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[–] [email protected] 44 points 8 months ago (3 children)

I blame the sun. Dogs poop in the morning and evening when owners are not at work. The sun shines from the east and from the west during these hours. And I think they don't like facing the sun.

[–] [email protected] 14 points 8 months ago

My favorite explanation. Occam's razor, ladies and gentlemen.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 8 months ago

Time of day is addressed in the study and

was not a reliable predictor of expression of alignment

They also mention that the presence of the sun is possibly likely to affect dogs less than humans - meaning that dogs might have less aversion to facing the sun.

Study is here: https://frontiersinzoology.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1742-9994-10-80

[–] [email protected] 8 points 8 months ago

This doesn’t make sense. Why wouldn’t they orient west in the morning and east in the evening?