Pointer Dogs: Pups Poop Along North-South Magnetic Lines Dog owners have observed some odd behaviors among their pets — sniffing butts, eating garbage, giving unconditional love — but one habit has probably escaped their attention: Dogs apparently prefer to poop while aligned with the north-south axis of the Earth's magnetic field. The researchers found that the dogs preferred to poop when their bodies were aligned in a north-south direction, as ...
Jan. 3, 2014 - LiveScience.com via Yahoo! News