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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:
- Glosette222
- City:
- Not Provided
- Province, Country:
- Not Provided
- Type/Breed:
- Voilet Point Berman
- Date of Birth:
- December 1991
- Date of Death
- Not Provided
- Sex:
- Male
- Height:
- Not Provided
- Weight:
- 9
- Coat Colour:
- grey
- Eye Colour:
- blue
Simon doesn't like crowds or anything new. When the house is quiet he is the suckiest, loving cat. He really loves sitting on your lap and being very close. He's even putting up with the new addition to our house, our 6 month old Golden Retriever, Sadie. :: That was over five years ago. We even got another dog, Dexter to add to our family. Sadly, Simon passed away on February 9th, 2010. He was over 18 years old. From a self sufficient to a very high maintenance cat in a matter of two years. He was brave as he battled hyper-thyroidism, kidney disease, heart murmurs and anxiety. He needed me so much care that our trip to the east coast in 2009 had him riding in the trailer for 2 months. For this rough ride he enjoyed lobster from the Bay of Fundy. He had a great life, I am sure he'd say. But he was wore out in the end and we made the decision to put him to sleep. Farewell my dear cat, Simon. You will be missed.
