Rolling in cr*p. *sigh*

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Short of keeping Elsie on lead all the time or getting her a canine version of a snuggy hood type thingy is there any way of stopping her rolling in crap?

She has had to have a bath every day for the last three days, which probably isn't doing her coat or skin any good.

Oooo, just had a thought, perhaps she rolls in the crap knowing she will get a bath out of it :) She loves, loves, loves, loves her baths, lies down in the warm water and gives a contented sigh every time!

Seriously though, any idea's? She has chucked herself down on said crap before we have realised what is happening and does seem ridiculously pleased with herself for doing so!
 
Hmph. Some help you are ;)

She now has several collars on the go too, as they are always having to be taken off and washed due to being caked in crap. Delightful dog!

OH bathed her last night and after I sat on the floor with her and gave her a good scratch behind the ears before I realised OH had missed that bit.......... I was nearly sick!

Washing affected bits of her might be the way to go, she will be most disappointed not to get her nightly bath though :D
 
Bosworth said:
CDM, mine was a lurcher too, they soon learn that stinky stuff means cold hose.
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Apart from fox poo the worse one so far was a field covered in pig s**t, she was wallowing in it and came back SO pleased with herself, she's supposed to be white but was completely brown and we had to drive home with all the windows open as the smell was so bad!
 
Ozzie used to love rolling in other dogs poo (the fresher the better)! I started putting him on a lead and terminating the walk when he had done it, he did stop and now only has the occasional relapse for fox poo.

The doggy wet wipes are REALLY good if you have to put said dog back in your car to get home.
 
What gets me is that Purdey is actually quite particular where it goes, almost like putting perfume on :o and then trots off mightily pleased with herself with a "I smell gorgeous" look.

Then when I go to wash it off she puts on the martyr look at the smell of the shampoo ... errr hello?

While I am here, I don't know why I take so much trouble preparing her food, she was thrilled to find a fetid deer leg yesterday. I did wonder why she was bringing me such a thin stick all waggy tailed err no that is actually a leg :eek:
 
My westie is exactly the same... dog poo, fox poo, cat poo, horse poo (which he also likes to have a mouthful of) slugs... he loves rolling around on a slug. He tends to just rub his face and shoulders in the poo and then looks up at me... smiling!! Grrr bloody dog!
 
We have now added Eau de Dead Crow to our fragrance list :o she was chuffed to bits with that find - best applied all over back it seems :eek:
 
I know why they do it.







It's because they are MINGING! :D :D

I have to add, you haven't know stench until your dog has rolled on a dead seal. Even ketchup wouldn't shift it, and we had to bin his collar! :eek: :mad:
 
does anyone know what instinct it is that makes dogs love rolling in crap so much? my collie had a good old cuddle with a mound of fox poo this morning on our walk before i could stop her. The stench was so appalling i had to take her harness off and throw it in a bin.

Ive got a pretty strong stomach but i was nearly knocked off my feet by the whiff coming off her!

please tell me anyone why they find this so appealing? !!
 
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I tell you, it's pure mingingness!

One theory I have heard is that they are trying to disguise their scent from prey, but to me that would indicate rolling in herbivore poo - not the poo of another predator.

I guess their noses are so powerful that the poo smells just amazing to them and they just have to roll in it - that's my personal pet theory.

Or, they are just MINGING! :D Can't rule that possibility out :p
 
Ah, you lot haven't lived until you've watched your tiny white terrier throwing herself backwards into a pile of fresh steaming PIG poo taller than her - and then run back to you DRIPPING in it. Can I just warn you that nothing, absolutely nothing shifts the stench for a full week, not ketchup, vinegar, shampoo, washing up liquid, cowboy magic or anything else known to mankind...to my shame I even considered febreezing her:o. The cats wouldn't go near her, it was that bad!

The so dead it was unidentifiable creature that they all rolled in and came back covered in maggots and honking was a close second but that only took two big baths to get rid of the smell.

Horse, Chicken and Cattle poo is eaten rather than rolled in (people wonder why I don't do doggy kisses:D) Fox poo is Lynx for dogs and IME tortoise poo is rather pungent too.

I've never managed to stop them trying to roll but I do have a hysterical shriek that is quite effective when I see the shoulder dropping...
 
Ah, the time we went for a run, and Henry leapt over a massive ditch to get to the neighbouring, freshly muck spread field and would NOT come back over...

As my mother said today, he's not a dog, he's a continuous stress attack with paws :D
 
It's good for shifting smells. You use it just like shampoo!

Doesn't work on dead seal though. That took ketchup, dog shampoo, then (when the bloke had been left in charge) a cold hose and Head and Shoulders...
 
It's good to know Elsie is in good company :D :D :D

We have managed to have two days bath free for some reason. Not sure if she hasn't found anything worth rolling in, or if she can feel my eyes burning into her as soon as she starts sniffing........

I guess I just have to accept that chucking several stone of Rottie in the bath every few days will become part of our lives now!
 
Spudlet said:
It's good for shifting smells. You use it just like shampoo!

Doesn't work on dead seal though. That took ketchup, dog shampoo, then (when the bloke had been left in charge) a cold hose and Head and Shoulders...
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Really?? I've never heard of that before... I hope it doesn't turn my Westie pink the next time he comes in covered in stink lol

Thankfully I don't think I would come across any dead seals, but I can just imagine the putrid smell... having experience lot's of dead bodies in my life, some which have been dead for weeks in front of a gas fire in the height of the summer... Ewwww Rank!
 
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