# Can the smell of dog poop keep an armadillo away?

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**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [June 23, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-smell-of-dog-poop-keep-an-armadillo-away/361865 "2006-06-23T14:45:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![Lee\_from\_Texas](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Lee\_from\_Texas](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lee_from_Texas)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2006, 2:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-smell-of-dog-poop-keep-an-armadillo-away/361865/1 "2006-06-23T14:45:26Z")

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I know it sounds crazy. I had a problem with an armadillo digging up a flower bed. I bought a .22 and waited for him to come back, but so far, he hasn’t. The only thing different is that I got a dog and let her poop near that flower bed. I’ve read that armadillos have a keen sense of smell. Could the smell of poop from a carnivore keep them away? Is it just a coincidence?

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**Author:** ![Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bosda_di_chi_of_tricor/32/16845_2.png) [@Bosda\_Di\_Chi\_of\_Tricor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosda_Di_Chi_of_Tricor)\
**Post date:** [June 23, 2006, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-the-smell-of-dog-poop-keep-an-armadillo-away/361865/2 "2006-06-23T14:48:19Z")

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Maybe not so crazy.

Dogs _have_ been known to keep vermin at bay.