The Role of Scent in Communication

VIDEOS ABOUT HOW DOGS USE SCENT TO COMMUNICATE

Willie Finds His Toy
Are you looking for a game to tire your dog out? Teach him to
use his nose to “find it!”

 

Sydney Goes Snowshoeing
Why do YOU think Sydney is obsessed with sniffing holes in the snow?

 

RELATED BLOGS FROM “THE OTHER END OF THE LEASH”

Indiana Jones, meet HRD Dogs June 2020

The Best Exercise For a Dog is Using Its Nose May 2020

Scent Games February 2019

Lost in Translation? Facebook Livestream Thursday 6:30 CST November 2018

One’s Nose is Never So Happy (Can Scents Calm Dogs?) May 2018

The Working Dog Center at Penn Vet March 2017

Taking Your Dog on a Sniff January 2016

Why Do Dogs Roll in Disgusting Stuff? June 2015

Why do Male Dogs Scent Mark So Much? March 2013

Missing the Sense, Scent of the Missing January 2012

The Mystery of the Overmarking Express May 2011

The Power of Pee May 2011

Scent Marking in Dogs: Lisberg Study #2 March 2009

Scent Marking in Dogs March 2009

 

ARTICLES ABOUT SCENT COMMUNICATION IN DOGS

Aggression, Is it in the breeding?

 

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