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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:
- Dorothy Rainey
- City:
- Jonesboro
- Province, Country:
- GA, United States
- Type/Breed:
- Lab/Begal Mix
- Date of Birth:
- 4 months
- Date of Death
- 03-11-03
- Sex:
- Female
- Height:
- 24
- Weight:
- 7.2
- Coat Colour:
- black/white
- Eye Colour:
- Blue
My little Roxy, What can I say..I fell in love with her the minute she first nipped at my feet. Her sparkling blue eyes were her most noticable feature. Roxy was a very smart dog, even for her young life. She would look directly at you when you talked to her and she knew when she had done a no-no. I remember how she would run and play with me outside and then when we came in she would go to her favorite spot and stretch out for a rest. After resting she was ready for another round of play. When I was too tired or it was to late to be outside, she would lay right at my feet and turn "Belly Up" for me to rub her tummy.. She loved for me to put her head between my feet and play with her floppy ears. She seemed to say "Ahhh, thats just what I needed mommy". After playing with me my husband would have a game of "Got your Nose"..It was so cute how she got frustrated and started to bark...But it was all in fun..because she know if she got to his toes she would win the battle. My children loved for her to play chase, no matter where they ran she would always find them. Her good natured spirit will be missed the most because no matter how bad you felt, she would go out of her way to make you forget about what was troubling you. I will miss her charging out of the door when I got home and racing to meet me by tugging at my pant leg. And whenever we would go to the car she would always be the first one there even if she knew she couldn't go all the time. The times she did go she would make her way to her favorite sightseeing spot, on my shoulder..As big as she had gotten, she always managed to sit on my shoulder so she could see the passing cars. Im not sure what took her away from us but Im sure she was called to heaven to be someones Angel. If it is true that God has a place for all good things when they die..then Im sure Roxy is probably sitting on God's shoulder watching the Angels pass by.. We love you Roxy and you will always be in our hearts, for the short time you were with us you taught us a lifetime of Love.
Dorothy, Rick, Breneda and Dee Dee.
We miss you something terrible and know that someday we all will be together once again.
