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by midnightstar on February 18th, 2005

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After my dog has done his business outside, he scratches his feet across the floor in the house and flicks mud and grass everywhere. Why does he do this?

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  • by lynnenorth on February 6th, 2006

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    Actually, it has nothing to do with covering his feces up, and everything to do with spreading its scent. It is a "territory marking" behavior, just like pissing on objects. Ordinarily he would do the foot-scraping, dirt-flicking thing around where he has done his business. He has been taught not to do his business inside, but he obviously considers the inside of the house "his" territory, and is still doing the marking behavior there.

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