< br> Pet Dogs
Some dogs like to dig in the dirt after defecation, making their paws dirty, and they will be disgraced by digging in the dirt. Some owners think that kicking the soil after their dog poops is burying their own poop, which is actually wrong. If a dog really wants to bury something, he will dig a hole and then use his nose to push dirt to cover it.
The reason why dogs do this is actually a natural habit. The purpose is to use their breath to mark themselves and to use this method to show their power. This is much like dogs using pee to occupy land. Peeing everywhere can cover up the smell left by other dogs. The dog's poop also has the same function, which can prove that it has been to this place. If your dog kicks the soil after urinating or defecating, you can expand the scope of the items with its scent. And because there are sweat glands on the paws of dogs, especially when it sweats and kicks the soil after sweating, it can leave the sweat smell in the soil, so that other dogs can smell it and know that it is the smell it left, which proves this. is its land. In other words, kicking the soil with your feet can enhance the dog's scent, expand the range of the scent, and enhance its retention.
Let’s talk about other ways that dogs spread their scent everywhere, although these scents are basically non-existent to our human noses. You should have seen that dogs often shake their hair. Some people think that dogs like to clean and shake off the dust on their fur. It turns out that dogs are using the exposed hair and dander to retain their smell, but the method is still the same. Show your own existence. Some dogs like to lie down and rub or roll on the grass. This is also a way to retain their own scent so that other dogs can smell it.
For us, it is quite annoying when a dog kicks up dirt after pooping, because the dirt scratched by the front paws will be lifted up to the back paws, and the gaps between the dog's paws will also be kicked up. Add plenty of soil to make your dog's paws dirtier. So we can stop it appropriately, but it is simply impossible to fundamentally change this habit of dogs.
Finally, I would like to remind you again that dog owners should always trim the fur in their dog’s paws so that it can more easily retain its breath when kicking the soil. If the hair in its paws is too long, not only the dog It is inconvenient for dogs to kick the soil, and the soil is easily tangled with the fur, making cleaning more difficult.
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