Terrier behaviour

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I have come across 3 foxes over the last month or so (dead foxes), the thing is my 2yr old jack russell proceeds to roll on them, covering herself with a voilent stench, the stink in the van on the way home is rotten, anyway this morning she done it with a badger (also dead). She is a bushing dog and in really good health and i dont think this is a problem but would like to know why she does it, any info would be great.

Tom

[smithwicks 182]

my old terrier wes like that mate i always wonderd myself.i asked an old fellow and he said it is because the dog dosnt like the scent it gives off, maby he's rong or maby he's wright only the dog knows.

[DEKAW 85]

I wouldnt worry about it my sons terrier does the same thing. Its seems to be the more rotten and smellier(spelling) the better

[KDR 14]

Its a hunting thing....

The dogs do it to mask there own smell before they hunt for food...these kind of instincts still live on in the minds

of some dogs

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Thanks for replys, like i said not a problem, just curious, but as DEKAW says, the smellier the better, there was one that must have being lying there for a couple of weeks and was just pure mush and slime, dog reeked after it.

[will 16]

my staffi does it the more rottern the stuff the more he likes it

[Stripe 0]

My Lakeland terrier does exactly the same

All the best

Stripe