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Q. Dear Marie, I have a scenario that I hope you can help me with ...  Research It Here  goes outside following getting a bath, she immediately tries to find something revolting to roll in ... (And sadly, she's typically successful.) She finds cat poop, dead things, rotten fruit, anything that is stinky, and rolls in it like it's the very best thing ever ... Now, you might be thinking I have a disgusting garden ... Well I do not! But in some way, if there is something decaying back there, my dog will find it ... I like to let her outside to air-dry after a bath due to the fact that she hates getting blow-dried ...

So I have 2 concerns ... Why is she doing this and how can I stop her? Thanks, Amber No question your canine smells like a rose after getting a good bath ... To us human beings, the artificial scent of animal hair shampoo is a breath of fresh air compared to the usual odor of "canine." We have actually made it our objective to get rid of all traces of wolf ancestry from our beloved canine buddies ... But the fact remains that pets still feel that ancient connection to Canis lupus and long to be "genuine wolves." There is most likely absolutely nothing more frustrating to a pet dog than to have its lovely wolf aroma replaced with the most horrible scent of flowers or vanilla ...

Some believe it traces back to a hunting impulse where rolling in dead things, feces, and decaying raw material masks their scent and permits them to slip up on prey completely unnoticed ... (Although if I were a bunny and I smelled something dead coming my method, I 'd be a littler anxious!) Others think it is a canine way to impress other dogs ... These scents may not be attractive to us, however when dogs smell of a "perfumed" good friend, he or she will be quickly popular ... (Think of guys's aftershave and perfume commercials such as High Karate, Axe, and so on) Some experts claim that pet dogs do this for attention since the moment they start rolling around, their people have an immediate reaction ...