
Smellorama! - Nose games for dogs
How does your dog smell? Very well, as it happens!
With up to 100 times as many olfactory receptors as humans, dogs use their sense of smell to ''see'' and interpret their world, just as we do with our eyes. A dog''s keen sense of smell is helped by a wet nose which has a layer of mucus that absorbs some scent molecules more quickly, allowing even the faintest scent to be detected and followed. And...
How does your dog smell? Very well, as it happens!
With up to 100 times as many olfactory receptors as humans, dogs use their sense of smell to ''see'' and interpret their world, just as we do with our eyes. A dog''s keen sense of smell is helped by a wet nose which has a layer of mucus that absorbs some scent molecules more quickly, allowing even the faintest scent to be detected and followed. And...