By Marty Becker
HCIPerhaps you have a more pressing question. Perhaps you would ask, on behalf of embarrassed dog owners everywhere, "Why does my dog roll in poop?" Becker, a veterinarian who appears on Good Morning America, says your dog thinks poop smells good, and dogs like to put on nice scents, just like people. Because your dog's sense of smell is a hundred times better than yours, maybe you should just look the other way. Hmm. Not likely. But what about this: Are some dogs gay? No, Becker says. Humping is often an expression of dominance. If a manic Jack Russell tries to hump your mastiff at the dog park, he's exhibiting a Napoleon complex, not lust. Becker and co-author Gina Spadafori answer 101 questions about dogs in this funny little book. They do the same for cats in Do Cats Always Land on Their Feet? It? most indelicate question is "What is a hairball?" and its most pathetic question is "How can I make my cat like me more?" That and the fact that there's no mention of poop or humping says much about the behavioral chasm between cats and dogs.
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