Have you ever noticed your dog keeping his eyes on you while he poops? If you're a fan of science, you have probably always wondered why your pets stare at you while they're taking a dump.
Okay, maybe you've never thought about it but, now that we're on the topic, dog scientists (a.k.a. veterinarians) have figured out the reason WHY dogs stare at their owners while defecating.
According to Dr. Kathryn Primm, a practicing small animal veterinarian and practice owner at Applebrook Animal Hospital in Ooltewah, Tennessee, it's not because the dog's embarrassed.
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Your dog is not wishing you would look away or give him privacy while he “does his business” either.
Dr. Primm says it goes much deeper than that…
Find out what Dr. Primm has to say about why dogs stare at you when they poop and have one of the world's mysteries answered on the next page.











Helena Buxton
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Dan Archer
Steven Gold
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Mine doesn’t he just reads the newspaper like his dad
Katherine Matts
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Ha! Made me laugh! I do the same…dunno why! Seem natural
Jakie Petes
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Shona Jacques
Ashley Aline Tereck
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Wes Hrysio
Darren Lucas
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Question is, Why are you staring at your Dog take a$#%&!@*?
Weirdos.
Erica Leah
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Jo Marie I’ve always wondered why they look at me
Vanessa Sòquerser Felìz
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Alessandro Falco
Kortney Brittingham
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Chase Arnold
Ruth Bowie
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James Brown
Rachel Weir
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Vicki Ansell
Lynjai Jimenez-Riemer
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Our dog aims for items to poop on outside…like the sidewalk lights…he will poop on top of the light on purpose…
Jennifer Danheim
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Gary Danheim
Ruprecht Enoch Gern
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My dog will not go if im looking at him…..
James Bosworth
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Nichole Bosworth
Gary Danheim
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That’s ridiculous
Kimberly Rodriguez
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Simon Brandy Wess
Fabio Vásquez
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Maria Jose Pajares de Ingunza
Lisa Shrestha
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Anthony Keo
Nick Falkner
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Why do we look at them when we do our business? If you can answer that, you have your answer.
Nancy Taylor
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interesting
Lewy Seymour
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Carly Carpenter
Andrew Triolo
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Danielle Triolo i guess Gaia trusts us she dont look at us
Sandy Klatt- Lagerman
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Tell them to squeeze
Rob Delgado
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Richard Delgado
Christina Winkler
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Sharon Craig-Winkler
Joan Kuhn
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Privacy please!!
Derek Conner
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Kearsti Potter
Hector Velez
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Read this Chris Tine !
Hector Velez
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No it’s a good thing for us to know ! But yea I thought the same lol
Maria Jose Pajares de Ingunza
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Guau
Tina DeMott
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Tammy Sickrey lmao Kango’g!!! Lol
Nancy Reed-Querry
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Mariah Younker, read this!
Sue Kalpakoff
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lol mine dont
Ryan Petticrew
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Benji does it all the time.. Lol
Aaron Fu
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Lol.
Tomasz Krzewina
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Francesca De Gregorio
Joanie Bilodeau
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Louis-David Aubin
Amanda Cerrato
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Mike Barbera this is why!! Maxy stares but Oliver goes in private lol .. Now the question is why Oliver poops like he’s peeing LOL
Louis-David Aubin
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C’est ce que j’avais lu l’autre jour
Eric Smith
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Meghan Smith
Joanie Bilodeau
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Cest ca je me disais
Sacha de Vries
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Farida Sloot
Lorna Hitchen
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Damon Hitchen
Kathleen Rousseau
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I always wondered why our dog pfeffer looked at us when she was doing her business. Now I understand. Makes perfect sense…..
Aaron Creaney
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Ieva Paulaviciute
Nicholas Anthony Bledsoe
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Keith Herbstritt
Meghan Smith
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Is that Lexi?
Eric Smith
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Meghan Smith haha
Sandi Gibbs
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Joeandgena Hogue lol