When dogs sneeze they don't blow "boogers" like humans do. They don't get "crusties" like we do either. How come?
2006-07-27 23:29:33 · 3 answers · asked by crazy4tropicalfish 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Yes, they do.
(And you must never have been sneezed on, by a Boxer, if you think that dogs don't expel snot.)
2006-07-27 23:34:58 · answer #1 · answered by Ian 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They have mucous membranes, just like we do, though a dog's nasal passages have a massively larger surface area than a human's. I have never "blown boogers" when sneezing, but I think as a dog starts to get "crusties", it licks them off with its agile tongue, so they don't accumulate.
2006-07-28 06:34:01 · answer #2 · answered by gadjitfreek 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do. A dog can get a runny nose and get crusties at the edges. My dogs has sprayed me on occasion. Plus, since most dogs are always rubbing their faces in things like your pillow, couch, crotch, it's just like Kleenex.
2006-07-28 06:37:18 · answer #3 · answered by Blaine 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋