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My dog, Merlin, is a roller. He is thrilled silly by rolling around in all manner of icky things. Anecdote: our lawn is black bear central for a few weeks in early fall because we have chestnut trees, and to answer the proverbial question, no, a bear does not poop in the woods, it poops in our yard. 
Merlin will approach these piles, gingerly grab a little bit in his mouth and carry it a few feet away, where he will drop it and THEN roll in it. Maybe he's rationing it, I don't know.
So I understand that dogs enjoy rolling in vile things, but yesterday, I took Merlin out to his bathroom spot and he started to dig at the base of a tree. It's a wooded area and he's been on exercise restriction for nearly two weeks (for a rear knee), so I let him go for it, hoping he would burn off some energy. Next thing I knew he had something in his mouth, and before I could see what it was, he dropped it and started rolling on top of it! Eventually I was able to see what it was, and it was a vole-- a LIVE vole!
It didn't look hurt, but the poor thing looked SO disoriented. I distracted Merlin, the vole crawled off into some brush, and then we went inside. It was so bizarre, I had to share.
Over the past few months that I've had Merlin, his rolling in things has gone from incredibly frustrating behavioral "problem" to hilarious quirk. Not that I encourage it, but if he wants to keep insisting on baths, I'm happy to oblige. Plus, it was weirdly flattering when he decided that my dirty laundry was good enough to roll in.
Does anyone else have a dog that loves to roll in things? Do they enjoy just the usual vileness, or do they get creative? Does anyone have a dog that doesn't roll in things (or seems less interested in it)?
Merlin will approach these piles, gingerly grab a little bit in his mouth and carry it a few feet away, where he will drop it and THEN roll in it. Maybe he's rationing it, I don't know.So I understand that dogs enjoy rolling in vile things, but yesterday, I took Merlin out to his bathroom spot and he started to dig at the base of a tree. It's a wooded area and he's been on exercise restriction for nearly two weeks (for a rear knee), so I let him go for it, hoping he would burn off some energy. Next thing I knew he had something in his mouth, and before I could see what it was, he dropped it and started rolling on top of it! Eventually I was able to see what it was, and it was a vole-- a LIVE vole!
It didn't look hurt, but the poor thing looked SO disoriented. I distracted Merlin, the vole crawled off into some brush, and then we went inside. It was so bizarre, I had to share.
Over the past few months that I've had Merlin, his rolling in things has gone from incredibly frustrating behavioral "problem" to hilarious quirk. Not that I encourage it, but if he wants to keep insisting on baths, I'm happy to oblige.
Plus, it was weirdly flattering when he decided that my dirty laundry was good enough to roll in.Does anyone else have a dog that loves to roll in things? Do they enjoy just the usual vileness, or do they get creative? Does anyone have a dog that doesn't roll in things (or seems less interested in it)?
