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.
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LOOKS like the BULLY DONALD TRUMP SPECIAL is up an ready . to be sent to BULLY TRUMP from the meixican President .
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Luke Drummond makes sense
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Amanda Johnson butch does this ! #ButchPack
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There’s more important things to complain about.
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Thank you so much for sharing this precious tidbit with me daighter
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Mine doesn’t stop to poop.
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Mine doesn’t stop to poop.
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because they don’t want you looking at them,would you want someone watching you poop?
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Mel interesting read
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Winston used to go under a bush. A passerby once commented on it and I told him “He likes his privacy.”
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There are some things best left a mystery lol
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That’s for sure.
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Arcangel Barragan explains alot
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Katie…
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I agree with John Garrett.
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Really
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ZSharlie McGovern hunyee in the mornyings
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Haha how funny. So there’s a science to perimeter pooping
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Fight or flight.
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David Gonzalez Stella obviously thinks she can defend herself. She looks at nobody while she does her biz. Or does she?
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Haha. This is great.
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Dogs stare at you because they are vulnerable!
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Mel Redding some light reading for you
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No
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I thought you had an inquisitive mind?
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They look to you so that if there’s a predator you can warn them, since they’re in one of the most vulnerable positions when they’re going to the bathroom.
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