Dogs sense magnetic field when defecating

Irish Stones

According to a survey from German and Czech scientists, it seems that dogs feel the magnetic field of the Earth and use it to orientate when defecating outdoors.
http://video.repubblica.it/tecno-e-scienze/lo-studio-i-cani-fanno-pipi-allineati-al-campo-magnetico/152524/151031?ref=HRESS-38
The link is to an Italian website, but the video is in English.
I don't have dogs, but probably dog owners in this forum might pay attention to that phenomenon next time they walk their dog

DBB

I think this theory has been pretty much deemed as extremely tenuous by peer-review :-)

Karlitto

I have two dogs,

They don't usually poop facing the same direct, but usually do go at the same time

tk123

My adult dog will circle around for ages to find the best spot but with the pup it's bombs away no matter where she is - concrete/grass/outside somebody's gate/the road etc etc :rolleyes:

borderlinemeath

Mine always face into the wind, whatever direction it blows. I imagine it's to keep it from sticking to the bum hair if it was blowing on it.

tk123

borderlinemeath wrote: »

Mine always face into the wind, whatever direction it blows. I imagine it's to keep it from sticking to the bum hair if it was blowing on it.

Sounds like they don't want to smell the poos lol :P

Karlitto

tk123 wrote: »

Sounds like they don't want to smell the poos lol :P

But don't mind eating it!

borderlinemeath

Karlitto wrote: »

But don't mind eating it!

Ahem! My pair aren't poo eaters:p.
Although there is one dog that comes here who is a complete scavenger, (he was a rescue so may have actually had to scavenge for food at some point) who has a bit of a palette for poos. ONLY the raw fed dogs poos mind you, and he doesn't eat them, he licks at them:eek:. I have to be lightning quick picking them up if he's here. Same dog will counter surf for a crumb.