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Dog is a Crotch Sniffer – Pet tip 245
Most dog owners are aware that dog noses are extremely sensitive. This is due to the quantity of olfactory or ‘smell’ receptors in a dog’s nose. Whereas humans have around five million olfactory receptors, dogs have two hundred and twenty million. This makes their noses exponentially more sensitive than a human’s. Most times a dog’s sensitive nose works to our benefit. All kinds of dogs are used as service dogs to help humans find missing people, sniff out explosives, drugs etc. They can smell people coming from quite a distance and alert us to their presence. There are some embarrassing occasions however, when a dog’s nose is just too sensitive from our human perspective. Most notably this occurs when dogs try to sniff humans in their private areas.
This behaviour is a common one in dogs and equally common is the fact that it upsets most dog owners. The reason some dogs sniff at a human’s private parts is the same reason they sniff the private parts of other dogs. We know that when they smell other dogs in this way they can tell the sex, rank (is the dog more dominant or submissive) age and other information about the dog.
- Owner:
- dom peterson
- City:
- Not Provided
- Province, Country:
- ON, Canada
- Type/Breed:
- flat coated retriever
- Date of Birth:
- unknown
- Date of Death
- dec 20, 2005
- Sex:
- Male
- Height:
- 24
- Weight:
- 83
- Coat Colour:
- black/liver
- Eye Colour:
- brown
To my wonderful dog. Not only was he a great companion but a friend that was always there when i needed him. He came into my life in a time of need and helped me get better. I loved him very much, all of my friends and family will tell you the same. He made friends with the dogs that had no friends and tried to be comforting for any one who needed it. He was friendly to any one around him and even took care of our other dog. He will never be replaced and will always be remembered. I love you buddy bear and you are my angel, now and forever.
