<p>My dog has a preference: the carpet. Or the sidewalk in front of the house. Or right in front of the school bus stop. N-S, not so much.</p>
<p>Hahahah. ^^^^^. When my guys got older they started pooping in the street. Maybe just better footing? They didn’t are if it was north main or south main though.</p>
<p>I heard this last week and watched the dog this weekend. He does seem to go in a basic range but I cannot tell what (compass) point it is…</p>
<p>One of my worst poop experiences was when I was watching a friend’s dog, and walking the dog along with my twins in their stroller. We cross a street at a 4 way stop and the dog decides to poop in the middle of the intersection! Now that I think about it considering the street alignment, it was definitely N-S, but with his head facing south.</p>
<p>Dang. My dog’s dead. I’ll never find the right direction.</p>
<p>Oh *****.</p>
<p>So to speak.</p>
<p>hmmm. Apparently you can’t substitute an asterisk in an expletive to convey the concept of excretion in a humorous way.</p>
<p>Foxes seem to have a similar talent…they use it to catch mice…
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<p>[Red</a> Fox : Discovery Channel](<a href=“http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/north-america/animals/red-fox.htm]Red”>http://dsc.discovery.com/tv-shows/north-america/animals/red-fox.htm)</p>
<p>Our two dogs pooped at the same time on our walk and they established themselves parallel to one another (and N/S). Heads were in opposite directions though.</p>
<p>Since reading about this I’ve been paying attention to my dog’s compass orientation. And she usually faces east. Also, in picking the exact right spot she usually searches around for minute, nose down, apparently following along an invisible dotted line on the ground that only she can perceive.</p>
<p>My goofy 17 year old Chihuahua/Jack Russel mix is all over the map (and the yard). I think age has done in his compass. However, our 2 year old Labradoodle is a consistent North-South. Good to know if we get lost in the woods.</p>
<p>Any new dog observations?</p>
<p>Our dog could detect a Southern antique to chew on. Not ok.</p>
<p>I think my dog is confused about the N-S thing. He usually starts facing one way and ends up turning and facing a different direction by the time he’s done.</p>
<p>Wow, I wonder if their dog was aligned towards the stash…</p>
<p>California couple finds $10 million in buried treasure while walking dog
<a href=“http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-usa-california-coins-idUSBREA1P03M20140226”>http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/26/us-usa-california-coins-idUSBREA1P03M20140226</a></p>
<p>Have to say, I watched a few dogs lately and their compasses were off.<br>
I did once hear of direction tests with hs or college kids. After hiding all sense of where they were being taken, and going quite some distance, (blindfolds of some sort, disorienting ride with turns and turnbacks,) who could get off the bus (still blindfolded) and identify North? Apparently, the boys could, far more than the girls. Makes you wonder-</p>
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…maybe because boys have a “compass needle”? ;)</p>
<p>Concerning this new research, would it be inappropriate to exclaim:</p>
<p>No. ■■■■?</p>
More useful dog science:
http://touch.latimes.com/#section/-1/article/p2p-83312301/
“Believe” my dog is the best dog in the whole wide world??? I “know” my doggie is the best dog in the whole wide world.
:o3 :x
Ummm… My dog is the best dog ever.
She faced east two times today…
I just found this thread and now I am intrigued. I’m worried that the dog is going to think I’m weird trying to watch her (and she might be right). More than anything she sniffs around to find the perfect spot. You can tell that she’s thinking about going on our walk when she spends a lot of time sniffing all over a particular patch of ground. I think she wants to poop where some other dog or coyote peed. She is an alpha and also lifts her leg about half the time and does the backwards kick thing.