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Why do dogs occupy poop in pits?

Pet Question

Dogs in the wild or in natural environments will habitually excrete in specific areas. This is their nature and habit. In the home, dogs will also look for specific areas to eliminate, and they usually defecate in the same place, which is helpful for owners to clean up their excrement. Sometimes, when dogs have finished excreting, they will use their front feet to dig up the soil or turf, and then kick up with their hind legs to kick the soil or turf aside. This behavior is called "covering" and the purpose is to remove their excrement. Cover up to avoid being smelled and tracked by other animals.

 Why do dogs occupy poop in pits

If dogs poop in the house and it is not cleaned up in time, they may return to the same poop Because they can smell their own scent and the smell of their excrement, they will think this place is a suitable place to urinate. This is why some dogs keep hogging poop in the same place. To solve this problem, owners need to clean up the dog's excrement in time and use special cleaning agents to eliminate the smell, so that the dog will not return to the same place to excrete.

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