Guess What?! We Can Finally Solve the Mystery Why a Dog Turns Around Several Times Before Sitting Down HERE!

by Denisse Aguilar on in Facts 9
pug resting on a purple bed

Why does your pooch circle his bed before lying down? It's such a funny act yet there's a reason why your pooch may be doing this. No, the answer may not be what you originally thought, either. Get the answers now!

While they all have a variety of personalities and behaviors, there is one thing every dog has done without any training… turned around many times in circles before lying down.

Why?

While there is no scientific data that answers this age old question, Stanley Coren, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, recently wrote about his observations after doing an experimental study.

Based on the experimental study of 62 dogs who were observed in playpens with their owners nearby, dogs presented with an uneven surface were three times more likely to turn around before lying down. Also, the dogs with the uneven surface were much more likely to circle more than once before lying down, compared to the dogs with the even surface.

So the mystery all boils down to comfort! LOL! Well, now that you know why your pooch does this, it's time to investigate why they love to roll around in the mud so much! HAHA!

For more information on this mystery and how it was solved, head on over to Care2.



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9 thoughts on “Guess What?! We Can Finally Solve the Mystery Why a Dog Turns Around Several Times Before Sitting Down HERE!”

  4. Peter Popp

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    I don’t know who this scientist is, but he’s wrong. It is a hard wired thing for dogs since they lived on the African plain. In an attempt to settle the long grass to bed down they circle trampling the grass.

  7. Kat Dean

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    While they all have a variety of personalities and behaviors, there is one thing every dog has done without any training… turned around many times in circles before lying down.

    Why?

    While there is no scientific data that answers this age old question, Stanley Coren, a professor of psychology at the University of British Columbia, recently wrote about his observations after doing an experimental study.

    Based on the experimental study of 62 dogs who were observed in playpens with their owners nearby, dogs presented with an uneven surface were three times more likely to turn around before lying down. Also, the dogs with the uneven surface were much more likely to circle more than once before lying down, compared to the dogs with the even surface.

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