According to the researchers interviewed for this article in Popular Science, “Why Your Dog Needs to Smell the World,” too many dog owners neglect smelling opportunities in favor of motion.
Many dogs, however, live in less enriching circumstances. They spend most of their time in relatively scent-impoverished indoor environments and then, when taken outside for a walk, are hurried along at a pace that’s more about their caregiver’s interests than their own. Even just a cracked-open window can make a difference, says Horowitz, though she tries to let her own companions, Quiddity and Tilde, sniff to their hearts’ content while exploring on a stroll.
A Dog’s Three-Dimensional World of Light, Shapes, and Scent — Mostly Scent?
Chas, friend of the blog, has a good post on dogs and scent. A reminder that dogs are in a different world. You take a dog on a walk but the dog is taking you on a hunt.
Although, some are better than others. LOL
One of my favs.
Some are just embarrassing.
but no matter what a fat dog is a good dog.
And how should we behave during this Apocalypse? We should be unusually kind to one another, certainly. But we should also stop being so serious. Jokes help a lot. And get a dog, if you don’t already have one. ~Kurt Vonnegut
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And they can be really handy.
An excellent blog on dogs and scent.