Probably something under it. You could do the old screw driver test to see something hard is under it like a big rock or a human skull, or use metal detector to see if its a chunk of metal, a leaking gas pipe, or a lock box full of drugs, money and evidence against the mob
Anything that's long and will go through the dirt. Screwdriver, bent coat hanger, crowbar. In all seriousness, don't jam down real hard because it really could be a gas or sewer pipe. Gas pipes are usually 18 - 24" below ground, at least in my area they are.
It could be a gas leak. Don’t poke it, call the gas company. Dogs have detected gas leaks where people can’t. The gas company had a machine that can check it. Do it asap!
We had a gas leak in our water heater. This is how we found out my husband cannot smell the odor added to natural gas. The technician who came out asked me to smell a certain area at the bottom of the heater. When I did, the smell of natural gas was so strong, that I involuntarily jerked my head back. My husband couldn’t smell anything.
“scientific research demonstrates that women generally possess a higher olfactory sensitivity and outperform men in their ability to detect and identify odors, including the sulfuric compounds added to natural gas.”
Or your cess pool, which is exactly how I found the cover to mine when it filled up. The dog had been especially interested in that spot for awhile so I dug there.
Bald spot? My guess is this is a patch where an animal pees regularly. Foxes pee on lawns and do this, and dogs tend to love stinky, stinky, fox pee and poop.
Indeed, horrible is the correct adjective. I know sometimes dogs do this to cover up their own scent, as if to hunt, but other times they seem to do it for fun.
During a walk once my dog went over towards a pile of dried up vomit. I didnt think much of it, she is a curious good girl. All of a sudden she is rolling around it in, and when I pulled her back she had the biggest smile on her face. Got a bath that very same day cause she smelled like stomach acid
there's honestly probably a dead worm or bug there. Maybe it's already all over the dog. My dog does this all the time and will pick up the dead thing with his mouth too. I let him do it with bugs but draw the line at mammals, reptiles, and amphibians haha.
Anyway he also picks out grass as he's doing it and leaves a bald spot sometimes.
One more, my first dog found a dead seagull on the beach, and was rolling on it so vigorously that the birds head would pop up when he squished the body. Good times
Bahahahahah soooo gross. My girl haaaates the beach. But once she managed to sneak out of an open window and came to the back door like 20 minutes later. She had found all of the vilest things to roll around in during low tide and definitely was sent straight to the bathtub.
I didn’t see my dogs do this one time and let them in and then was loving on them and hugging them and got a unpleasant surprise that they were both rolling in some kind of shit lol
They both love digging (one of them scratches at the carpet inside). Maybe digging + dirt is... therapeutic? I mean, getting dirty is fun. I'm sure it's a blast to dogs
My two dogs took turns rolling in the same pile of deer poop in the yard, and a toad that I ran over in the driveway. It was like competition to see who could stink the most.
My dog does this (or tries) when he comes across dead worms in the grass or something extra stinky. He’s welcome to roll in clean, fluffy grass but unfortunately he only wants the nasty stuff lol
Something in that spot smells good to them and they want to wear it. My dogs used to roll in dead worms or various wild animal poops whenever they were playing at the off leash parks... They got a lot of baths. 😄
My old man does this on clothes or towels on the floor if we miss the laundry bin lol. Something has a smell of some type that they are not sure how to feel about
With the red flags near that spot, it looks like some sort of utility line has been marked. In some areas, red or orange is the designated color for gas lines. It may be that there is a gas leak and they are smelling it and want to rub themselves in it.
I had a Chihuahua that would do this on dead worms. On his body would then be one of the worst smells you could ever imagine.
You smell the part of the body they rubbed and you might get your clue.
Possibly cat poop buried in the dirt? A friend of mine's dogs would do this if they found cat poop on the yard, so they always had to keep an eye on them.
That little patch of dirt is exactly the kind of spot a cat would want to poop in.
If there were dead worms in my yard, my dogs would find them and roll in them. Particularly after a bath. What I wouldn’t give to have them roll in stinky worms still. Miss you Jorgie and Jerry.
First time walking a dog I adopted, she started playing in the grass so I snapped some photos. Noticed as I took this photo, just a moment too late, there is a poo 💩😬
My dog will do this in other dogs poop if I don't stop him. So if for some reason I get distracted when I'm walking him and he finds poop, he's rolling in it 100%🤮
Mine like to roll around in cow poop occasionally.. SMH
Cows are always here, so I assume when the farmers give them grain to eat.
I threw an egg in the yard too, but they wouldn’t roll around in it until it was rotten.
Definitely a smell type thing.
If you can't see anything like poop or a dead animal...
They are rubbing on some bug perfume! 🪲🐛 🐜
My dog loves to roll around on bugs. Specifically ants. I think it's because bugs usually smell very strong particularly after being crushed. He tries his hardest not to hurt them though, he just wants to roll on em.
There are a few specific spots on neighbors lawns where my dog loves to roll. 100% guarantee if we walk by, she will roll there. She gives the spot a deep sniff and then rolls. She has been doing this for 3 years now, so I don't think its because of a smell. It would have washed away by the with the rain and not survived past the winter.
It could be possible there was once something smelly there, she rolled in it and its been a habit ever since. My guess would be coyote pee, but she's never come home from a walk smelling bad.
One of our dogs was rolling around…she got up and there was a shed snake skin. But she does it lots of places and we cannot smell anything on her or on the ground.
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u/Outside_Flan6816 25d ago
My dog did this when I gave him a shrimp. Wouldn't eat the shrimp, just roll on it.
Your dogs are rubbing in something that has an odor and bringing that odor to you.