Some dogs chase their tails while others like to roll around in the foulest smelling thing they can find in the back yard.
Dog likes to roll around in carpet fresh.
This is just an extension of their natural digging behavior.
Figures we re at opposites on this one.
Scent rolling is probably a way for wolves to bring information back to the pack said goodmann.
But sometimes this rolling scratch fest isn t as innocent as it appears.
When a wolf encounters a novel odor it first sniffs and then rolls in it getting the scent on its body especially around the face and neck says pat goodmann research associate and curator of wolf park in indiana.
Two reasons either to relieve an itch or to mark with scent.
Thus the dog will be motivated to literally treat the carpet like dirt.
My normally fearless rottie is absolutely petrified of plastic grocery bags.
If your pooch seems exceptionally itchy especially indoors that carpeting beneath his feet could be contributing to his discomfort.
When a wolf encounters a novel odor it first sniffs and then rolls in it getting the scent on its body especially around the face and neck.
Dogs love to roll around for a good scratch whether it s outside in the grass or inside on your carpet.
Still comprehension is necessary if we are to tackle this problem.
For this reason dogs will often roll around on the carpet dig into it with their claws and gnaw it with their teeth.
There s one especially strange behavior that seems to be part of the domestic dog s dna.
That s right the wolf a distant cousin to our domestic dogs do it too.