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.











Evgenia Chayko
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Roberto Isaac Guzman
Chris Browne
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Rachael Browne does Darcy do this?
John Schuele
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He’s helping you put you put in the right spot so you can step on it
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Most silly thing I have read in awhile aha
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Whitney Ellwood we have been wrong for so long
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Hannah Vazquez does Athena stare at you too? She stares all the time lol Haley Wilson aly?
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Chris
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David Rios see!! He’s not embarrassed
Meihsi Chan
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But why does he walk when he poops???
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Because they are most vulnerable and they are seeing that we are there to protect them if needed.
Jayson Allard
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No why are you staring at him while he poops
Sarah Adamson
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AidanMcClelland Ralph. Lol
Mike Winter
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Because we stare at them!!!
Shaun Smith
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Duah they want to make sure you see them go potty so they get the snack
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Oscar Tango
Wayne Janice Stephens
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Makes sense!
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Interrdting
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Interesting
Dana Chupp
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Very.. Pistol always looked over at us.
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Nick Pacenti Katie Miller
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Bianca Salinas
Ian Villareal
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Hayley, the pug in the picture is fatter than Jake
Jimmy J Tan
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Michael Lau i’ll guard you
Jordan Page
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Article pretty much says it’s because it’s a protective thing. They instill trust in you to protect them while they’re at their “most vulnerable moment”
Take that clickbait!
Dale Housman
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Actually they are thinking about some of our Presidential candidates !!!!!!! Lol!!!!
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That was interesting, never would have thought that answer.
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Konrad Young lmao
Uvaldo Medina
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We have a saying in New Mexico. You willl get a stye in your eye if you watch a dog poop!
Caitlin Sturdivant
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I wish everything on here wasn’t click bait. Basset hounds deserve better…
Karen Hoyt
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Click bait much?
Konrad Young
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Lmao that’s actually cute
John Murdock
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Better question, why do you look at them when that are pooping?
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Ty Jordan 🙂
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Jan Poole this old boy looks like Oscar
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