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Riley
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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:
- Molly Larpenteur
- City:
- Seattle
- Province, Country:
- Not Provided
- Type/Breed:
- Longhaired Chihuahua
- Date of Birth:
- 10/03/04
- Sex:
- Female
- Height:
- 4
- Weight:
- 1
- Coat Colour:
- Multi
- Eye Colour:
- Brown
Riley is just over 8 weeks old, and weighs exactly one pound. She doesn't like going outside much because it's cold and she is too small for any sort of doll or teddy bear clothes let alone dog clothes. She loves to chew on hair and noses, and cuddles up to anyone who will let her. She loves to play with toys, especially ones that make noise like squeaks or bells. She will beg for pizza, yogurt, and popcorn. She loves her best friend Lizzy, my parents smooth coat chihuahua, and will stand her ground against anything, big or small. She is definetley a big dog in a tiny dogs body! Oh, and she DOES NOT like car rides. She only calms down when you ensure her that it is not the end of the world over and over! Ultimately, she is the most fabulous best friend in the world!
