When two dogs meet, they often go straight for a whiff of each other's behind. And anyone living in a multicat household will tell you that cats regularly put their nose under their fellow felines' tails. So why do dogs sniff each other's butts? It turns out, there's a good reason...
Of course, sniffing isn’t just reserved for introductions. Dogs who live together may sniff each other’s butts regularly throughout their lives. It’s a way of checking in and reinforcing social bonds. At one time or another, your dog may even attempt to sniffyourpatootie to see what’s...
There's a good reason dogs sniff each other's butts. | Tudor Costache/Moment/Getty Images We might giggle when we seedogssniffing each other’s rear ends, but there’s a good reason why dogs stick their noses in private places. It lets them find out all kinds of things about each oth...
Why do dogs sniff everything?Question:Why do dogs sniff everything?Dogs:Domestic dogs, or Canis familiaris, are a species of domestic animals that descended from wolf-like canines thousands of years ago. Many researchers believe that dogs were the first animals to be domesticated by humans.Answe...
Why do dogs love humans? Why do dogs hate cats? Why do cats eat dirt? Why do dogs sniff each other's butts? Why do dogs sniff everything? Why do dogs try to bury their poop? Why do dogs steal their owners' things? Why do dogs have hair?
Why Do Dogs Sniff Each Other's Butts? We know, we know, we have the 411 on dog butts apparently, but admittedly you're probably curious. Dogs sniffing each other's rumps is nothing new to dog parents. In fact, it is probably one of the first things you notice when you introduce you...
Tail Wagging and Butts While we can’t really pick up on dog pheromones, other dogs can. If you’ve ever seen a dog sniff the butt of another, you’d know that dog butt pheromones communicate alot. For those who haven’t put two and two together, yes, dog tails are close to their...
Another theory,as I describe in the chapter “Planet Smell” inThe Other End of the Leash, is the “guy-with-a-gold-chain” hypothesis. Perhaps dogs roll in stinky stuff because it makes them more attractive to other dogs. “Look at me! I have dead fish in my territory! Am I not ...
Another reason that cats might be attracted to the smelliest things is that they're used to getting in close to smell gross things. You know what we're talking about—each others' butts. When they're meeting and first investigating each other, cats like to sniff each others' butts to get...
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