Sermin Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Hello All, We have a 9 month old female Japanese Spitz and she has been doing an odd thing around our house lately. Whenever there are women in the house who are on their monthly cycle she will go in the laundry and locate the dirty undies. I am not sure what she actually does when she finds them as I am seeing them left on the laundry floor. (Which isn't very attractive let me add) She will also look for pads with blood on them which are already in the bin, when she finds them she will attack them and then we are left cleaning up!! (Sorry to be so forward)!!! Can anybody shed any light on why she might be doing this?? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Dogs use their smell a LOT - and their bodies react . It is ESSENTIAL that any articles with body fluids on are completely locked away from dogs . Close doors - immediately bin/wash items..and put things out of reach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sermin Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 That's what we have started to do, we are extra careful now. I was just wondering why she might be attracted to this particular smell.. thank you for your reply :) Hello All, We have a 9 month old female Japanese Spitz and she has been doing an odd thing around our house lately. Whenever there are women in the house who are on their monthly cycle she will go in the laundry and locate the dirty undies. I am not sure what she actually does when she finds them as I am seeing them left on the laundry floor. (Which isn't very attractive let me add) She will also look for pads with blood on them which are already in the bin, when she finds them she will attack them and then we are left cleaning up!! (Sorry to be so forward)!!! Can anybody shed any light on why she might be doing this?? Thanks!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
persephone Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 why? because she's a dog ..they see their world thru scent. Read here if you want a full explanation : CLICK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bjelkier Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Sounds like normal behaviour to me. I know many dogs who do such things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sermin Posted October 1, 2014 Author Share Posted October 1, 2014 Why? I asked because I haven't seen any other dog do this before & I was curious. Thanks for your help. why? because she's a dog ..they see their world thru scent. Read here if you want a full explanation : CLICK Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
raineth Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 Because it's blood, and it's a yummy smell to them. Smells like meat or dead stuff. Gross, but true. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest crazydoglady99 Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 great link persephone Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 They'll also get into dirty nappies etc - totally revolting for us but natural for dogs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvsdogs Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 They'll also get into dirty nappies etc - totally revolting for us but natural for dogs. And that's how wolves first started to become domesticated by cleaning up after babies of early man & keeping his camp clean of rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Her Majesty Dogmad Posted October 1, 2014 Share Posted October 1, 2014 They'll also get into dirty nappies etc - totally revolting for us but natural for dogs. And that's how wolves first started to become domesticated by cleaning up after babies of early man & keeping his camp clean of rubbish. Yes and in some parts of the world, dogs are still used in this way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hankdog Posted October 2, 2014 Share Posted October 2, 2014 Jake go clean the rubbish...... Not working my dogs broken. My friends vizslas are crotch height and it's awkward when I visit at that time. Might as well paint a sign on my head announcing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shapeshifter Posted October 3, 2014 Share Posted October 3, 2014 I was always told that time of the month is the perfect time to train a dog, no idea if it's true :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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