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    why do dogs turn in circles before laying down?

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    +1  Views: 830 Answers: 7 Posted: 14 years ago
    leeroy

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      My GS doesn't she just flops.
      13 years ago. Rating: 1
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        I've heard it's out of instinct to make sure they aren't going to lay down on a snake, or what forever suggested to make a nest. I guess we will just have to ask the dogs if they ever learn to talk or we invent dog collars like the ones in the movie "Up?"
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          Mine also turns in circles when he has to poop.
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            To get comfortable and acclimated to their particular surrounding I should think...don't really know..just a thought
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              Some say that it is to "prepare" their bed, another is to trample the vegetation warding off any pests in the grass. The latter is from their make-up from when they were wild, most dogs are domesticated these days.
              No actual evidence as to why they do it though. Hope that helped??
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                beats me
                14 years ago. Rating: 0
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                  how do I stop my dog from peeing in the house after he's been outside for 45 min.
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