How come my dog acts like I stole her soul when I take off her collar?

[Incitatus]

[Mr.Bill]

1. If she's like my dog,

she thinks she is about to get a bath.

[grahamhgreen]

2. maybe knows walk time is over

[marzipanni]

3. My dog is naked except when I put her collar & leash on to go for a walk or ride

But I have noticed previous dogs, who wore their collars all the time, liked to sniff their collar right after it was removed.
Maybe it's kind of like if you shaved off part of her fur- if it smells like me, it must be part of me, so why is it not on me?

[XemaSab]

4. One of my dogs does the same thing

She'll sit in front of you and cry until you put it back on.

[siligut]

5. Maybe she believes it is what connects her to you

It seems dogs are cool with being owned and maybe that is what the collar means to her.

:scritches Incitatus' dog's head, you're a good girl, yes you are:

[dimbear]

6. A certain percentage of dogs just hate change of any kind. Others love it.

Mystery of the animal kingdom.

[Joe Shlabotnik]

7. Can the Marsellus Wallace theory be involved?

[IMG][/IMG]