So when you’re lost, just find a pooping dog to know where the North is. Or the south.
Wait this is useless.
Submitted 9 months ago by fossilesque@mander.xyz to science_memes@mander.xyz
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So when you’re lost, just find a pooping dog to know where the North is. Or the south.
Wait this is useless.
It works better with larger dogs. Then you can observe the shadow to determine East/West at the same time.
“what do you do for work?”
“I watch dogs poop”
Still more useful than most office jobs.
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Don’t know about that… I’ve got 54 dogs and they shit in all directions.
I just got a new puppy and when she poops she starts facing one directing the turns 180 while pooping then scoots over to the side a bit to finish.
Is she broken? Should I do an RMA?
This is some real shit
My 5 year old dog spins when she poos. Picking up her poo requires me to check the area she was in, as there are usually 3-4 spots it landed. But unleashed, she’s fine.The vet tells me this might be harness related. Something about the restraining leash and harness makes her spin.
But now I have a morbid curiosity to see if she starts north or south.
Does she spin clockwise or counterclockwise, and does it change when you cross the equator? Important questions
My pug used to shit right on top of rocks.
My lagotto has an exquisite sense for art, he loves to place his work on the best possible pedestal. Sometimes it’s a rock or something man-made that’s sufficiently elevated and stands out, but he also sometimes plants his ass on top of a bush or a small tree.
It’s a called dumpass.
I would assume it’s because pooping is a very vulnerable moment, and they prefer to not face the sun and being blinded while doing so.
This is such bs. I watch my bdog poop in every direction
They really do want an Ig Nobel Prize.
MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 9 months ago
Studies like this have me confused.
How do we know they use the magnetic field, and don’t just like… Look at the sun, or the shadows it casts.
AnyOldName3@lemmy.world 9 months ago
You can put magnets near dogs.
emptiestplace@lemmy.ml 9 months ago
Yes, that should be fine - water is the real danger here.
agent_flounder@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Dogs can poop at night…
gmtom@lemmy.world 9 months ago
Dogs still poop when they’re inside