Why Do Dogs Roll On The Carpet After Eating

Both my dogs do it what breed do you have.

Why do dogs roll on the carpet after eating.

As it turns out dogs can rub their faces and muzzles after eating for several reasons like showing their enjoyment or irritation or for an allergic reaction. It is also possible that it is the smell or taste of the bowl that your dog finds objectionable. One of my bassets blows her nose on the floor. Dogs have sharp senses and it may be that the sound of kibble on a metal or ceramic dish bothers your dog s hearing.

Both mine are jack russell s its instinct to hide the sent of prey mine also roll on there bones and toys the rubbing of there face is. Maybe it aids digestion or it helps to settle the food in the corgi s stomach. And when they encounter a weird smell usually they would like to pee on it but they ve been told not to do that inside so they roll marking the spot using the scent glands based on their tails instead. To narrow it down watch their behavior to help determine what triggers it and if there is a behavior pattern.

The problem is with the eating habits of the shih tzu she takes the pieces of her food out of the bowl and distributes them all over the floor even onto the living room carpet area. The carpet may be a more appealing dish simply because it is soft and warm. It s just something they do. The rolling on the floor is probably to get the scent of the food on them.

With fewer means for cleaning their faces and teeth than people have dogs rub with their paws or on objects. Your ceramic floor or tile floor may not quite cut it as an alternative. My bassets sometimes do this. Some dogs rub their muzzles on the carpet your couch or on the grass possibly for grooming to remove food stuck in their teeth or simply because it feels good.

Despite the fact that dogs have been domesticated now to close to 10 000 years our canine friends still have some behavioral throwbacks to their wolf ancestors. One of these throwbacks is the primal instinct to survive in the wild. Although i can t imagine why they d be the only breed of dogs to employ such a behavior for that purpose unless it has something to do with their unique bodies.