Why Does My Dog Sniff My Butt?
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Well, it’s really simple,
once you root around a bit...
One - If you start by
observing how two dogs (who have not been taught not to be dogs!) greet each
other...they do so with their noses. They sniff each others rear ends.
Two - A dog’s noise
is its most powerful sense - more so than their hearing, and sight. Dogs have +/-
300 hundred million olfactory senses in their nose whereas we humans have a
paltry 3 million olfactory sensors.
Three - In addition
to their heightened sense of smell, dogs have anal sacs which emit scent (under
their tail).
So having read the
above, you can start to understand why dogs 'sniff a person's butt and/or crotch' right!
A dog uses its sense
of smell to understand who you are! When a dog sniffs it receives a plethora of
information...it is a feast for their senses, for their mind. It is a normal
and natural thing for a dog. Scent to a dog is like another type of sight
layered with additional information. Each dog, each person has their own unique
scent - kind of like a finger print (the equivalent for a dog is a nose print).
As long as the sniff
is not too intrusive - i.e. a gentle sniff - rather than prodding you with his
nose there is nothing wrong with allowing a dog to greet you like this. If the
dog prods you - don't be angry just turn a little to your side
and lean or move a little into the dogs space (be calm) and the dog will
normally back-off. Don't withdraw as when you do so, you yield your space to
the dog - that is giving it permission to take over your space.
I always try to put
things in terms of human understanding so it is easier to grasp the impact of
what we do to our dogs...
If you are fearful, nervous or angry you are confusing
the situation for the dog - telling it that what should be normal and natural
is not. This can really upset and even traumatize the dog, it can also make the
dog reactive.
Look at it this way,
what if you reached up to give a handshake to a person you just met and they
recoiled in horror or anger - you would be shocked and confused too!
To help you
understand a little more on the subject you can read these two short
articles...
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