‘Being A Dog’: Smelling the World Through A Dog’s Nose

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‘Being A Dog’: Smelling the World Through A Dog’s Nose

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It’s a truth universally acknowledged that dog is man’s best friend. But how much do you know about your BFF? Would it be surprising to learn that your dog probably knows more about you than you know about yourself? 

With hundreds of millions of olfactory receptor cells, your dog learns everything he needs to know through one sniff of his nose. 

Alexandra Horowitz, researcher in dog cognition and author of Being a Dog, takes us into the overlooked world of smell and the mind of a dog.