Here, it just seems that the court is either creeped out by dogs sniffing butts or particularly protective of the embarrassment of body odor. [More]
I’m creeped out by anyone presuming authority to do that to me. And I’m further creeped out by the ones who give their dogs secret cue signals.
[Via Michael G]
Worse, a dog will be happy to respond to an unconscious cue that an honest cop doesn’t even realize he is sending. The cop’s desire to have the dog find drugs on a particular suspect is all a good dog needs to sense to “please” the cop and deliver.
We’re on our third Standard Poodle. The first two were males, in the neighborhood of 70 pounds. This one is a 45 pound female. Both males exhibited a behavior that shocks most people the first few times they see it. When they greeted a new person the first time they would shove their muzzle between the person’s thighs just below their crotch. Kind of alarming to have a 70 pound dog you don’t know do that to you.
My daughter, the veterinarian, says its a common behavior of the breed and calls it “the poodle hug.” When I point out that our female doesn’t do it she says “Its a guy thing.”
So some dogs do stuff that creep people out cues or no.
It’s one of the reasons we call them “animals.” 😉
https://www.cesarsway.com/rude-crotch-sniffer/