OT? Why do dogs scrach their side with their hind leg?

Don't you have anything to do up in the attic, mm?

Yes, lots. But the ladder is downstairs.

Hi, Don't you ever scratch yourself? Most of my life I lived with a dog in the house. I never saw a dog who does not scratch.

Because their front legs don't bend that way.

Because they hold the cards in their front paws.

They scratch their backs the same way as horses.

micky wrote in news: snipped-for-privacy@4ax.com:

Dogs scratch for the same reason people do: because they itch. Doesn't necessarily have anything to do with fleas.

Dogs use their hind legs to scratch their sides and heads because they can't reach those parts of their bodies with their front legs.

They scratch itches on their bellies and butts with their teeth, and on their backs by rolling over and wiggling. Ever seen a person scratch his back on a doorpost? Same idea exactly.

Me guess you aint a dog person. Best if ye don't ever own one.

I have seen dogs, cats and even horses scratch the areas they can reach with their rear paw or hoof. The mouth works for other areas that they can reach with their teeth. They do whatever they have to do to get rid of the itch.

"EXT" wrote in news:50bc048b$0$47968$c3e8da3$dd9697d2 @news.astraweb.com:

Yep. I grew up with dogs, I've been around them all my life, but I had little to no contact with horses until my late twenties. I laughed so hard it hurt, the first time I saw a horse sit down on its butt and scratch its ear with a rear hoof -- *exactly* like a dog does.