- Dogs produce two different types of saliva, one for vegetables and one for meat.
2. Dogs only have 1,706 taste buds to our 9,000 taste buds
3. A dog’s sense of smell is between 10,000 and 100,000 times better than ours.
4. Dogs have 100x more olfaction (smelling) nerves than humans have.
5. They have an organ we don’t have- the Jacobson’s organ.
It’s involved in smelling pheromones.
6. They have mobile ears controlled by 18 muscles to help locate where noise is coming from
7. Dogs hear much better than we can. We hear 20,000 cps/cycles per second (Hertz), and a dog can hear 40,000 cps.
8. If you can get them out of bed, the couch potato the greyhound can run up to 45mpH.
9. An Adult dog is about as intelligent as a 2 year old child
10. The tallest dog in the world was Zeus at 3ft 10in. The heaviest dog ever was Zorba at 343 pounds or 156kg.
11. The smallest pup was Miracle Millie standing at 3.8 inches tall and weighing 1 pound
12. Scientific research by Dr. Charlotte Duranton (Ethodog) and Dr. Alexandra Horowitz (Barnard College) finds that dogs who participate in nose work have increased optimism compared to dogs that took part in heelwork instead.
13. Besides touch through their paws, dogs also experience touch with their bodies, mouths, and even through touch-sensitive hairs called vibrissae (whiskers) on their nose, chin, and above their eyes
14. Eyes contain rods & retinas. The retina is the light sensitive part contains cones & rods . Cones for colour & detail and rods for motion and dim light.
Dogs retinas are predominantly rods so they can see well at night as well as being good at detecting motion!
15. Smell and scent is the most important sense for dogs, and it is important to provide environmental enrichment that gives animals opportunities to use the most important sense and express normal behaviours.
16. In a study done by Amaya et al., researchers found that auditory enrichment may be useful to relieve stress & boredom, so great to use in a SNIFFARI environment
17. Dogs find it easier to see in blues & yellows, so using some of these colours will help for the dog. Visual enrichment is part of how dogs enjoy things and stimulate their senses
Barks and Splendour run immersive canine wellness experiences utilising the dogs needs and benefits of sensory exploration. Dog owners can enjoy an immersive experience, and a relaxing rest of your day while your dog is all dogs spend hours relaxed and sleeping after their canine wellness experience.
