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Because they need to know everything about it. Just like the reason why dogs sniff each other's butts is because there is an anal gland beneath the tail and it tells everything about that dog. Dogs have a keen,sensative sense of smell.
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∙ 16y ago
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∙ 7y agoThey have big nasal cavities. Lots of space for a lot of smell receptors, basically.
dogs have a very good sense of smell i know cos i have 13 dogs they have this so they can find left over food on the ground dogs have a better smell than sight they can track down food fron 50m away i train my dogs to do this the trials of jumping and obedeince the trainer has a bit of food and the dogs can smell this and follow there leader that's how it is done ( i do this to)
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∙ 10y agoyes
just so long as they have a sense of smell
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∙ 9y agoYes.
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