The reason why the dog rolls
1. Rolling to remove body odor
A dog’s sense of smell is much more sensitive than our human sense of smell, and sometimes what we smell is fragrant, but it is likely to be a foul odor, such as the smell of dog shampoo
. When a dog smells an odor, it may roll over to get rid of the odor.
2. Cover up your original smell
Some experts pointed out that the behavior of dogs rolling on the ground can be traced back to the nature of their ancestors. Sometimes dogs roll in mud, grass, garbage heaps, carrion and other places to cover up the smell on their body, avoid being discovered by other natural enemies, and facilitate their hunting. Although dogs no longer have to hunt, this instinctive response has not completely disappeared.
3. Rolling due to body itching
The dog rolling on the ground may also be caused by the body itching. Especially after bathing the dog, the dog’s wet hair may make it feel itchy, and then want to relieve the itching by rolling. In addition, the dog’s body itching may also be caused by bugs, skin diseases, etc. reason. Therefore, if you see a dog rolling on the ground frequently, the pet should pay attention to it, and it is best to take it to the veterinary hospital to check the cause.
4. Expressing happiness
When dogs feel happy and satisfied, they will also roll on the ground , it will show its abdomen to express its joy to the pet owner. So when you see the dog lying on the ground and showing its belly, the pet owner can stroke its belly and play with it happily, so that the dog will be happier. And the dog doing this behavior in front of you also shows that it is very reassuring or trusting in you.
5. The performance of venting energy
The range and time of activities of domestic dogs are quite limited. I believe that many pet owners are very excited when they take their pet dogs out to play. Let’s fly out like an arrow, which means that the dog is very eager to go out and wants to vent. And the dog rolling on the ground is also one of its excited behaviors. After all, the dog has been trapped at home for too long, so let it vent.
6. Purely likes to roll
Sometimes there is no reason for the dog to roll, maybe it just likes to roll and feels comfortable doing it.
