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NNN0LHI Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 06:09 PM
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How good is a dogs sense of smell? Good enough to smell electricity
Edited on Wed Jan-02-08 06:10 PM by NNN0LHI
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<snip>Dogs can smell human fingerprints that are a week old. Their noses are so sensitive that they can even smell electricity. While conducting an experiment, a researcher found that a dog could smell which of two boxes contained an electric current.

He concluded this was because the charge resulted in the release of tiny amounts of ozone that the dog could detect. The source of the dog's exceptional ability to smell is its wet snout.

The moist leathery surface acts like Velcro, catching even the tiniest molecules of smells, then dissolving them so that the dog's internal smell-receptor cells can analyse them properly. To keep its nose wet, a dog must produce a constant supply of mucus through the nasal cavities. Scientists reckon the average dog produces a pint of this mucus every day.
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HiFructosePronSyrup Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 06:10 PM
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1. I'm not surprised in the least.
That smell when you plug in new electronics... that's ozone.
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flvegan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 06:10 PM
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2. They've trained dogs to recognize melanoma cells by smell.
Amazing, huh?
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lost-in-nj Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 06:12 PM
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3. There are dogs that can
predict seizures....

dogs are amazing animals...
I watch mine and try to figure out what they are doing.....

lost

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rug Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 06:42 PM
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4. My dog makes awesome omelettes.
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DarkTirade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 08:59 PM
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6. Your dog is made of eggs?
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seemunkee Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-02-08 06:49 PM
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5. The pest control company we use has a termite sniffing dog
He'll stop and point at a spot in the wall were there are termites.
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