEY LOVE IT!! If I could roll in chocolate I WOULD!!! A dog will roll in the sweet nectar of rotting fish and then immediately mark his territory. Gotta love 'em!!

Good point, the dog wouldn't do it if it didn't like that smell. Considering how much I don't like the smell, I now have to wonder why a dog with a much more sensitive nose would like it? Especially a well fed dog. I've seen dogs put their nose right next to things that cause me to have a gag reflex several feet away.