Dog Likes To Roll Around In Carpet Fresh

But sometimes this rolling scratch fest isn t as innocent as it appears.

Dog likes to roll around in carpet fresh.

That s right the wolf a distant cousin to our domestic dogs do it too. Scent rolling is probably a way for wolves to bring information back to the pack said goodmann. When a wolf encounters a novel odor it first sniffs and then rolls in it getting the scent on its body especially around the face and neck says pat goodmann research associate and curator of wolf park in indiana. There s one especially strange behavior that seems to be part of the domestic dog s dna.

Why do wolves scent roll. When a wolf encounters a novel odor it first sniffs and then rolls in it getting the scent on its body especially around the face and neck. Thus the dog will be motivated to literally treat the carpet like dirt. For this reason dogs will often roll around on the carpet dig into it with their claws and gnaw it with their teeth.

Some dogs chase their tails while others like to roll around in the foulest smelling thing they can find in the back yard. For a dog a great analogy is that they want their place to smell like home which means it smells like them. Two reasons either to relieve an itch or to mark with scent. Dogs love to roll around for a good scratch whether it s outside in the grass or inside on your carpet.

Figures we re at opposites on this one. My normally fearless rottie is absolutely petrified of plastic grocery bags. Here we are trying to rid our homes of any doggie smell and they re doing their best to stink the place up ed and when they encounter a weird smell usually they would like.