# My Dog Went On A Garbage Binge Last Night

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**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [August 27, 2006, 1:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-went-on-a-garbage-binge-last-night/370376 "2006-08-27T01:05:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![BluePitbull](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e9bcb4/32.png) [@BluePitbull](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BluePitbull)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 11:24pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-went-on-a-garbage-binge-last-night/370376/21 "2006-08-27T23:24:50Z")

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[QUOTE=Lissa]  
I don’t think it’s “good” or “bad”. It’s just whatever makes them comfortable.  
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Good point.  
I am curious whether it also means a dog is feeling secure in their environment. I would imagine that the wolf wouldn’t want to expose their most vulnerable areas.

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**Author:** ![Lissa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/85f322/32.png) [@Lissa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Lissa)\
**Post date:** [August 27, 2006, 11:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-dog-went-on-a-garbage-binge-last-night/370376/22 "2006-08-27T23:38:25Z")

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[QUOTE=BluePitbull]  
Good point.  
I am curious whether it also means a dog is feeling secure in their environment. I would imagine that the wolf wouldn’t want to expose their most vulnerable areas.  
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You know, I never thought of it that way, but I’d bet you’re right. I really can’t imagine my dog sleeping like that if she was some place she wasn’t feeling completely secure, like at the kennel.

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