Dog rolling in ****

apache

Every time she's off the lead she sniffs out **** and rolls in it from nose to tail. Every **** time! I'm sick of it. Just finished giving her yet another bath. I never give out as she's only being a dog but it's wearing thin now.

Rant over....

Buddy Bubs

Go places where there isn't any for her to roll in. My dog does it too but I know places that it happens and places it doesn't

kippy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/2058263951/dog-rolling-in-****

What kind of **** is she rolling in?

Xidu

Same here. Countryside fox poo is his favorite to roll in.

I had moments that I wanna move him out of the house!!!

Victor

The poo smell is to get rid of the smell of the shampoo you keep using on her.

Dial Hard

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119634436#Comment_119634436

Fox, most likely. It's like crack to some dogs. I had a Boxer and a foster Pointer who could find the smallest bit of it in a given radius within minutes.

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119634536#Comment_119634536

No, no, it's not.

apache

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119634436#Comment_119634436

It's mostly horse or wild animal ****.

apache

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119634555#Comment_119634555

Yes she can sniff it out up to a mile away.

apache

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119634370#Comment_119634370

It's everywhere in a green area. There's nowhere where there is nothing. It's impossible.

apache

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119634536#Comment_119634536

What do you suggest I do? Not wash her and let her into the house stinking dirty??

Birdnuts

The reason they do it is evolutionary ie. to hide their own scent from potential prey. Always found terriers to be the worst little buggers for it!!

apache

I know why she does it.

xhomelezz

My older lab used to do it frequently, but she hates baths with passion, so eventually she stopped. Probably got tired of being washed twice a week😁. To be fair to her, when I spot that she's about to go for it and call her off, she stops. Now she does it about once a year. Fox poop or cow poop are the most favourite ones. Our new puppy did it once so far, fox poop. I don't know if there's the way to stop them doing it. Natural thing for doggies..

olestoepoke

My Border terrier does it, any kind of poo and also loves anything dead. A dead fish at washed up at the beach, a dead frog with maggots crawling out of it and he rolls in that and expects to come in and sit in the living room no questions asked lol. I try keep an eye on him and if I see him motion to do it I roar at him and he stops.

Paulyh

Yep, same with my Border Collie. Loves fox poo, although he has only rolled in it once with me, but quite frequently when out with my wife. He does it with dead animals too, fish, birds....once he came bounding towards me having rolled in a dead bird carcass with it hanging off his collar :) big happy head on him :)

Gets brought out the back and hosed down with some 'fox poo' shampoo.....picked it up in the pet shop and pretty good at getting the smell out.

.red.

Our Collie X did it a good few times when we got her first. She hated the water and we found her very hard to wash but she seems to have realised that she gets washed when she rolls and it's very infrequent now.

We found that even after a wash the smell was still there, probably cos she wasn't being washed properly as she was so petrified of the water so we were rushing it. We got a shampoo in the pet shop called Fox Poo, apparently it's got something in it that masks the smell and it really does the trick.

apache

Thanks for the input. She loves the water and likes getting washed and I don't want to be roaring at her. It's just very frustrating.

Xidu

Kill all the foxes nearby!!

Or gather up all the poo before you let the dog out.................

Paterson Jerins

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119635610#Comment_119635610

How about keep your dog on the lead?

Paterson Jerins

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119636384#Comment_119636384

Nuke them. It's the only way to be sure

Donald Trump

I used to go out with a girl who had the same problem OP.

Ironically, she stopped doing it after I bought her a dog

apache

You's are all comedians!

Have you's nothing better to do with your time instead of posting useless senseless comments on a thread that clearly dosen't interest you?

Donald Trump

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119636944#Comment_119636944

Thanks for logging on and announcing to the world that your dog likes to roll in sh1te. The Royal family across the water aren't going to be too happy at you stealing the limelight from their Queen's funeral; but I thank you for your service nonetheless.

xhomelezz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119637213#Comment_119637213

Well, who was the one who had to inform us about his weird girlfriend ...

Donald Trump

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119637265#Comment_119637265

Sorry for calling her weird. I didn't mean to offend you.

To be fair to her, she did improve a lot after I broke up with her, and even more after she gave birth to you.

Paterson Jerins

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119636944#Comment_119636944

What are you in about? It's boards.ie, stop being so narky.

And you didn't answer the question. Why cant you just keep your dog on the lead????

Thats what the rest of us do

apache

Because it's cruel not to let an energetic dog off the lead for exercise.

xhomelezz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119637330#Comment_119637330

Are you keeping your dog on lead all the time?? Must be poor life for him/her.

thefallingman

My little jack chi rolls in s**t and dead animals, usually rats or mice

xhomelezz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119637277#Comment_119637277

This is a pet section, so haven't got a clue what your girlfriend or royal family have to do with what op asked.

MrStuffins

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119636884#Comment_119636884

You're not funny

Still stihl waters 3

Keep your dog on a lead, simple enough when you think about it, you seem to be very upset about your dog doing what comes naturally

Paterson Jerins

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119637410#Comment_119637410

O yes, a very poor life because you sah so. Pretty silly comment to make when you don't know what I dogs I have, their ages or disabilities.

If you can't control your dog, they should be on a lead.

As you say, natural thing for dogs to do it. But you also say, your dog stops when you call her away from the shite.

If your dog doesn't listen or do what they are told, the lead is the only option until training is introduced.

Or just rant away on boards and get pisssy with replies. All the best lads. You and the op seem to know it all. Pointless thread obviously.

Paterson Jerins

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119637845#Comment_119637845

Not allowed to say that in this thread. Every dog should be off the lead so their life isn't "poor".

SuperBowserWorld

What goes around, comes around.

Edit ...

I take a relative's dog for a walk everyday. Sick of picking up dog ****. And dog **** all over the place. And bags of dog **** all over the place. On buggies, shoes, in houses, wheelchairs, ..

Also, sitting here trying to do work while all the neighbours doggies barking and howling the whole **** time around..

Rant over

xhomelezz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119637890#Comment_119637890

There's only one rant on this thread as far as I can see. All the best to you and your dog, or doggies whatever ages they are.

tk123

I used to use tshirt / coat on Lucy as she was constantly finding something to roll in and making me late in the mornings lol! With the tshirt if she rolled it was just a case of taking it off and washing it. I also used to use Simple shampoo as it’s fragrance free so she’d be less likely to want to roll again and cover up the smell. With practice you’ll spot the split second where they’re deciding to roll and be able to interrupt / redirect.. but you need to be like a ninja with your reactions lol 😆

DBB

Mod note: Quite a bit of off-topic posts that are of little use to the op... also the requirement in this forum that people post with respect for one another seems to be lost in some posts.

So. Consider this a reminder to cop yourselves on and be nice, or don't post. Thank you to those who are genuinely trying to help the op.

DBB

Graces7

My dogs, a JRT/Bassett cross and a collie, never rolled in ... The little one ate cat poo if she got the chance...

You all do so well. And dogs need to run free.. I "made a memory" one day of watching wee dog race along the lane here, ears flying, then stop at the entrance to the track leading to the shore, asking permission to run down ahead of me.

twiddleypop

Can also attest to terriers being the worst for it. He has done it on and off the lead. He's so fast, he's often covered in sh1t before I can even say stop.

He also hates being washed. We were on a really good streak of him not rolling in anything and I thought he was finally getting the link between rolling in stuff and getting a wash. However, last weekend he disappeared for no more than 30 seconds in the woods and when I called him back he was destroyed.

Maybe we should have got cats 🤣

Deebles McBeebles

OP you can train your dog not to do it or at least to stop immediately when you see him/her about to launch a dirty divebomb. Not by roaring. Bring some treats or a toy, distract the brain from the unwanted behaviour and encourage it to do what you require.

ShamanRing

Have you tried nuking the foxes?

xhomelezz

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119655006#Comment_119655006

Well fox says to....

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/119636859#Comment_119636859

It takes a second- repeat 1 second- for a dog to lie down and start rubbing their body on poo - you get zero warning mostly- and that’s, on a lead.

The same with sheep poo eating- if in the countryside our dog could have a moundful of sheep poo in his mouth before you know what’s happening- again on a lead.

xhomelezz

Not even second, our new one just dipped down and up first time. Zero chance to prevent it. Annoying it is, but that's life. I'm really happy to live in the countryside and give free roam to my dogs. Even if they come back in a....state😁. Shower sorts it.