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Why do dogs roll in their food?

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They may be eating their own or other dogs feces because of a nutritional reason. They may not be getting the nutrition they need from their diet so they eat the other animals feces as a way of getting the nutrients. Mother dogs eat pups' feces to avoid attracting predators. Puppies may do it as part of their exploration of the world, and the behavior can be reinforced by the attention it attracts.

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to smell like the food. if the food smells good, they'll roll in it to smell good too! yummy!

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When dogs were in packs, and they needed to go out hunting, they rolled in animal feces to mask their scent. Today's domesticated dogs may do this by instinct.

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Its to get an unfamiliar scent off them. Dogs usually do this after they have been cleaned

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To get the other dogs smell on them because dogs go by smell.

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