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In fact the the dog is smelling places where other dogs have urinated. The smell that a dog leaves is called a scent. It tells the dog that another dog has been there and has marked its territory. It can tell the dog if other dog was a male or female.If the dog has sniffed the scent, it will leave its own message by urinating there.

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