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boston_blacky
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Oct 18, 2015

8 yr. old now flicks dirt behind to cover up #2. Why?

Here's what our 8 yr. old pouch started doing - and continues doing, but never did before. So, Maggie is a Peek-a-Poo who does her business mostly during her early morn. walk(s) - surprised me about ...
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Deb_and_Ed_M
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Oct 18, 2015
They aren't "covering" - they are marking - spreading the scent in a display of dominance. My Cattle Dog used to do that when I wasn't looking - "scraping" was discouraged at my house due to his ability to actually tear divots out of the yard while scraping.

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