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On Jan 7, 2011, at 5:06 PM, Evelyn Quintana <[email protected]> wrote: > Funny Deanna, poop use to scare my Zoey too when she was a pup. She use to > run away from it when she was done. Now she wants to examine the results. > Weird huh? But I love them for their weirdness. > > Evelyn > > From: Deanna Corey <[email protected]> > To: "[email protected]" <[email protected]> > Sent: Fri, January 7, 2011 7:41:34 PM > Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Why Dogs Kick There Back Feet After Potty > > > Myrtle use to...poop scared her...she thought it was chasing her...it was > hysterical lol! > Deanna > > Sent from my iPad > > On Jan 7, 2011, at 4:34 PM, Evelyn Quintana <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Neither of my chi's kick their feet after going potty but one of my girls >> walks while she poops. Does anybody else's dog do this? I have never seen a >> dog walk around while pooping. >> >> Eveyn >> >> From: Peggy & The Girls <[email protected]> >> To: [email protected] >> Sent: Thu, January 6, 2011 10:52:47 PM >> Subject: Re: [Chihuahuas] Why Dogs Kick There Back Feet After Potty >> >> >> Both my females do this. Princess, my eskie does nothing but mark territory >> when we walk. She is an Alpha female. Gigi will usually mark on top of hers. >> They both kick afterwards too. In order to get them into a real walk, which >> means no stopping, no smelling, I have to walk them in the middle of the >> street, and I keep the walk at a good brisk pace for a steady 30-45 minutes. >> It's great exercise for them, and me, and they usually sleep for a couple >> of hours afterwards. >> >> I don't know about scent glands in their paws, I never heard about that. I >> did read once that by kicking, it spreads their scent from the pee or poop >> and defines more territory. >> >> >> >> <Peggy&GirlsHeartTL2.gif> >> -------Original Message------- >> >> From: Shanna Machanpalli >> Date: 1/6/2011 10:43:00 PM >> To: Chihuahua Group >> Subject: [Chihuahuas] Why Dogs Kick There Back Feet After Potty >> >> >> Hi everyone >> >> I always wondered why a dog kicks his back feet after he or she does a pee >> or poo. I thought it was a "male dog" thing to look big and tough. I >> recently did a google research on it and read that dogs have SCENT GLANDS in >> there feet and kicking or rubbing them on the ground or grass puts there >> scent there for other dogs to be warned "I was here". >> >> Ricky kicks after every single pee or poo... and on a walk he pees alot!! >> its kinda cute to see him almost in slow motion as he does his kicking! >> >> How about anyone else's dog, do they do this and it is a male thing or does >> anyones female do it too. >> >> shanna & ricky >> >> >> >> >> >> ©2003 LongBraid Designs >> > > >
