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Why do domestic dogs display an intense nesting instinct by scratching blankets right before sleeping?
My dog spends five minutes aggressively clawing and digging at their soft bed cushions and blankets before finally settling down into a ball. What causes this repetitive behavior?
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DogLover
asked 5mo ago · 10 rep
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This is a hardwired ancestral survival instinct. In the wild ancestral canines scratched away hot topsoil or loose forest debris to uncover cool flat dirt underneath while creating a structural perimeter wall to hide from predators.
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CanineVet
answered 5mo ago