You may be thinking Fido looks at you because, well, that’s what he does. There really is no reason for it. My pooch is just a bit of an oddball. BUT that’s not really true and here is why:
Defecation is one of the times in an animal’s life when he is at his most vulnerable. He must posture to perform the task and because of this, he is not in a position to readily fight or flee. In fact, it would be rather difficult for him to defend himself or to escape danger while he is eliminating. Your dog is instinctively aware of his defenselessness.
But your dog also knows that she is a part of your “pack”. You are a member of the family group. If your dog watches you during this time, it is because she is depending on you to give her a body language signal or “heads up” if she should be afraid. She may also be looking to you to possibly defend her should the need arise. If you suddenly leap away, you can bet your dog will respond also.
It is probably something we all suspected, that we are not just part of the pack but the member our dog considers “the alpha”. Certainly Rover is going to look to us for cues, especially is we are outside of the yard and in “enemy” territory.
For more go to I Heart Dogs. No, not one of the most talked about topics but kind of interesting never the less!
Patricia Krupica
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not mine
Tina Chung
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Bobby White
Julie Smith Johnston
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So watching my dog watch me while he poos is a good thing…he will feel safer? Usually I’d turn away to give him his privacy…wow – who knew. Lol
John Watson
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My Pugs watch me poop…close the door for privacy..nope they both freak out.
Sheri Hessler
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weirdly enough I always figured this.
“You watch me when I poop, I’ll watch you when YOU poop, and we’ll both be safe from$#%&!@*burglars.”
Madhur Gupta
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Lol. Ppl r not as idiot as u try to make them. Either u don’t have a pug or u don’t kNoe anything abt them. Tom u will say that pug urinate by standing on 3 legs. There is a reason behind it. Don’t ry increase ur clicks by this stupid article.