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Re: Queensland Heeler/Dingo types
Lest people think that this kind of behavior is limited to Queensland
Heeler/Dingo types, I must report that a beautiful big standard poodle that
I used to own did the very same thing. Cow manure was common. The very
worst was when he rolled in a dead seal carcass. Ugh! I almost abandoned
him at that point. Fortunately, I kept him clipped very short, so did not
end up with long poodle hair full of the stuff.
Suzanne Mounts
At 11:29 AM 2/11/1999 EST, you wrote:
>In a message dated 2/11/99 8:21:18 AM Pacific Standard Time,
>BMcCrary27@aol.com writes:
>
><< My guess is that they are trying to
> disguise themselves with the odor of their quarry ... whether it be cows or
> coyotes. In other words, they try to smell like anything but a human-
> associated dog. This is my opinion or observation; anyone else have an idea
> about this? >>
>
>You are right on, Barbara. Dogs in general especially like to roll in the
>manure of prey species (big herbivores like horses, cows, etc. are right up
>there in their preference) so that they smell like the prey's normal habitat
>and are more difficult to detect by scent. Just like visual camouflage, in a
>sense. Rolling in the remains of something rotten and dead is a good
>olfactory camouflage, too. It is one of those vestigial behaviors that goes
>back to the time when their species had to hunt to eat... If only they could
>figure out that their human pals have cultural taboos about smelling like
>that!
>
>Heidi
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