Why do dogs sniff each others behinds? Is this how they say hello stranger?

Question

I did ask an Old Timer once.I was told some old dog lost his and everyone still searching for it.
I know when my leg is being pulled that wasn't the right answer.

Answer 1

This is how a dog learns by smelling. We say hello and give a hand shake to people and a dog is different. they smell each other because that is how they tell who is who.

Each dog smells different, even if the dogs look identical, the smell of each of them is different.

That is why a dog will smell another dog.

Again for us, we use eye contact and use names to identify our friends but animals cannot communicate like us so they smell each other to tell others apart.

It is just that simple and easy.

Answer 2

canine are very fragrance oriented. in case you pay close interest, you will observe your canine will sniff you, and if your canine is a extensive breed, it will probable sniff YOU interior the crotch besides. In sniffing they determine while you're healthful or unwell. They determine while you're worrying of them. They determine while you're chum or foe. heavily... there's a magnificent advert on television top now that shows a guy on all fours arising in the back of his canine and sniffing his canine's derriere. it incredibly is the funniest concern i've got considered in a protracted time. knowledgeable canine vendors will like it and roll on the floor guffawing. people who don't understand canine might discover it offensive, even although that's humorous. That fragrance orientation skill they might comprehend many odors we don't observe. it is likewise why some canine can sniff out drugs, or ailment in human beings. that's the doggie equivalent of a handshake. they might't shake hands as they don't have thumbs and stand on 2 ft (for the main section). by skill of how, in case you have cats and that they get alongside with your canine, the cats additionally will sniff the canine, and visa versa.

Answer 3

Dogs have anal glands and release a unique scent, especially when they get excited or scared. Dogs pick up on the scent and sniff, to make sure they will know what that dog smells like.

Answer 4

By sniffing the other dogs behind, the dog doing the sniffing can tell how old, if the dog is sick ,if it is in heat etc....... it tells them so much more information than most people tend to think! it's also a way of introducing their self to one another

Answer 5

It's their way of identifying each other. Each dog has a different scent.

Answer 6

That is how they say hello and we shake people's hands to say hello or if walking we wave or nod our heads to say hi to people

Answer 7

its like shaking hands, doggy style :)

Answer 8

to show there welcome