Dogs

[Guest Anonymous]

Why do dogs "shake their kill"? I know why they roll in smell and turn in circles to lie down or go to the bathroom but why do they get their toy and shake them? Does this have something to do with "mother scolding puppy"?

THANKS

[Shannon_C]

Its something that dogs do, say for example a wild cat catches a rat, once caught it will shake it to make sure its dead, its in there instinct to do it....mine shake there toys or anything else that might be given to them.

[Guest Anonymous]

You know why they roll in smell? Please explain to me why! I'm sure tired of the stinky neck!

[Hobbit]

gigishiba napisał(a):

You know why they roll in smell? Please explain to me why! I'm sure tired of the stinky neck!

Gigi, they roll because they want to smell like the environment, so they won't smell different. That way, smelling like their surroundings, they can sneak up on their prey or their preditors can't sniff them out (because they don't smell different).

[cairnmom]

And I always thought they liked rolling in smells because it was like doggie perfume to them. :) Yum!

[mouseatthebusstop]

:) i don't know why they turn around in a circle before they lie down

[Bensam]

I read somewhere that dogs circle around before they lie down to make a bed, flattening the grass etc, this being an instinct from the wild.

[Guest Anonymous]

Hobbit napisał(a):

gigishiba napisał(a):

You know why they roll in smell? Please explain to me why! I'm sure tired of the stinky neck!

Gigi, they roll because they want to smell like the environment, so they won't smell different. That way, smelling like their surroundings, they can sneak up on their prey or their preditors can't sniff them out (because they don't smell different).

Oh man. I was hoping there was a way to stop this awful stench they bring in with them from time to time...I guess once the snow comes they'll start smelling pretty!!! :o