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clarice

(5,504 posts) Fri Apr 15, 2016, 04:19 PM Apr 2016

Just when you thought that you'd heard everything... Dog's poop along

magnetic North/South axis

[link:http://www.sciencealert.com/dogs-prefer-to-poo-along-a-north-south-axis|

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Just when you thought that you'd heard everything... Dog's poop along (Original Post) clarice Apr 2016 OP

Interesting! Love this kind of info. nt Laffy Kat Apr 2016 #1

Friday aft. news dump Blue Owl Apr 2016 #2

you said "dump" lol clarice Apr 2016 #3

they must hate that magnetic North/South axis lame54 Apr 2016 #4

It's also been proven they will poop where I'll step the following day. Kaleva Apr 2016 #5

Quite lucky for you. chknltl Apr 2016 #8

Well, the dog that lives in this house doesn't care about direction. nt. Thor_MN Apr 2016 #6

Oh. I was expecting a pic of dog's poop along magnetic N/S axis. BlancheSplanchnik Apr 2016 #7

mine insist on pointing north, even though it's a downslope in my backyard magical thyme Apr 2016 #9

This story brings to mind IDemo Apr 2016 #10

Laffy Kat

(16,383 posts)

1. Interesting! Love this kind of info. nt

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 04:29 PM

Apr 2016

Blue Owl

(50,448 posts)

2. Friday aft. news dump

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 04:35 PM

Apr 2016

clarice

(5,504 posts)

3. you said "dump" lol

Reply to Blue Owl (Reply #2)

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 04:44 PM

Apr 2016

lame54

(35,295 posts)

4. they must hate that magnetic North/South axis

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 05:22 PM

Apr 2016

Kaleva

(36,315 posts)

5. It's also been proven they will poop where I'll step the following day.

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Fri Apr 15, 2016, 06:34 PM

Apr 2016

chknltl

(10,558 posts)

8. Quite lucky for you.

Reply to Kaleva (Reply #5)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 03:02 AM

Apr 2016

Odds are good that your day will get better.

Thor_MN

(11,843 posts)

6. Well, the dog that lives in this house doesn't care about direction. nt.

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 12:24 AM

Apr 2016

BlancheSplanchnik

(20,219 posts)

7. Oh. I was expecting a pic of dog's poop along magnetic N/S axis.

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 03:00 AM

Apr 2016

Watch out for that possessive apostrophe.

magical thyme

(14,881 posts)

9. mine insist on pointing north, even though it's a downslope in my backyard

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 09:47 AM

Apr 2016

so they're facing brutal, icy winds in winter. And the poops want to roll into their feet year round.

IDemo

(16,926 posts)

10. This story brings to mind

Reply to clarice (Original post)

Sat Apr 16, 2016, 11:25 AM

Apr 2016

a good premise for a Far Side cartoon: a Boy Scout standing in the woods, map in one hand and pencil in the other, waiting for Fido to poop.

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