Nature’s supercomputer lives on your dog | Ed Yong

Ed Yong explores the hidden features that make dog noses so incredible.
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Many animals, from sharks to elephants, are champions of olfaction (smelling).
Dogs are the most famous. Through their sense of smell, dogs can tell which direction a person traveled and even can distinguish between identical twins.
Dogs can be trained to detect just about anything, including electronic devices.
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About Ed Yong:
Ed Yong is a Pulitzer Prize-winning science writer on the staff of The Atlantic, where he also won the George Polk Award for science reporting, among other honors. His first book, I Contain Multitudes, was a New York Times bestseller and won numerous awards. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, National Geographic, Wired, The New York Times, Scientific American, and more. He lives in Washington, D.C., with his wife, Liz Neeley, and their corgi, Typo.
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[@bigthink]

What's your favorite thing you've seen a dog do?

[@saxmidiman]

Play with a cat.😋

[@sicko_the_ew]

Jack Russell Races. (Search KZbin for it, and you can see why.)

[@North95]

Greet a soldier returning from duty.

[@lonehawkwhitlock1310]

Just being the angels that they are.🐾💞🐾

[@vanguard9067]

Wake up a couple of times during the night and check each of the doors and windows on the first floor. Without training

[@katherineg9396]

Dogs are the best gift humans ever gave themselves. When early man took the friendly and docile wolf pups, bred them, and developed dogs, we made our best friends. Some dogs smell cancer. I loved my dogs and on walks the leash was loose and I let themselves smell to their hearts content.

[@craigkeller]

That’s why dog is god spelled backwards

[@barb4645]

I suspect this comment will become one of the most popular and moving posts under this video. So I won’t try to add to it! Agree with all you’ve said 😂

[@katherineg9396]

@@barb4645 Thank you.

[@katherineg9396]

@@craigkeller Not for me, there's dyslexia in my family. 🙂

[@ellaborowska8216]

Indeed, i cannot imagine a better compagnon than my dog ❤

[@xabiergranja]

This was wonderful. It made me really miss my dog, who lived to 15 years... Boy, are they wonderful creatures. Some of the best this planet can offer.

[@mrmcku]

Me too. I had an Airedale Terrier. His name was Blithe (with an "i"). He was the brother I never had. I don't think I'll ever get over his passing...

[@classicjonesy]

Me too my sisters dog passed away only a few weeks ago

[@topquark35]

Same, and mine lived to 16.

[@soisaidtogod4248]

If possible, adopt another.

[@hmalik5232]

they're snitches though, they sniff out drugs

[@chinookvalley]

As a person, with epilepsy, who has been saved many times over by my dogs, we don't value them for all the gifts they give us, freely and willingly. Humans have much to learn from our canine brothers and sisters.

[@craigkeller]

I love them.

[@bigthink]

Amazing. Man's best friend, indeed.

[@mangore623]

What do you mean we don't value them. They are the top tier animal, second to humans, and human fascination with dogs has never been greater. Dogs also lick their bums, dry-hump, btw, and roll is poo, so I don't think there's too many lessons that are applicable.

[@Jon.A.Scholt]

I always let my dog sniff to her hearts content on her morning and evening walks. She's almost 14, and besides her starting to lose her hearing, she's still incredibly healthy. I wish she lives at least another 14 years!

[@bdiesel563]

I’ve always thought of it as the idea that dogs really inhabit a different reality, or more like a parallel reality, to us. They sense and experience the world in a way that is substantially different from that of humans.

[@chinad34th]

That is a wonderful way to think of them.

[@PADS62]

​@@chinad34th I agree! @bdiesel563, your comment Rocks Gold! ❤

[@trishthompson1533]

I’m so grateful for this video. My pups hardly walk and smell everything so I would say “this is a walk” and hurry them along. This have changed my mind on to how we will “walk” from now on ❤❤

[@lookingupwithwonder]

Me too Trish. I have a colleague who says her dogs check their 'Wee-mails' when they are out walking.

[@romaholcomb7768]

My 14 year old black lab, Katie Grace, went blind two years ago. She now travels by smell, it's awesome to watch.

[@jessicahaag2512]

She traveled by smell before going blind too. While we are visual animals, dogs perceive the world with their nose

[@bradmiller9993]

When we walk every morning, I let my big Pyrenees set the pace...and the path, to some extent. It is his time, and I don't try to rush him or direct him more than necessary. We don't make many miles every week, but his time with nature is quality time; it is his time. Just watching my dog confirms everything you're teaching in this video; thanks !!!

[@lookingupwithwonder]

That's beautiful

[@LordBillington42]

My dog sniffs everything and I don't mind letting her. It's her walk, not mine. Whenever she sniffs all her usual places I always used to tell my wife that the dog was reading her newspaper.

[@bigthink]

That's a good way to think of it! Just scrolling the earth 🙂

[@deepshah08]

That nose in the thumbnail made me come here

[@The_Joker_]

My finger made me come here

[@kevinjhonson5925]

Same

[@seleniums101]

I’ve read many articles by Ed Yong on the Covid-19 pandemic. His articles were a source of well organized data translated into bits of knowledge anyone can understand. This kind of feels like seeing an actor in a movie you love, and then discovering the rest of his filmography. Excited to discover more of his work

[@bigthink]

He was a delight to work with--glad so many people are appreciating his work!

[@youngsuit]

Same! They were very long hahahah but that's cause of how well-researched they were. He seems to be given the space to write for a more invested audience which must feel nice.

[@arunraju4765]

Same here. Best articles on covid I ever came across.

[@BuzzyStreet]

I couldn't agree more. His writing is clear and concise, even when presenting large amounts of data. And his enthusiasm for science really shows in everything he writes.

[@maryhamric]

His writing is amazing. I loved everything he wrote regarding Covid.

[@jimba6486]

As a husky owner, I can verify my dogs nose in a continuous “ON” state. The scent of objects clearly linger around him. Dogs don’t smell like we do. I always refer to my dogs nose as a little brain. That nose has a personality of its own. I don’t walk my dog.I take him out for smelling. Smelling makes him tired and takes a lot of mental energy. It is difficult to make this working dog physically tired

[@Reloaded2111]

Dogs actually can tell time. They can measure the strength of your scent when you come home, so they start to wait for your arrival based on that.

[@calvinjackson5306]

Not exactly telling time, i leave my house frequently for different reasons. So would be useless in telling time in my situation

[@dredubz5825]

My dog is my best friend ❤ I let him choose our walking route each day and let him sniff as much as he wants. Sniffing is his favourite thing after food. The walk can take a long time, but my dog needs this. If he doesn’t get enough sniffing in each day, he gets very anxious and bored. This style of walking has also strengthened our relationship and bond tremendously.

[@ghostwriter1415]

YES! Natures supercomputer is cold and wet, and wakes me up in the morning. I'd give my own life for one of my three greatest friends. Thanks. L/R

[@jho2646]

I always dedicate a portion of our daily walks for smelling. For the joy she brings me, I'm more than happy to try to repay the favour by letting her smell to her heart's content.

[@annohalloran6020]

They are our parents in so many ways. They brought us up and taught us cooperation and selfless support.

[@basarozbent4740]

I used to think my dog should be able to walk in my tempo but slightly behind. She was so active so I've never achieved that. But I've become a faster and more agile walker, she is always a good inspiration... Now that I kind of follow her and wait for her sniffing, I really feel better during our walks, and feel she's checking on me more often. We usually have rotten food or stray animals' poop on streets, so I am reluctant to let her have the time she likes.. That was a great video which made me all emotional on my commute, Just by listening...

[@evadobreva5788]

Dogs are AMAZING! 🐕❤

[@chinookvalley]

Our dogs count of us to let them grow and flourish. They aren't people, they are dogs. Wonderful, healing, loving, caring, brilliant dogs.

[@itstotallyrandom6171]

This channel is delivering a quality content

[@bigthink]

So glad you liked it, thanks!

[@IvanPavlov]

When I walk my dog I only use a leash because he doesn’t have a clue about crossing the street, but I always have it loose so he can smell what he likes. It’s always interesting to me why he finds. Specific patch of grass so interesting and I try to imagine how would it be to experience the world in the same way dogs do.

[@robertferraro236]

Well said. Yes, makes me mad seeing people pull their dog away from smelling. Maybe we should give these people a donut and every time they go to take a bite, we pull it away. Fortunately, I live in the country and my dog has been on a leash for a total of about 6 minutes in the past 4 years. She is free to be as dog as a dog can be. Every day I have her take me for a walk. The command is "I follow you" and then she takes over and leads me to wherever she wants to go. It is a fascinating experience.

[@JamesW81]

That sounds great!

[@henkjopie]

I just love my dog even more after seeing this video.. He’s so special ❤

[@sherrieschmidt6869]

I like letting my dog sniff as much as they want on our walks. It’s like their one time of the day to check their pee-mail, pick up poo-kages and send/return their own. Also it’s like their checking doggo-tinder … swiping left and right on certain smells.

[@bigthink]

Still laughing at 'pee-mail'

[@katherineg9396]

I know, right? It's like their cell phone.

[@nonamejones2321]

I thought I invented P-mail 😄

[@Ryan-op7yd]

@@katherineg9396 ahem, you mean “smell phone”

[@pnf197]

As a dog owner I have really struggled with just how far to go to domesticate/train my dog towards some standard of docility that seems to erase the "dogness" in dogs. Great segment, perhaps cover the idea that we are perhaps creating such extremely docile dogs that they lose their own sense of dogness.

[@bobdillaber1195]

I feel the same way as you. I don't want to be my dog's "master" just like I don't want to be my woman's "master".

[@yo_its_devo]

I think it's fine to train your dog to be very obedient as long as you balance it with plenty of fun time like playing or exploring. Many dogs like border collies are actually happier when they have jobs to do because they've been bred for it. Like everything in life it's all about balance. I can pretty safely say that you aren't going to be able to train out your pups desire to play any time soon :)

[@gregorchard7881]

You don't have to erase your dog mate. Im in Australia, I have trained many dogs... My current girl, a Catahouls Leopard Dog has a strong inner "dogginess" but she is still well trained to sit, stay, wait for traffic lights, find objects etc....When we go for a walk it is 90% smells and exploration and 10% basic obedience. It is possible to allow your friend to be a dog, even dogs naturally live in a pack and have to conform to behavioral requirements...

[@gregorchard7881]

@@bobdillaber1195 All dogs have a natural need to fit into the heirarchy of a pack, along with its behavioral requirements....If you can help your dog to feel its place in your pack it will be most happy. I have Catahoula Leopard Dog, they are strong willed and can never be "trained" with force. She drags me out of bed for her morning walk, which is about 90% her time with some obedience training along the way. Dogs will naturally behave well if they know their place in your "pack"...

[@bobdillaber1195]

@@gregorchard7881 Appreciate your input. Makes good sense.

[@sarahnelson9329]

I feel the joy my dog feels when she is following/enjoying a scent trail

[@rosevan5485]

Another reason to love our dogs of this earth.

[@gustavostabe2490]

How I developed to walk my dog is to have a 6ft leach and I take him to the park and let’s him run as far as he can. If he stops in sniffs something, I stop and let him sniff. If we’re coming across another dog, as long as it’s okay with the owner, I let him hang out for a bit. Occasionally we get frowned upon by some dog owners that seem to think him having the freedom to run around and approach other dogs is not how your suppose to let your dogs be. Now to each his own and I understand needing to have some discipline and training, but I’ve gotten told this once and have never forgotten it. Someone whose dad was a dog trainer explained to me that your dog knows when your taking the time to allow them to do their thing. They actually appreciate the opportunity to be a dog and get out of the house, run, sniff, and pee one things. That they are even more incline to behave when they know theirs a mutual relationship between them in there owner. Much to your point in the beginning of the video.

[@jsmith7348]

Yea dude 100% it’s about respecting eachother not domination .

[@ES11777]

Amazing video and so important for promoting proper treatment of our lovely doggies! Let them sniff the world!

[@derekdiez5494]

Absolutely true. I live in an apartment building, on the 2nd floor, and when I go home and stop outside the building to open the gate, even before I get off the car, my dogs would already know I've arrived.

[@laugh-cry-n-think_]

Gotta love the hounds

[@anupkumarnanda957]

Nice talk.Earlier I thought ,sniffing by my dog, is destresing to him but now I know it is much more than that.Its like accessing their social media.I will try and be more supportive and patient during our walks.

[@joewaren508]

This documentary, evolved and happened by random time and chance , bravo

[@helloits_morgan]

Yes, my dog loves to sniff. He’s got such a good nose. I pretty much let him take the lead on our walks, so he can sniff his heart’s content. It’s fascinating really, I always wonder what kinds of messages he’s getting from what he’s sniffing.

[@TheBorderRyker]

Gotta let dog’s check their pee-mail! 😁

[@claudiuroman2475]

Dogs are amazing animals. :)

[@InigoMontoya-]

Finally! Some content that isn’t the Templeton Foundation pushing religion. Maybe I will resubscribe.

[@mikestevenson1334]

His dog is called 'Typo' - Love it!

[@chrisklugh]

This is a must watch for dog owners. I see this 'anti dog' behavior a lot and I feel sorry for the poor dogs.

[@youngsuit]

Ed Yong does great journalism. Highly recommend his articles for the Atlantic

[@user-sv4rp3yd4x]

4.3 million subscribers and only 250 views in the first 5 mins and 4 comments? Something not right there

[@poluticon]

they should change their name from Big Think to Big Stink because something doesn't smell right

[@user-sv4rp3yd4x]

@@poluticon I like it

[@JPStones]

Interesting point. Doesnt seem like a channel that would pay for bots

[@nicholaslowell2510]

I think people like the channel, it's just too intense for alota people to regularly engage. I pass upalota videos in my notifs from them because I'll think "too much info ATM too distracting" but I like dogs and I'm in bed from my back and this seemed genuinely fun.

[@joshuaconstable6323]

I have the best dog in the world, he actually ran away from my moms house this morning and I had to rush home very hung over from a Halloween party... he wouldn’t come to my mom or any one who called him and apparently made it out of the neighborhood. I got home and he was right in front of the house just relaxing 😂😂😂

[@foxbat51]

"My dog has no nose." "How does he smell?" "Terrible."

[@mdk1086]

Do You even realise how many peiple have you killed with that one? Take that comment down!

[@Paisleyrosa]

“Olfactory champions!” Love that! 😊

[@DY2784]

👋 My Hubby and I have "humanized" our Dog and love Her sooo much... Can't imagine our lives without Her. 🐕🐕🐕

[@Patchlamb]

Enriching our dogs with smells is so engrained in how I and my fiance treat our dogs, that the idea that anyone would yank their dog away from smells was a big surprise to me! I thought, wow, people do that? We even lower things we're holding for them to sniff because we know they'd like to be involved, and that smelling enriches them. For some reason they're always particularly interested in sniffing a fresh cup of coffee... our older dog loves sniffing it before she waddles back to lay down.

[@prawncrisp5951]

Wonderful that you not only allow them free reign to engage with the smells around them - to me too, this has always seemed like an obviously good thing to do - AND you also bring equally-interesting but less-accessible smells to them at their nose level! I love to see people interacting like this with their dog & cat friends (for me, one of the best things about KZbin), and appreciate learning all the ways to be a good, thoughtful friend & guardian to one’s critter pals. Hope you are all continuing to enjoy your rich experience of the world ☺️✨

[@rjung_ch]

Animals are the best!

[@KJ99otis]

When my dog sniffs another dog’s undercarriage I say “he’s checking his email” 😂

[@forvainee]

Bahahha

[@luftlinie811]

So well edited. So well explained. Thank you

[@Tribuneoftheplebs]

I was lil think but now I'm big think. Big thanks Edward

[@2dollaflipflops766]

If only i could boop the thumbnail

[@markrenfrow9873]

When we travel in our converted shuttle bus/RV, my Buddy, (the wonder hound, Black and Tan coonhound mix) the first step off the bus his nose goes to ground. I've often thought about the world of difference between each stop, for his nose. Last year went from KY to WA. Oh, the different smells he smelled!

[@jonahansen]

Wow! Excellent presentation!

[@BusterDarcy]

The quick little zoom out the editor did on “push” was chef’s kiss

[@Squirrellynutz]

Great video! Every dog owner needs to see this & hopefully learn from it. I completely agree with letting dogs stop & smell whatever they please, of course being cautious of harmful things such as chemicals or the dreaded foxtail grass seed. I take my girl for a walk daily in a couple large parks & I let her lead sniffing her way around. Her route varies on a daily basis. Also when socializing it’s perfectly normal for dogs to sniff genitals & butts. Since it’s not acceptable in our society people tend to get embarrassed & try to prevent the act. I like to take the opportunity to let them know it’s normal dog behavior similar to people shaking hands & engaging in conversation. I’ve witnessed how shaming a dogs natural behavior can have a negative effect. My sisters dog would sniff the rear end of females & sometimes try to mount. She would always scold him for it. When she decided to breed him he couldn’t bring himself to do it because of the years of punishment for acting normal. Sad. Dogs are complex creatures that should be treated with respect & dignity. Thank you for this educational video!

[@curiouslyunruffled]

I gained so much from this video! Thank you, Big Think. :)

[@augusthavince8909]

Sometimes I walk a dog, and when I watch a dog smelling something like it is the most interesting thing in the world, I figure the dog is getting the day's news.

[@siddheshkambli]

This man is so well spoken! Great video.

[@zhenyalandyak8258]

Very very good video for someone who was never really interested in dogs

[@satyasashi5859]

What an amazing information! Every single point Ed Yong explained were undeniable. Great content @BigThink

[@ES11777]

Exactly! Smelling releases pleasurable endorphins in dogs’ brains. It makes them feel good!

[@Daniel-kx4sy]

How dogs smell? Depends on how often you bathe them really.

[@letsgowinnietheflu5439]

LOL true

[@gregorchard7881]

I own a Catahoula Leopard Dog. We go for a 2 hr walk every day and I always make about 90% of it as letting her smell and explore...I call it the Daily News. It is her time with her nose and when she has all the information she is ready for a little bit of obedience training......She would walk over hot coals for her sensory upload.🤣🤣🤣

[@Charles-Darwin]

I make up petri dishes at home. About a months ago I swabbed a number of items in the kitchen; sampling the sink, sponge, counter, my forehead and mouth... my dog was nearby so I thought it would be cool to take a sample of her mouth and then the cat's. After waiting a month, guess which dishes made everyone gasp? The dogs. There was nothing to speak of growing on the plate, where all other dishes were covered in a mess of different molds and growth.... my partner doesn't complain about the dog's breath anymore, and even allows the dog to give her kisses now (I caught her lol).

[@predragspanovic9300]

My four legged friend was never and will never be on any kind of a leash, He is free to roam around and sniff whatever he desires. If a call him he will come straight away and walk next to me till I say go be free, I keep him next to me only if a car is passing by or people that are afraid of dogs (we go every where, city, forest, parks, concerts we even ride on big bike together). Being free, being able to be a dog that he wants to be made him into something special, he understands everything without any training, wherever we go all eyes on him because of his sprit and endless energy. Give them freedom give them love and some food/water its all they need from us rest on how to be a dog they know way better then we do.

[@kippywylie]

I do this in a similar fashion but with one of those very loose coil 12 foot leashes. She's a schnauzer and I'm absolutely certain that she would go straight into a passing truck tire if there were a squirrel on the scene. Lost a precious terrier this way 3 years ago. I'm not judging... only presenting that different breeds have different drives. I see a difference in our schnauzer's responses when my wife always walks with a super restrictive tight leash... while I'll simply let Luna be "in charge" loose leash setting the pace with her nose. She always comes to me with walk requests and not my wife

[@jeaniebird999]

Our walk time is his news hour. He checks most of the comments and often "posts" a comment, himself.

[@donnaallgaier-lamberti3933]

We call those sniffing walk "snifatries! (sarrafies for the purpose of sniffing) " My 2 1/2 year old rescue asks to go out every hour and a half to check her "pee mail" and to sniff, sniff, sniff. She showed me recently that she can be a "alert dog." My elderly husband started to cook and walked away from the pan on the stive and it started to burn. She came to me in bed, jumped on me and would not give up. She was alerting me to something burning. Now that winter is here in Michgan, I have been lighting a candle in the morning. She is now alerting me within a few seconds that this has been lit. The more she sniffs the smarter she gets. Brilliant!

[@Abigurlrox]

SNIFFARI

[@jillsipocz3582]

Soo interesting! These are the things I think about, and am glad to get your insight.

[@amplifiedshock]

That's why me and my doggo go out on sniffaris everyday!

[@Ra-Hul-K]

IMHO comparing a dog sniffing other dogs' pee to us scrolling on social media is a surprisingly accurate comparison 😂

[@PercyBoom69]

and yet, when I dressed as Santa one year, my dog couldn't apparently smell me and got terrified lmao

[@ChewyBabies]

My old puppy has went deaf due to age, but every night when I come home with takeout he comes running to my door, even if he’s in a deep sleep with my mom upstairs, he always knows that I have something I could share with him :)

[@renviluan2842]

Thank you for the video, I'll start letting my lb smell on our walks now.

[@thestoiccoach]

Amazing video. Fascinating. Thanks for sharing!

[@chikararexzpo]

The things we found when I let my buglebull roam free and sniff around.. given sometimes is dead animals and he thinks is presence but he also found watches/keys/wallets/phones/drugs..Kitty truffles..😅☺️🐶🖤

[@DownhillAllTheWay]

What gets me about dogs is how they have this fantastically sensitive sense of smell, yet they put their nose about a tenth of an inch from another dog's turd, and fill their lungs with it. There are clearly nuances to turd-sniffing that I just can't - and don't really want to - appreciate!

[@susank580]

Lovely video! And, the book was fantastic too!!!

[@anjalisharmapusa299]

Very thoughtful n worth following.

[@GingerPlease]

I miss my dog. I used to let her sniff as much as she wanted on walks. However, she would brace herself and pull HARD to keep sniffing and sniffing, sometimes to places we weren't supposed to go like into someone's property, so I would have to stop her sniffing trek then lol. The main times she would pull on walks was to keep sniffing haha. She was really good a finding other animal poop, and if she didn't end up with cancer I was thinking of seeing if that could help any scientists- scat searching dogs for biologists. She was so goofy and loving. Dogs truly are amazing

[@GoRefundMe]

I always think of my dogs morning walks as reading the newspaper

[@youssefamt7264]

Thank for your informations is usefl

[@SunnyvaleTrailerParkSupervisor]

The more you learn the more you love them

[@Anuchan]

I enjoyed this, but I'm not sure how we're keeping them from their dogness. Dogs continue to smell regardless what we do.

[@Anuchan]

I know all I need about crypto. You can lose all you investment in the flip of a switch.

[@mm-hq4qh]

so sripted to avake your emotions, your discovering warm wather , doc ..

[@ganesang5537]

Humans: Hi, I'm Joe Smith. What's your name? Dogs: *Sniff sniff* (I know your name, and now you know mine).

[@JillWhitcomb1966]

A wonderful dog we had when I was a teenager was a Chesapeake Bay Retriever. I'd have her sit in the kitchen, and then would hide one of her rubber bones somewhere in the house. She'd then walk, and sniff, and look for the bone. Even if the bone was hidden behind a mirror and out of sight, 8 feet off the ground, she'd always find her bone.

[@MandrewP]

Dogs live through their noses. It's good to take them to new places to sniff around. It's like reading a new novel instead of rehashing the same old one. The old novel is good as there are always new updates, but a new novel is more exciting!

[@Miamcoline]

Incredibly interesting and well-explained.

[@annsolorzano6817]

Dogs noses know what when and where, so there! Woof

[@mr.mrs.d.7015]

This is why instead of saying I am taking my dog for a walk, I say I am taking him to read his pee-mails

[@tangent1439]

Not all differences should be embraced.....some just need to let be

[@joenoneofyourbusiness6487]

I call it "smellovision". My Labradors can smell a slice of pizza under a newspaper in a trash can from 20 feet away. They start doing the Augie doggy and moon dance. I imagine them seeing the pizza in their head! It truly is another form of vision. Of course you let them smell to their hearts content. Why are you outdoors with them? To live vicariously through them!

[@jujuyan]

I love this video’s thumbnail hehe

[@seunsan360]

Ive babysat my friends dog multiple times & im close to agreeing to get mine. I understand letting them smell the world is part of how they map out the world. my thing is when they do smell the pee & poop, don't they contract the sort of bacteria/illnesses that we contract if we were to get THAT close?

[@steverino6954]

Ed Yong has better hearing than dogs.

[@chinookvalley]

What? Just kidding.

[@timursdobrovolskis1006]

Really great video thank you

[@robsalvv5853]

I rarely walk my dogs. We go on snifaris at least twice a day plus several zoomies a week.

[@nightowl4657]

They have the smell version of perfect pitch 😉

[@sineater3919]

Dogs are always licking their snot. It amazes me how people think it’s gross when humans lick their snot but not gross when dogs do it.