I haven’t made a blog post in a while.. I guess I’ve been busy at work and I haven’t really been inspired to write anything. To help keep something fresh on the site, I’ll share some interesting canine survival instincts I have noticed when taking our dog out:
1. When she is sniffing around exploring, and sticks her head up to sniff the air (as opposed to following a scent on the ground), she will always face directly into the wind. This makes sense, as that is where she’d be most likely to find a scent of something to hunt (or avoid).
2. When she is pooping, she always faces downwind. I’m guessing this instinct allows her to see any predators that might have been alerted to her presence by the new scent. In addition, she often (but not always) sniffs into the wind (see observation #1) first, which means she has to do a 180 just before pooping.
