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2006-09-17 17:19:13 · 17 answers · asked by MzLene 1 in Pets ➔ Dogs
Smelling for dogs is just like seeing for us. So, if someone ask you,what are you seeing for when you walk... the answer would be the same: ALMOST EVERYTHING.
%90 of your knowledge comes through your eyes.
%70 of your dog's knowledge comes through its NOSE.
Human world is the world of light and colors and dogs live in the world of smells and odors.
2006-09-17 20:01:31 · answer #1 · answered by a_nahri 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That's how they take in an environment, by smelling it. Their sense of smell is 50 times better than humans. A dog can tell what happened in an area of grass, just by smelling the ground. When they come along urine or feces, or food, they usually smell it for a longer time, because they're so intense. The urine and feces from animals can give the dog a perfect description of the animal.
2006-09-17 17:38:51 · answer #2 · answered by Paul 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well, dogs being the type of species they are, seem to be slightly territorial, so if a dog has previously been there, they enjoy marking the territory, once again, or for the first time as theirs, so any other animal that passes through that area shall know that they were there.
2006-09-17 17:28:50 · answer #3 · answered by Cailleux 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're smelling to see what other animals have been there before them. It's kind've like a doggy version of the newspaper each yard is like the next page........hehehe.
My dogs get all excited when they smell that one of their doggy buddies have just passed by a certain area before we go out, they try and run to catch up to them (sometimes we do catch up and sometimes they are to far ahead and have already finished their walk before we can catch them)
2006-09-17 17:32:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
well for the most part other dogs "marks" but also dogs sences(sp) are VERY high tuned to to them going for a walk can be pretty exciting, there is SO much to smell & learn about
2006-09-17 17:43:39 · answer #5 · answered by *♥* ♥* FaeGoddess*♥*♥* 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any and everything. Especially the scents of other dogs who have passed by. The scents left by other dogs are almost like a note they tell your dog a lot about the one who left it
2006-09-17 17:37:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Other dogs leave little markings in the grass, and on tree trunks etc. both male and female doggies enjoy sniffing these little love notes. or whatever kind of message that the other critter left there.
2006-09-17 17:48:35 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they are smelling for odors of other dogs, dogs can smell another dogs pee and tell the sex and age of the dog that left it.
2006-09-17 18:16:12 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're looking for where other dogs have marked their territory.
2006-09-17 17:20:44 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
And other dogs as well
2006-09-17 17:20:59 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋