How to stop dog rolling in it?!!!

clairibel

Hiya i am writing as recently our 14 month old cross !!!!! who has been spayed has taken a liking to rolling in anything remotely gross, i understand that most dogs like this from time to time, but it is happening on every walk and i'm finding it really hard to handle.

Apart from watching her like a hawk which really spoils the walk i don't know what to do? Just now we have returned from another walk and i watched all of the time apart from one time of less than a minute and she rolled in what can only be described as stinky slime, which stunk to high heavens and was spread all over her coat in a slimey mess...urrggh!

Please has anyone any helpful tips for me, it would be greatly appreciated Thanks Claire.

suki1964

Dogs and fox poo - its Chanel No 5 to them

Now my dog will roll in it if hes too clean. He has to be bathed too often because of his skin condition so the minute hes been bathed hes off to find some fox poo to roll in. He also scratches at the carpets as well to get his scent glands into overdrive

Like you I have found it impossible to stop so I just keep an eye and if I see the shoulder drop I roar at him to gerroff and he runs He will keep pushing his luck and keep trying to go back less I distract him.

When hes managed to get covered theres nothing that wil take the smell away like tomato ketchup. Rub it in, let it sit a while and then shampoo off

robert_harper_2000

Try buying some seaweed powder, I've heard they can lack certain minerals or sth. Prolly worth trying anyways!

Mutter_2

Sorry claribel to be the bearer of bad news.
I've read a few times over the years that this is the one trait that cannot be removed from a dog.

My Cockers were terrible for it. I've even walked them miles home before returning for car, as the stink was too much to handle.

Fox poo, and they love rotten old fish discarded by the fishermen, any dead animal or bird. My last even returned as a green dog rather than white, after he went rolling in the cows's meadow.

ETA, Is it a boy thing, this rolling or do girl dogs do it too?

foreign_correspondent

.. if you do find a way please let me know!!!

- I do know my dog is worst for doing it when she has had a bath - if she smells of shampoo or anything, she seems to want to drown out the smell with poop - so I very rarely bathe her and make sure I rinse very well when I do!

It is very frustrating to take out a lovely clean fluffy dog, who immediately rolls in the stinkiest stuff she can find!

clairibel

Lol you all made me laugh and feel better knowing i'm not the only one

Now that it has been mentioned about a bath and shampoo smell it seems to strike a chord as i usually bath her every couple of months and the shampoo is not fragrant really....but a couple of weeks ago we took her to a groomer for what we thought was a treat full wash, trim and nails clipped and i must say she smelled very fragrant when she came back, so maybe its the groomers shampoo thats done it it all seems to coincide, thanks for your help.

So thats the last time i spend £17 on her pamper sesh lol just stick to my own stuff. She is now sat in the garden looking miserable drying after her second wash and the smell has finally gone.

foreign_correspondent

I think all you can do really is pre-empt it - if I see my dog making moves to roll in something and shout 'oi!' she tends to stop...

...of course, it just depends if I spot her - she hasnt been as bad for it recently actually, but in the past she has rolled in cat poo, fox poo, sheep and cow dung, and on one memorable occasion, a very deceased badger!!

To all the people with spotless homes who think having a cute little dog would be wonderful, please do think about the reality of scrubbing cat poo, or decomposing badger out of your dogs fur... or sharing a long car journey with an animal who has just coated themselves in an attractive layer of cow dung!

My mums dog has more than one occasion rolled in !!!!!! then come running like a mad thing and thrown herself against your legs as she passes - she is very, very fast, and trying to dodge an inanely happy and enthusiastic poo coated lurcher is not easy.

Honestly, dogs are great, but they are animals and more than a little revolting at times! If they aren't rolling in cow poo they are trying to eat it!! (dont let them lick your face afterwards!)

KiWi13

foreign_correspondent wrote: »

I think all you can do really is pre-empt it - if I see my dog making moves to roll in something and shout 'oi!' she tends to stop...

...of course, it just depends if I spot her - she hasnt been as bad for it recently actually, but in the past she has rolled in cat poo, fox poo, sheep and cow dung, and on one memorable occasion, a very deceased badger!!

To all the people with spotless homes who think having a cute little dog would be wonderful, please do think about the reality of scrubbing cat poo, or decomposing badger out of your dogs fur... or sharing a long car journey with an animal who has just coated themselves in an attractive layer of cow dung!

My mums dog has more than one occasion rolled in !!!!!! then come running like a mad thing and thrown herself against your legs as she passes - she is very, very fast, and trying to dodge an inanely happy and enthusiastic poo coated lurcher is not easy.

Honestly, dogs are great, but they are animals and more than a little revolting at times! If they aren't rolling in cow poo they are trying to eat it!! (dont let them lick your face afterwards!)

just had to say that this post made me laugh so hard I'm nearly crying - I can sympathise with the lurcher story I've three dogs (2 girls one boy) who all tend to swipe you when your not paying attention after rolling in anything they can find.

alleycat`

From what i'm told (probably can be taken with a huge pinch of white stuff) it is to hide their scent.

The worst i know of was my FIL's huskies rolling in a very dead and very green cow carcass...

The car journey was epic...

and no it didn't stop them doing it over and over again with anything disgusting they could find.

Stephb1986_2

My border collie cross loves rolling in horse dung aswell as the westie my OH's dad has, They bloody stink! How do I stop them from doing it because she's stinking the house out and it's stopping me from stroking her

Steph xx

walwin

Stephb1986 wrote: »

My border collie cross loves rolling in horse dung aswell as the westie my OH's dad has, They bloody stink! How do I stop them from doing it because she's stinking the house out and it's stopping me from stroking her

Steph xx

You could look on the bright side and be thankful it's horse dung

Some things smell a whole lot worse