Dogs move a little away from the exact spot where their feces are and before leaving that area, they rub their front paws and especially their back paws there with all their force.

Come on, this reasons for their behavior let’s take a look.

There are two possible explanations for this behavior in dogs.

First, when dogs dig in the ground, they turn the ground upside down and excrete They spread out about a meter wide. In this way, the dog leaves both olfactory and visual signals with its feces.

Nowadays, many dogs rub their feet on the asphalt path or hard surface of the streets where their owners walk them. visual impact They can create. But they are unlucky compared to those who live in the wild.

Because scraping or rubbing movements made in a more natural environment are much more noticeable. It prepares the ground for visual signals.

The latter is associated with the sweat glands in the toes of dogs.

in the bodies of dogs the only active sweat glands are in the toesBy making this scraping or rubbing motion, the dog releases both the scent of its feces and the scent of its fingers into the environment.

We humans can’t smell the sweat glands on dogs’ toes, of course. But in the scent-rich dog world, this is an additional form of scent marking It is indispensable and unique.

This extra scent contains the dog’s special message, a way of telling other dogs: “I am here.” In summary: the behavior of dogs, namely scratching or rubbing the ground after pooping Both the olfactory factor and the visual factor play a role plays.

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