i don't think they use them for anything so what gives?
2006-07-07 07:37:46 · 13 answers · asked by *~JeS~* 5 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes, they do use them. They have a lot of feeling at the base. If a dog is sticking his head like through a hole, or into a can, or through a hole in the fence, the whiskers warn him if it is going to be too tight to get his head back out....Dogs can't tell and judge that much about size, so they rely on tactile feelings.
2006-07-07 07:43:07 · answer #1 · answered by Chetco 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Brilliant question!!! This is what yahoo answers is all about.
They are from the same family as foxes, so my guess is that its for digging hole, living down them and using whiskers to feel whats at the side of them.
2006-07-07 07:41:48 · answer #2 · answered by peaco1000 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
For some reason I thought that whiskers in cats help them balance...and whiskers in dogs help them smell. I could be totally wrong though.
2006-07-07 07:40:21 · answer #3 · answered by collegegrad 3 · 0⤊ 4⤋
same reason that all animals have whiskers, so they can feel when they putting their faces into to small a space.
2006-07-07 07:40:44 · answer #4 · answered by Kismet 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
All animals use their wiskers for sensory reasons. Touch a dogs wiskers and you'll see what I mean. Their lips will curl up funny when you run your hands through them.
2006-07-07 07:41:04 · answer #5 · answered by green is clean 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
It helps them by sense of touch.
2006-07-07 07:42:22 · answer #6 · answered by pryde_kennels 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
same reason as cats do....to judge width ....like when then enter a norrow crack, wiskers help them decide if they can fit
2006-07-07 07:40:28 · answer #7 · answered by sa-da-tay 4 · 3⤊ 1⤋
to tell if somthing is to small for them to fit in.
2006-07-07 07:41:25 · answer #8 · answered by i give up 2 · 4⤊ 0⤋
so they can sense and remember textures
2006-07-07 07:46:09 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
so they can sense things i guess!
2006-07-07 07:41:12 · answer #10 · answered by ilessthanthreeyou 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋