25 Canine Facts That Even The Biggest Dog Lovers Don’t Know

8. Similarly, everybody knows that dogs have a superior sense of smell compared to humans, but that’s a huge understatement. Their noses are estimated to be 10,000 to 100,000 times stronger!

8-dog-facts

As human beings, we have only abut 6 million olfactory receptors. These are the receptors responsible for helping send scent signals to our brains.

Dogs, on the other hand, can have up to 300 million olfactory receptors. This definitely helps explain just how important a sense of smell is to the average dog. While humans do have a sense of smell, it’s almost nothing compared to the sensational abilities of a dog’s nose.

Next Page »


Share This Post:

Add Comment