Day 1 with Jiffy:
We brought him home and introduced him to the backyard. He immediately pooped (Good Doggie!), and before I could get it completely picked up (I’m new at this, give me a break!), he started sniffing it, nibbling at it, and finally, rolling in it (Bad Doggie!).
After getting him all cleaned up, I immediately went to Google to learn why dogs roll in poop.
I decided that the answer I liked best came from Sarah’s Dogs: “The habit is basically done to mark territory.”
Having sufficiently marked the backyard as his, Jiffy hasn’t really repeated the poop-rolling behavior since then. It might help that we have also gotten significantly more efficient at poop-scooping.
Jiffy in his backyard
Jiffy has 2 moms 