What Does a Dog’s Tail Do When It Needs to Poop?

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Before pooping the tail tenses and lifts slightly, then the dog circles, perhaps to check the ground is safe. At the chosen spot the tail rises and the base tenses, and it begins.

Afterward it paws the ground, marking territory with pheromones as its own spot.

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