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.
Mario Busto
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Bcoz they don’t want to b Luk’d at doing their thing, lol… B-)
Leslie Smith
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i believe it is a teritorial thing /as my jack will not go to poop / any where else only in his one spot / he is comunicating to other dogs / this is my space / keep out
Chris Best
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Rudy Delreal
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Tom Milne
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blank mind ?
John Garrett
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Ok, somebody needs to fix the sponsored ad code so that I don’t get them for post I already viewed and commented on. Smh
Stewart Alexander Davidson
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Nancy Roberge
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We have a fenced In yard so when our Pug does her business, she neither looks at us, nor do we look at her. My question is, why does she have to turn in circles a dozen or so times before she goes. By the way, that’s how we know she’s going to go.
Sissy Rivers Ward
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I think they need your approval and have forgotten they have it, they think of all the times during potty training, you yelled wait or no.
Sissy Rivers Ward
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Dont watch your dog , most dogs like their privacy!
Mike Smith
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But why does my Puggy come in the bathroom when I’m on the throne?
Rob Robertson
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Willow Licari this is why Ace has to go so far away
Janice Lloyd
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Bitty here! I don’t know but Logan’s pooping!
Marianne Hurley
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Sabrina Ramirez
Joyce Quinn Maher
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Because we have to be sure they did it or its on the carpet! Lol
Joe Rivas
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I could care less why they stare when they poop.
Heather Ferris
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Tina Ferris
Tina Ferris
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❤️
James Kohler
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Very interesting.
Alan Ramseur
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Jaime Lee Martin
Edwin Arboleda
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Alyssa
Alyssa Lee Hober
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He just stares all the time..
Charlotte Emily
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Travis Ortiz
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Jeremy Thompson
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Scott Wm Simpson
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I have never had a dog stare at me when pooping. They look at me, then look away. One of my boxers was pooping next to the curb and it was pouring down rain when I noticed a wall of water coming fast down the gutter, flooding into the grass… I told my dog to hurry, and he looked and saw the water coming… he looked scared and like he was trying to hurry. As soon as he finished, he ran to me in the nick of time as the flood waters rushed over where he had just pooped. The look on his face was so cute!!!
Kathy Pugh Pickering
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Now I can sleep at night knowing the answer to this elusive question.
Dave Can
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Lisa Trimboli
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lmao
Forrest Goodgame
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I care because poop can tell if your dog has a Medical issue !!!!
Natalia Maglione
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Kirsten Bush
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Gina Hosmer
Debbie Dolson Orwosky
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Derrick Hunter
Sara Rose Hagan
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Travis
Travis Ybarra
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Robb Anthony
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Chris Breeding
Donna Selnekovic Kean
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My male boxer who will be 3 is kinda different when he goes poo. He will look at you but when he poop’s he walks. He leaves a trail. Lol!!!
Chris Aliviado
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Very helpful information!
Michele L. Woody
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My boy likes to back up into bushes to poop. Lol
Amber Hauser Wilton
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Michael Wilton
Amber L Huffstetler
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my graciebelle does this but if u look at my pugsy he snarls anf growls and barks until u look away lol he does not like it lol
Caitlin Duron
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Amy Lewis
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Wow what great perspective…. I think this is very true!!!! Now I know why my dog will never poop for my boyfriend
Amy Lewis
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Me to that’s what I always thought
Amy Lewis
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It’s not saying you are staring at them but they are staring at you
Amy Lewis
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Not sure if you were serious or just being silly but if you was… Lol
Amy Lewis
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Then why even read this or comment…. SMH
Amy Lewis
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Why say who cares… Then why read this or even comment….. Some of us do care… I can’t have kids so they are my kids and anything I can learn about my dog I find interesting…. I’m so tired of negativity
Carlie Cunningham
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Matthew Cunningham this is what I was telling you about lol
Mark Livingston
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I have two and they are my kids. But really who cares . No negative but for me is just an uninteresting point about my dog . So for me an avid dog lover ….it seems silly