I was just wondering about this the other day, and I guess it could fall under "grooming." What I originally was wondering is: car air fresheners bother my mom a LOT. As sensitive as dogs' sense of smell is, would this bother a dog? I purposely don't use air fresheners much b/c of this.
Also, same goes for scented finishing sprays and stuff on a dog's coat? Anyone know if this would "bother" a dog? Does the fact that there sense of smell is so keen also mean they dislike certain smells more than people?
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I was just wondering about this the other day, and I guess it could fall under "grooming." .... stuff on a dog's coat? Anyone know if this would "bother" a dog? ...
One aspect of this is that I think dogs are pretty much hard-wired not to want to have a scent that their prey can use as an alert.
So a freshly-washed dog with a shampoo scent might want to roll in muck (decomposing animal remains would probably be a top choice) first thing to get rid of that odor.
Other than that, I haven't read or heard that dogs were bothered by smells.
Mine don't seem to be bothered .... They also seem to be quite capable of burying their head in some really gross stuff that turns my stomach.
It is true their sense is much more acute than ours and they are not wired to "disregard" a scent after constant exposure (We walk into a room with cabbage cooking and in a few minutes don't notice it but they keep smelling it)
So they must also be hardwired to avoid sensory overload ...look at all the information flooding our eyes (much more senstive to fine detail than dogs) that we disregard.
Dogs breathe through their noses (inhaling from the holes in front and exhaling through the slits on the side) but they aren't necessarily scenting with every breath they take. They need to "sniff" in order to draw the air way into the back of their noses where scent receptors are located.
If they don't like the smell, I would think they would quit drawing the air into that area of their nose until the strong scent subsides.
I wrote a booklet a few years ago called "Your Dog From Nose to Tail". If you are interested in the references I used, please PM me. I will send you the list.
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Do "perfumy" odors bother dogs?
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