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Q Why is it that when there's something gross and smelly on the ground, dogs always seem to want to roll in it?
A
It is unfortunate but true. If there's something unpleasant, disgusting,
smelly or foul, sure enough your dog's going to want to roll around in
it. Some think that this is a trait which harkens back to the dogs' more
wild relatives. Wolves are known to exhibit this behavior, rolling in
the carcasses or feces of herbivores. It's believed that they do this
in order to mask their scent and disguise themselves, thus increasing
their chances of a successful sneak attack upon their prey. Others think
that dogs are advertising to other dogs what they've found by rolling
around in unpleasant things. And then again, maybe, to a dog's way of
thinking, it's just plain old fun rolling around in gross stuff.
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