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Originally Posted by LilacHill
We have had no shortage of deer in the yard. They are bedding down behind the old shack out back. I really LOVE it when the dogs find their, um, deposits and roll happily in them. Gross.
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All of my freshly-washed dogs liked to roll on stinky dead earthworms (no deer around). I puzzled over this for a long time until I thought about the survival benefit.
All domestic dogs descended from a long line of wolf-like predators. Why would the predator want to smell like deer poop?
Prey animals (deer, gazelles) have marginal eyesight, but make up for it with excellent hearing and smell. (They swivel their ears and work their noses when "things aren't right").
If the predator was slowly stalking its prey, smelling like deer poop would be a distinct advantage in survival -- especially in shifting wind circumstances. This behavior of dogs must be hard-wired in them from The Ages.
Now I wonder what manufacturers of deer-scent
really put in those bottles of scent that deer hunters buy for themselves?