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Why does my dog roll in food?

Asked by sammib about 1 year ago, 3 answers.

Ok so my dog is weird..if we give her something like a grape or cherry tomato she will sometimes roll on it and mush it into the carpet..

I dropped a mint the other day and she got it and did the same thing..rolled in it with the back of her neck..

She...

did the same today, she got a bit of food and wouldnt eat it(probably because of the vinagar) and she started mushing it with her neck..

Is this normal? Why does she do this?

Answered by mysterywolf on Oct 12, 2008, 05:07AM
2667 answers

I'm not sure on this, but it might be a dog's way to hide his own scent and/or get new 'attractive' smells on him.

Answered by trappednwndrland on Oct 12, 2008, 05:44AM
97 answers

mysterywolf is right.
my question...
why does my dog play with her food? lol.
she likes to toss it in the air and catch it.
3
(I dont really want to know why she does...its the same concept as when they chase their tail, id imagine.)

Answered by luckybear1076 on Oct 12, 2008, 12:15PM
243 answers

They do it to get the smell of the food on him/her. Its a way of telling another dog I had this or as my dog does, when ever he kills something he does the axact same thing. They are just saying, I killed it. Impressive huh? Lol. But its true.

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