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Maggie
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Her current rating is 3.33 out of 5 with 30 vote(s).
All about Maggie
Pet Tip
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:
- Marion Parks
- City:
- Kingston
- Province, Country:
- ON, Canada
- Type/Breed:
- Terri-Poo
- Date of Birth:
- June 2001
- Sex:
- Female
- Height:
- Not Provided
- Weight:
- 12
- Coat Colour:
- White
- Eye Colour:
- brown
Hi! My name is Maggie, and I'm a Poodle/West Highland White Terrier Mix. My mom got me from a pet store, and she thought I was so quiet and demure (I showed her!) My dad thought I would be too small, but when I heard him say "It's a good thing you're so cute!", I knew I was his forever. I love going for long walks and playing fetch with my tennis ball, though I'm not too quick to let go of the ball! I don't like people who walk on my property, so I sit on the couch to keep a constant vigil and bark at any trespassers. But I'm just a big suck and wouldn't hurt a fly. I'm good friends with Mikey the Staffie, and my favorite toy is Bucky the Beaver. I'm just a fun-loving gal and my owners can't get enough of me!
