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Why Dogs Roll
Around In The Dirtiest Of Things
No one
really knows for sure why dogs love to roll in stinky things, but
people who study animal behavior have some pretty good idea. Some
experts believe that dogs like to mark themselves with their territory.
A dog wearing a bit of woodchuck carcass or horse poop on his neck and
shoulders is a lot like a man wearing a big gold chain around his neck.
It says something about him and where he lives, something like, 'I am a
dog of means; I own the territory with all this nice stuff.”
It is hard for people to understand how anyone, even a dog, could rate
the value of his territory according to its riches of cow pies. This is
one of those situations that illustrates how completely different dogs
and people are. People appreciate things that are clean and fresh,
while dogs like things that are old and smelly.
There may be a good reason for their off-putting tastes. Since the
beginning of their existence, dogs have spent their lives scrounging
for food. It is possible that even the hint of a good meal triggers a
sense of elation. Out of necessity, they may have developed a unique
appreciation for anything that is remotely edible. A week-old carcass
certainly qualifies. So does a fish washed up on shore. Even the
presence of deer or cow dung suggests that there is a potential meal
somewhere in the neighborhood.
Then again, there may be a simpler reason why dogs enjoy coating
themselves with horrid things, one that has nothing to do with survival
and everything to do with taste. Other experts believe that they roll
in dung, carcasses, and pond scum simply because they like the smell.
Not just a little, but enough to want to carry it around with them,
just as people enjoy dabbing themselves with their favorite perfume or
cologne.
Smell is a primal sense and it is hard to account for who likes what.
Just as some people enjoy the smell of cheese, dogs may revel in smells
that most of us find objectionable. It is hard to criticize their
tastes, because they have millions more scent receptors than we do. Our
own senses of smell are barely functional compared to theirs.
Therefore, It is possible that they detect pleasing odors of which
people are completely unaware of.
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