Who has the better sense of smell, a dog or a fox?

Answer 1

A fox. He uses his natural talents to survive in the world much more than a domesticated dog would, who often belongs to a family and is taken care of more. However, dogs have not lost their abilities completely. And it depends upon the type of dog. Bloodhounds are famous for ferreting things out, and some dogs do not use their sense of smell much.

Foxes are my favourite animal and indeed the whole dog family is an interest.

Foxes do NOT belong to the lupus family. They are Canidae, or canines; as dogs are. It is the wolf (also a dog) who is lupus.

Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Subphylum: Vertebrata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Carnivora
Family: Canidae
Genus: Vulpes
Species: Vulpes vulpes

I am surprised "the vet" did not catch this.

Answer 2

Dogs are highly dimorphic, as well as foxes. Different breeds of dogs will have better senses of smell than other breeds.

This is only my speculation, keep in mind, but I'd say that in the wild the average dog and the average fox probably have a some what similar sense of smell. However... since most dogs are domesticated, and don't rely on their sense of smell, I would count on a fox having more sensitive smell. But their are specially bred and specially trained dogs to use their sensitive smelling, and those dogs are probably better than the average fox.

Answer 3

It depends on the breed of dog as well as the type of fox. Some dogs have a sense of smell that is highly superior to other dogs, and the same is for foxes.

Answer 4

A dog's sense of smell is, indeed, very great. In fact, their sense of smell is about 50 to 100 times more powerful than a human's. Puppies are born with their eyes closed and greatly rely on their sense of smell to survive. Many dogs, particularly as they get older, have poor eyesight and rely on smell, as well as hearing, to get around. Some breeds of dogs, especially hounds, have a greater sense of smell than other breeds. Most owners of hound dogs know the power of scent when it comes to their dog as it's difficult, once they've focused on a scent, to distract them.

The same for the fox.

Answer 5

a fox can smell a mouse from 50 yrds away 100 times better than a dog

Answer 6

A dog. Have you seen those blood hounds?? They really can SMELL i mean really you give em' a collar and they find that cute lost puppy half a mile from your house !!!!! Wow.

The fox is also very good respectivly but not as good as the dog. And personally i think that the blood hound is the breed of dog that makes me think dogs are the good smellers.

Answer 7

Dogs and fox are from the same family. I would say it's about the same.

Answer 8

A canine's sense of scent is 10X extra comfortable than a human's. A wolf or fox's scent is 10X extra comfortable than a canine's (100X better than a human). canine are hunters. they opt for to discover nutrition at a distance. Pigs forage for nutrition. they opt for to be on the fringe of sniff it. bypass with the fox.

Answer 9

dogs who produce alot of saliva, have alot of extra skin around their face, and whose heads are closer to the ground have the best sense of smell.

wild canines who are forced to depend on their sense of smell for survival are better than most dogs, with the exception of those breeds as mentioned above.

Answer 10

I think there are breeds of dogs who could match a fox but, most can't because they have been domesticated.