Why does a dog circle its bed before lying down scientific method steps you would take

Doggy beds and pillows haven't always been around, so wild dogs had to pat down tall grass and underbrush to make a comfortable bed for themselves and their pups. The easiest way to prepare that night's sleeping area was by walking around in a circle.

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Histrionicus Histrionicus · Answer 2 · 2019-08-27T18:57:59+02:00

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The scientific method is a method in which scientists have to follow predetermined steps in order and check if it presents the expected result or not.

In this case, first of all, is to recognize an objective or the problem and according to the question that is "why does the dog circle its bed before lying down".

The second step is the observation to get prior exist data, like if only occur around a pillow or any sleeping area or is it common.

Next step is to present hypothesis or an idea why does the dog do it,

So hypothesis is that dogs don't have pillow always and they had to sleep in ground so they have to move around to check and make it comfortable for laying on it.