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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:
- Bill Au
- City:
- Not Provided
- Province, Country:
- Not Provided
- Type/Breed:
- Maltese Terrior
- Date of Birth:
- -/12/1993
- Date of Death
- 4/11/2004
- Sex:
- Male
- Height:
- Not Provided
- Weight:
- Not Provided
- Coat Colour:
- White
- Eye Colour:
- Brown
To my best friend that was always there for me, I love you so much that it hurts because your gone, you meant more to me than life itself. I will always remember you, my brother, and I know one day we will meet again. You will always be loved Fluffy, by me and by the rest of your family. Rest in peace.
Love Bill
