Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

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Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by Neil » Thu Dec 03, 2015 3:31 am

https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/wa ... story.html

I have no doubt dogs recognize magnetic north, but was not aware of a tendency to observe it during elimination.

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by shags » Thu Dec 03, 2015 6:02 am

You've just added another dimension to my poop-scooping :lol:

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by Neil » Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:17 am

Previously I never paid attention to which direction they face, this morning I did. If you want to go to magnetic north, do not take cues from my directionally challenged dogs. They faced from southwest to northwest, none true north. It is interesting, for this morning at least, none of the 6 faced east, but there was an easterly breeze. Which I think was determinate, always go with the wind to your back was my Grandfather's advice.

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Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by Luminary Setters » Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:19 am

Neil, are you telling me that moss doesn't only grow on the north side of tree?

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by Neil » Thu Dec 03, 2015 10:42 am

I grew up in the Ozarks, moss grow in the shade, in deep woods all around the tree.

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by Sharon » Thu Dec 03, 2015 2:32 pm

Nobody has told my dogs that. :)

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by hettmoe » Thu Dec 03, 2015 3:12 pm

My dogs always poop upwind of the truck whenever we first get to a hunting spot. They face into the wind. :D

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Post by Neil » Thu Dec 03, 2015 4:32 pm

hettmoe wrote:My dogs always poop upwind of the truck whenever we first get to a hunting spot. They face into the wind. :D

Are you sure? Into the wind? Please check and report back.

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by CDN_Cocker » Thu Dec 03, 2015 4:44 pm

I'd have to say its a load of baloney. My dog poops twice a day and being in town I'm always out there with him. He faces a different way each time.

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Post by Steve Lee » Thu Dec 03, 2015 7:22 pm

My boy is a creeper…he sweeps the entire azimuth each time he "takes care of business."

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by Deets » Thu Dec 03, 2015 8:50 pm

My dog likes to back up to the stockade fence and poop on it. I have poop on all sides of my fence except the south side. This is BS my dog poops ever direction but north.

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Post by reba » Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:14 am

My GSP's poop north, but my ACD poops south :D

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by shags » Fri Dec 04, 2015 11:59 am

CDN_Cocker wrote:I'd have to say its a load of baloney. My dog poops twice a day and being in town I'm always out there with him. He faces a different way each time.
Maybe he needs to be recalibrated. Hold him level, and turn around twice, not too fast. Just right. Calibration complete :lol:

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by Neil » Fri Dec 04, 2015 1:10 pm

I think I need to apply for a multi million dollar federal grant to get to the bottom of this. I will be hiring you all as research assistants.

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by CDN_Cocker » Fri Dec 04, 2015 3:38 pm

shags wrote:
CDN_Cocker wrote:I'd have to say its a load of baloney. My dog poops twice a day and being in town I'm always out there with him. He faces a different way each time.
Maybe he needs to be recalibrated. Hold him level, and turn around twice, not too fast. Just right. Calibration complete :lol:
LOL I'll have to try this. He has a horrible habit of having to face me while taking a big smash. Zero shame.

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by hettmoe » Fri Dec 04, 2015 5:24 pm

Neil wrote:
hettmoe wrote:My dogs always poop upwind of the truck whenever we first get to a hunting spot. They face into the wind. :D

Are you sure? Into the wind? Please check and report back.
They both did exactly that very thiñg this morning. The guy hunting with me thinks they are trying to tell me something... He laughs every time :D

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by Max2 » Sat Dec 05, 2015 6:19 am

I can debunk this. I read this on one of the sites a while back so for like a week I monitored the direction Max was facing while eliminating and for him there was no rhyme or reason.
:D He may have flung the turd north when he did that kick out at the end. :D

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Re: Say What? Dogs Poop Facing North?

Post by live4point » Sat Dec 05, 2015 8:40 am

I bet the guy that made this up is laughing his azz off knowing he's got people watching their dogs poop !

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