Description
The sensory system used for smelling is known as the olfactory system, dogs have a remarkable capability to detect analyze and store information with this sense. A dog’s entire world is made-up of scents, approximately 12% of the dog’s brain is dedicated to analyzing smell, this is important and imperative for survival, hunting, mating and for fight or flight behaviors.
Most dogs have over 200 million scent reception receptors while the average human has about 5 million!
Dogs associate positive and negative experiences and consequences with odors.
