The Dogs and the Landscapers

United States
May 16, 2016 10:36am CST
As many of you know, when my daughter and family moved in a few months ago they brought two little dogs with them. I live in a community where our landscaping is done so every Monday they are here with their big riding mowers and the guys who go around with the weed whackers. It's a bit noisy for most of the morning as it takes them a few hours to do all the work. Once they leave I take the dogs out in the back for their walk and they always have to sniff and sniff and sniff. Seems that when the landscapers come they disrupt their favorite spot somehow and they have to mark their new territory. Today it's sunny but very windy and I was pleading with the dogs to hurry up but NO, they had to do their sniffing routine until they felt comfortable enough to finally do their business. Now I'm wind-blown and my hair is standing on end but at least the dogs got their walk done.
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Alfredo Rossi
@amadeo (111938)
• United States
16 May 16
they like the smell of newly mowed lawn.What kind of dogs are they.My first puppy my command was hurry up.This work fine with him
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bonnie
@bunnybon7 (50973)
• Holiday, Florida
16 May 16
been there, done that. in fact i did it today for as far as my tubing would reach. not far. wish i could figure a way to afford someone to do our yard
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Heather Echola
@GardenGerty (160696)
• United States
16 May 16
I truly believe animals have a hard time understanding all the "silly" things their owners do or have done.
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Kimberley
@mom210 (9117)
• United States
17 May 16
Well, you would not want them to go in the wrong location, they could get constipated or something
DianneN
@DianneN (247186)
• United States
16 May 16
Doodles has been out 4 times today, so far. He hears things that I don't, and when he does, sits and waits and waits and waits. You should see my hair!
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Claudia Kirkland
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
16 May 16
Pets are so funny! My cat is like that whenever someone comes in here, whether it's a delivery person or someone coming to visit. When they leave, my cat has to sniff the whole apartment to see who it was and make sure they are gone so she can rub up against everything again, letting the world know that this is HER place! lol
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ElusiveButterfly
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
17 May 16
They are fussy little nuggets. Lol. My brother had a Shepard that went in the wooded area. One day he changed to the area where they pitch horse shoes. He was getting older and didn't wander far off the beaten path.
Juliaacv
@Juliaacv (51009)
• Canada
17 May 16
We had a windy day here today also, but the sun shone brightly and it was a lot warmer then it was yesterday.
Jabo
@jaboUK (64354)
• United Kingdom
17 May 16
That's in their nature - all that sniffing. I suppose that the mower re-distributes the odours.
Valerie J. Routhieaux
@just4him (317089)
• Green Bay, Wisconsin
17 May 16
The sacrifices we make for those we love.
Judy Evans
@JudyEv (340216)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 May 16
You'd wonder what they are actually finding out with their sniffing. I know they say dogs get a lot of knowledge from these habits but you'd wonder what it actually is.
Reine25
@Lucky15 (37374)
• Philippines
17 May 16
Am curious why they do that
Anne Johnston
@AnneEJ (4917)
• Dollard-Des-Ormeaux, Quebec
16 May 16
I guess they don't like changes
fishtiger58
@fishtiger58 (29820)
• Momence, Illinois
17 May 16
We have had really windy days here lately too. I think today it's finally calmed down a bit.