Dogs have a truly astonishing sense of smell that goes far beyond anything we could imagine. From picking up the scent of a potential mate miles away to uncovering an explosive, a dog's nose is always ...

Dogs are capable of using their nose for many tasks: hunting, retrieval, and finding that cookie crumb you dropped beneath the couch. Now we can add “mussel sniffing” to the list. The California ...

I have discovered one positive amid the pandemic: I love working with two dogs at my feet. As someone who studies dog cognition, I often wonder: What is Charlie learning when he stops to sniff the ...

Dear readers, it never ceases to astound me the things researchers discover about our BFFs. In fact, it is downright amazing! Dogs devote lots of brainpower to interpreting smells. With more than 100 ...

It’s been estimated that dogs smell up to 10,000 times better than us. That’s in part because they have about 220 million scent receptors, whereas humans have a mere 5 million. But dogs also inhale in ...

Q: I'm training my dog Roger for search and rescue, which requires him to use his nose. I noticed while I was taking a particular medication that my sense of smell worsened. Can the same thing happen ...

Q: I’m training my dog Roger for search and rescue, which requires him to use his nose. I noticed while I was taking a particular medication that my sense of smell worsened. Can the same thing happen ...