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Let's compare a human's sensitivity to sound and smell to a dog's:

Humans: hears sounds as high as 20,000 Hz.

Dogs: hears sounds as high as 40,000 Hz

Humans: olfactory up to 10 sq. cm.

Dogs: olfactory up to 150 sq. cm.

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