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The more I research this area of canine smelling, the more intriguing it be-comes; and the more I want to share these new pieces of interesting knowledge and information with you. This means that we’ll wait a bit longer to delve into the theme of actual nasal ailments. Sorry folks!
So, let’s move on with this topic pertaining to a dog’s immense sense of smell.
First of all, the dog’s smelling function has more to do than just scent alone. There is an organ inside of the nasal cavity that has very specialized ‘sense of smell’ nerve receptors.
In other words these specialized receptors do not deal with ordinary odours, rather these scenting nerve cells respond to a range of substances that trigger other functions in other parts of the brain ̶ functions that have to do with