[Chihuahuas] What is the statistic, A Dog can smell 100 x better than human or is it 1000 x

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In a message dated 3/18/2006 7:53:43 P.M. Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Believe it or not (an I learned this the HARD way) bleach does NOT get rid of the smell from a dogs standpoint. You absolutely must use an enzyme cleaner intended for that purpose in order to get rid of all the scent. I always thought bleach could kill any smell!! lol. Turns out, they can smell a whole lot better than we can! :-) Marsha ================================= [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:   What is the statistic, A Dog can smell 100 x better than human or is it 1000 x better.   http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dog#Scenting   Scenting Dogs, like this Weimaraner, are predators suited to chasing after, leaping at, and killing prey. Dogs have nearly 220 million smell-sensitive cells over an area about the size of a pocket handkerchief (compared to 5 million over an area the size of a postage stamp for humans). Some breeds have been selectively bred for excellence in detecting scents, even compared to their canine brethren. What information a dog actually detects when he is scenting is not perfectly understood; although once a matter of debate, it now seems to be well established that dogs can distinguish two different types of scents when trailing, an air scent from some person or thing that has recently passed by, as well as a ground scent that remains detectable for a much longer period. The characteristics and behavior of these two types of scent trail would seem, after some thought, to be quite different, the air scent being intermittent but perhaps less obscured by competing scents, whereas the ground scent would be relatively permanent with respect to careful and repetitive search by the dog, but would seem to be much more contaminated with other scents. In any event, it is established by those who train tracking dogs that it is impossible to teach the dog how to track any better than it does naturally; the object instead is to motivate it properly, and teach it to maintain focus on a single track and ignore any others that might otherwise seem of greater interest to an untrained dog. An intensive search for a scent, for instance searching a ship for contraband, can actually be very fatiguing for a dog, and the dog must be motivated to continue this hard work for a long period of time. " Lets talk about our wonderful little friends! Join today! " SPONSORED LINKS Breed charm dog italian Dog breed gift Dog breed t shirt Dog breed charm Dog breed shirts Chihuahua YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS  Visit your group "Chihuahuas" on the web.    To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to:  [EMAIL PROTECTED]    Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service.