Why Dogs Kick Dirt In The Air After Pooping

It’s not just because they get a kick out of it

Image by the author. Based on a photo by Srecko Skrobic on Unsplash.

I have a dog and he does this weird thing. He takes a dump and then scrapes the ground with his hind legs, throwing dirt in my face. If I was a farmer, I might appreciate this behavior. I could plant some of the smaller root vegetables in the furrowed ground and would even have a steaming pile of manure right…