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We continually update our skills and knowledge so that we stay current with the best practices that can help you and your dog. cheerfuldogs chronicles Living with Dogs: Let Them Sniff Issue 37 cheerful dogs, happy people Think of sniffing as the canine equivalent of a mental workout. We have our work and hobbies, problems and puzzles, and Shakespeare and physics to keep our minds occupied and sharp. Dogs have an infinite We all know dogs require daily exercise to thrive. But in the rush to provide our canine companions with a good cardio workout, we may be overlooking another equally important need: The need to sniff. Sniffing is central to a dog’s experience of his environment. Consider the daily dog walk. As we put one foot in front of the other alongside our best friends, our human eyes scan the scene in front of us to make sense of our surroundings. But for our dogs, it’s their nose that knows — and it knows more than we can begin to imagine. Just sniffing a patch of grass, for instance, can reveal detailed information about other dogs who have passed through the area, including their gender, age, diet, how recently they stopped by, and much more. “My fashion philosophy is, if you’re not covered in dog hair, your life is empty.” – Elayne Boosler Dog quotes

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Wecontinuallyupdateourskillsandknowledgesothatwestaycurrentwiththebestpracticesthatcanhelpyouandyourdog.

cheerfuldogschroniclesLivingwithDogs:LetThemSniff

Issue37cheerfuldogs,happypeople

Thinkofsniffingasthecanineequivalentofamentalworkout.Wehave

ourworkandhobbies,problemsandpuzzles,andShakespeareand

physicstokeepourmindsoccupiedandsharp.Dogshaveaninfinite

Weallknowdogsrequiredailyexercisetothrive.Butintherushtoprovideour

caninecompanionswithagoodcardioworkout,wemaybeoverlookinganother

equallyimportantneed:Theneedtosniff.

Sniffingiscentraltoadog’sexperienceofhisenvironment.Considerthedaily

dogwalk.Asweputonefootinfrontoftheotheralongsideourbestfriends,our

humaneyesscanthesceneinfrontofustomakesenseofoursurroundings.But

forourdogs,it’stheirnosethatknows—anditknowsmorethanwecanbegin

toimagine.Justsniffingapatchofgrass,forinstance,canrevealdetailed

informationaboutotherdogswhohavepassedthroughthearea,includingtheir

gender,age,diet,howrecentlytheystoppedby,andmuchmore.

“Myfashionphilosophyis,ifyou’renotcoveredindoghair,yourlifeisempty.”–ElayneBoosler

Dogquotes

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….Letthemsniff

worldofsmellstocatalogueandinterpret.Agood

dogwalkthen,isabalanceofphysicalandmental

exercise.Andthatmeanstakingtimetosmellthe

roses—oratleastallowingyourdogtodoso.Give

yourdogplentyoftimetosniffwhatinterestsher,

especiallyonshorttoiletwalkswherephysical

exerciseisn’tafocus.

Letyourdoginitiatesniffbreaksonlongerwalks,too.

Ifyouworryaboutyourdoggettingenoughphysical

activity,tryaddingsomerunningtoyourwalks,games

offetchortugduringwalks,oracaninefitnessand

conditioningprogrammeathome.Alsokeepinmind

thatmentalexercisecanbequitetaxingallonitsown

(justthinkhowtiredwehumanscanfeelafteradayof

hardthinkingwork).Sonexttimeyouputonyour

walkingshoesandreachforthelead,tryrephrasing

thatage-oldquestionto“Wannagoforasniff?”

DogIntheSpotlight:TheDachshund

AffectionatelyknownasWieneror

sausagedogs,DachshundshailfromGermany.The

namemeans‘badgerdog,’denotingthebreed’soriginal

purposeofhuntingburrow-dwellinganimals.Dachsies

areoftenplayful,clever,devotedtotreatsandtoys,and

partialtolongnapsinwarmspots.H.L.Menkencalleda

Dachshund,“Ahalf-doghighandadog-and-a-halflong.”

Notoriouslyfeisty,Dachsieseitherdon’tknowhowsmall

theyareordon’tcare.Dachsiescanbefoundonalmost

everypageofhistorybooks,thefavouriteofQueens

(Victoria)andEmperors(Wilhelm),literarygreats(E.B.

White)andpainters(AndyWarhol),andofmodernpop

culture(moviesWiener-DogandTheSecretLifeofPets).

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