When getting a scent, why do dogs do a bunch of short, little sniffs instead of one big one? Submitted by MrCSKing t3_ybwv84 on October 24, 2022 at 12:02 AM in askscience 8 comments 17
One-Plane7101 t1_iu5bgl1 wrote on October 28, 2022 at 5:36 PM It’s because breathing in deep takes all those particles in the air and sends them into your lungs. They won’t do much good there. Breathing in and out rapidly means olfactory has more contact with the air and is more likely to pick up a scent Permalink 1
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