Comments on: The Boston Terrier Break Dance http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/ Tue, 27 Sep 2011 17:28:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: The Sunday Snog | The Intersection | Discover Magazine http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18365 The Sunday Snog | The Intersection | Discover Magazine Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:00:54 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18365 [...] doubt Sydney’s real cute and has all the right moves, but can Chris’ boston terrier contribute The Sunday [...] [...] doubt Sydney’s real cute and has all the right moves, but can Chris’ boston terrier contribute The Sunday [...]

]]> By: Patti Meador http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18364 Patti Meador Sat, 06 Jun 2009 17:52:09 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18364 I'm with Romeo...would love to see the video ;) She's a cutie...but then they (Boston Terriers) all are aren't they? I’m with Romeo…would love to see the video ;)
She’s a cutie…but then they (Boston Terriers) all are aren’t they?

]]> By: MaryAnn http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18363 MaryAnn Thu, 04 Jun 2009 17:35:12 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18363 I have owned a total of 5 Bostons! Each one with their own unique personality. The one that hit my heart fast was our Brown/White Pebbles. She was our talker,wiggle butt etc. Sadly we lost her to cancer at age 9. I have owned a total of 5 Bostons! Each one with their own unique personality. The one that hit my heart fast was our Brown/White Pebbles.
She was our talker,wiggle butt etc. Sadly we lost her to cancer at age 9.

]]> By: Brian http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18362 Brian Thu, 04 Jun 2009 02:02:04 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18362 @JakeR, Yeah, I've always wondered about the "mechanistic" explanations. You know the ones, it's biologically adaptive to the selfish gene allowing greater dissemination of the gamete blah blah blah... Doesn't it strike anyone the sheer joy dogs take in this activity? I liken it to people who like a really stinky cheese, or garlic. Maybe your pack (family) hates the smell and forces you to sleep outside the den for a few days. It's still worth it though because the sensory experience was SOOOOO GOOD! If that's too anthropomorphic for you, just remember that we are evolutionarily related to the canines. To me it's not such a stretch. @JakeR,

Yeah, I’ve always wondered about the “mechanistic” explanations. You know the ones, it’s biologically adaptive to the selfish gene allowing greater dissemination of the gamete blah blah blah…

Doesn’t it strike anyone the sheer joy dogs take in this activity? I liken it to people who like a really stinky cheese, or garlic. Maybe your pack (family) hates the smell and forces you to sleep outside the den for a few days. It’s still worth it though because the sensory experience was SOOOOO GOOD!

If that’s too anthropomorphic for you, just remember that we are evolutionarily related to the canines. To me it’s not such a stretch.

]]> By: doug http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18361 doug Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:21:11 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18361 Susan, my first dog felt the same way about dead animals. When she found a dead mole in someone's yard, it was the greatest day of her life. I still laugh thinking about our ridiculous spaniel trying to rub every inch of her body on this little dead rodent. I assumed she did it for the same reason she would dig in the yard, eat grass and throw up, and chewed things in the house: pissing us off amused her. I'm sure there's some more serious reason, though. Susan, my first dog felt the same way about dead animals. When she found a dead mole in someone’s yard, it was the greatest day of her life. I still laugh thinking about our ridiculous spaniel trying to rub every inch of her body on this little dead rodent.

I assumed she did it for the same reason she would dig in the yard, eat grass and throw up, and chewed things in the house: pissing us off amused her. I’m sure there’s some more serious reason, though.

]]> By: Loretta http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18360 Loretta Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:45:03 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18360 Just like a Boston. They spend their waking moments trying to devise new ways to make you laugh! And yes, their idea of perfume is vastly different to ours! I remember driving all the way from Ignace Ont. to Thunder Bay with the car windows wide open, gagging all the way after my Boston had rolled in bear do...even scrubbing her in the lake didn't fix the job...took days of scrubbibg before I could cuddle up to her again!! Loret Just like a Boston. They spend their waking moments trying to devise new ways to make you laugh! And yes, their idea of perfume is vastly different to ours! I remember driving all the way from Ignace Ont. to Thunder Bay with the car windows wide open, gagging all the way after my Boston had rolled in bear do…even scrubbing her in the lake didn’t fix the job…took days of scrubbibg before I could cuddle up to her again!!

Loret

]]> By: Ahava http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18359 Ahava Mon, 01 Jun 2009 20:13:49 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18359 Awe, Sydney is so cute! On a walk with our BT, Esther, we were also wondering about the rolling. She rolls in grass, not particularly smelly (to us). We assumed she was trying to mask her puppy shampoo scent or something. Thanks for the link, JakeR! Awe, Sydney is so cute! On a walk with our BT, Esther, we were also wondering about the rolling. She rolls in grass, not particularly smelly (to us). We assumed she was trying to mask her puppy shampoo scent or something. Thanks for the link, JakeR!

]]> By: JakeR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18358 JakeR Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:53:25 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18358 Sorry, the link didn't show. It's http://www.school-for-champions.com/behavior/dogs_roll.htm Sorry, the link didn’t show. It’s http://www.school-for-champions.com/behavior/dogs_roll.htm

]]> By: JakeR http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18357 JakeR Mon, 01 Jun 2009 17:52:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18357 Some animal behaviorists have suggested that dogs roll in odoriferous substances because they are oriented toward smells; i.e., they enjoy the stimulation of unusual or strong odors. Others suggest it is to let other "pack members" know about something interesting or to cover the smell of something they don't like, such as dog shampoo. See, e.g., . Some animal behaviorists have suggested that dogs roll in odoriferous substances because they are oriented toward smells; i.e., they enjoy the stimulation of unusual or strong odors. Others suggest it is to let other “pack members” know about something interesting or to cover the smell of something they don’t like, such as dog shampoo. See, e.g., .

]]> By: Susan http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18356 Susan Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:13:40 +0000 http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/intersection/2009/05/31/the-boston-terrier-break-dance/#comment-18356 Not just feces, my beagle-shepherd was quite fond of of rolling in dead animals. I have also heard that it is to cover up their own scent. There are other reasons too. Possibly to advertise what they have found to the rest of the pack. Anyway be careful if you are near water. Removing the odor of dead fish is quite a chore. Not just feces, my beagle-shepherd was quite fond of of rolling in dead animals. I have also heard that it is to cover up their own scent. There are other reasons too. Possibly to advertise what they have found to the rest of the pack. Anyway be careful if you are near water. Removing the odor of dead fish is quite a chore.

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