if your dog wants to make sure you get a message, your bed is a great place to leave it. Fido knows that you’re going to get into bed eventually, and maybe he’s trying to tell you that he’s sick, afraid of something, or is a little stressed out. It’s not the cleanest or...
There are two approaches to stopping your dog from rolling in poop. The first focuses on minimizing the opportunities they have to access the poop. To do this, you should clear up their poop as quickly as possible by picking it up in a poop bag or scoop and disposing of it correctly. ...
Behaviorists aren't sure why dogs roll around in poop and other stinky things like dead animals. But they do have some interesting theories. This behavior might stem from your dog's wild ancestors. Here's a short list of some of the reasons why dogs would want to get poo on themselves:...
You’d think small dogs would poop more often simply because they have less room inside them, but surprisingly it’s the opposite! Larger dogs have higher metabolic rates to account for their higher energy requirements. As such, they process food faster and will poop more often than small dog...
it’s very common for the mother dog to eat the stool her young produce. This is a primitive, evolutionary behavior that developed to keep the den clean and protect the puppies from disease, parasites, and predators. The smell from large amounts of stool accumulating in a den would certainl...
And we all love the ones who bag the poop but leave the bag tied to a fence or by a gate. What about the old water-bottles-on-the grass trick? Dog owners who don't pick up after their dog can be fined, but it can be hard to catch them in the act, and reporting a...
Dogs that eat poop, whether it is their own or straight from a cat’s litterbox, could have a foul-smelling breath too. This is known as coprophagia and although we may find it gross, it is common for dogs to do. However, it does not have a good effect on your dog’s breath, ...
Groin pain is discomfort that happens in your groin, which is where the inside of your upper thigh and your abdomen come together. It's not the same as pain in your testicles, though that can sometimes cause pain that spreads to your groin. Groin Pain Symptoms You can feel groin pain in...
Does your dog go crazy after a bath? If so you’re certainly not alone.I’ve yet to find a dog owner that hasn’t experienced their dog frantically running and rolling around right after bath time. What is it about those moments after a bath that make our dogs go crazy? Why do dogs...
“The way most people [in the U.S.] encounter them is in their dog’s [poop],” says Chelsea Wood, a parasitologist at the University of Washington. “That’s not really a thing that’s going to endear itself to you at first blush.” ...