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The percentage of the dog's brain that is devoted to analyzing smells is actually 40 times larger than that of a human! It's been estimated that dogs can identify smells somewhere between 1,000 to 10,000 times better than nasally challenged humans can. ... In fact, a dog relies on her sense of smell to interpret her world,
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Amazing Power Of A Dog's Sense Of Smell ... This ability is surely a reflection of the dog's superior olfactory computing powers, for it requires not just smelling but analyzing. Dogs have no innate interest in the smell of people, narcotics, or hundred-dollar bills;
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This is because our sense of smell is very poor in comparison to that of a dog - humans have approximately 5 million scent receptors in their nose while the average dog has over 200 million, and working dogs such as scent hounds can have between 230 to 300 million.
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Dogs can sense odors at concentrations nearly 100 million times lower than humans can apparently! so why is it when you can smell dog poo 100 yards away, your dog has to stick his nose in it to smell it? RATTER15 (Thu 14:04 12/Oct/06)
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Do Dogs Have a Good Sense of Smell ... 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. ... How great is the sense of smell in dogs?
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Dogs have a keen sense of smell. Just how keen is it? ... Apparently the key to success depends on the dog's ultra keen sense of smell. If a dog's sense of smell is so great, why does my dog have to stick ... This book is given to the family of every dog and puppy placed into a home from the San Rafael Guide Dogs for the Blind.
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A little debate over a dinner led to a little easy research. Can dogs smell when they are on the run? And when they are exhaling? ... Digg A dog's sense of smell...
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A sophisticated sense of smell; Work is also under way to determine whether dogs can accurately diagnose prostate cancer. ... Part of what makes a dog's sense of smell so sophisticated is its ability to smell multiple layers of chemicals, says Myers. Dogs don't detect a single chemical but a combination of them.
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