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.
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.
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.
This doesn’t make sense. Why wouldn’t they orient west in the morning and east in the evening?
My favorite explanation. Occam’s razor, ladies and gentlemen.
Time of day is addressed in the study and
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