I am Charlene a mixed breed border collie. I also live in Union Township, and I really like living here. I have a large yard, and I like to herd lawn mowers, other dogs and my woman-person's van.
My man-person is my favorite thing in the world. He thinks that I am the smartest dog ever. (He thinks that I am a dog, but I know that I am a real live little girl.) My problem is sometimes I like to roll in bad stuff. I am quite discerning so a nice, fresh, dead carcass is my very favorite. However, when in a pinch, any new poop or swamp water will do just fine. When I do this he calls me RIP, which is an acronym for “Roll In Poop.” I become very embarrassed and ashamed when he calls me this. Also, I must have a bath before I can go back in the house.
Why do I have an irresistible urge to roll in poop and how can I learn to stop?
Charlene
Dear Charlene,
Seriously, I love it when a beautiful female dog talks to me about her favorite fragrance being Eau de Poop. Phew, I get all worked up just thinking about it. Well young lady, you are not human and so you don’t tolerate toiletries, daily showers or, God forbid, the hated shampoo bowl. For me, taking a bath makes a real bad day.
I get it. Your idea of smelling absolutely irresistible is to roll in something that, for humans, is 100 % horrible. My personal favorite in this category, and it sends my humans clear out of the room, is dark, green goose poop. I fall in love with its bouquet in August and it makes my human gag.
One theory or hypothesis suggests that dogs are trying to mask their own scent by rolling in the unthinkable and thus gaining an edge over prey species that might otherwise detect them and flee for cover.
There are some experts in dog behavior that say the more dogs roll in stinky stuff the better equipped they are to tell other dogs where they’ve been and what they found there. A dog streaked with excrescence is viewed by his canine brethren as a story teller.
Given the fact that the average dog has some 220 million scent receptors and a human has a paltry 5 million, really makes me wonder about all this.
Canine society holds story tellers in very high esteem.
Humans hold story tellers in very high esteem, too.
Film maker George Lucas worked on a string of hit movies titled Indiana Jones and the yada, yada, yada starring Harrison Ford. Lucas had a dog named Indiana when he was a child and named this lead character after his dog. Historically, human story tellers do not roll in poop.
Remember: Rescuing one pet can’t change the world…but the world will change for that one pet.
No comments:
Post a Comment