Ah, yes. The only “perfume” worse than that is deer scat, when it has gone from pellets to a melted pile. I’d rather wash a dog that’s rolled in skunk. Woo-eee.
miuoauntrdcMost animals have the olfactory sense primary. Rolling in this sort of stuff covers the “live predator” smell and makes finding food so much easier. Cats don’t do this because they hunt from ambush, rather than actually chasing down their meal.
ujeanThat just pushes the question back to why wolves do it. It is typical of dogs because that is the way all canines hunt. Over the millennia, it has become instinct – with the emphasis on the stinct.
Dani Rice almost 8 years ago
Ah, yes. The only “perfume” worse than that is deer scat, when it has gone from pellets to a melted pile. I’d rather wash a dog that’s rolled in skunk. Woo-eee.
Phred Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I have never understood the attraction dogs have to these things. My springer spaniel loved to find buried fish carcasses.
hippogriff almost 8 years ago
miuoauntrdcMost animals have the olfactory sense primary. Rolling in this sort of stuff covers the “live predator” smell and makes finding food so much easier. Cats don’t do this because they hunt from ambush, rather than actually chasing down their meal.
hippogriff almost 8 years ago
ujeanThat just pushes the question back to why wolves do it. It is typical of dogs because that is the way all canines hunt. Over the millennia, it has become instinct – with the emphasis on the stinct.