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How often do you allow your dog to follow their nose when you go for a walk? I mean, really follow it – not just a quick sniff along the edge of the sidewalk? Sometimes it can give you a fascinating glimpse into life from your dog's perspective.
One morning Zuzu and I were on our usual morning walk on the trails of our property. Zuzu is a sighthound, so she tends to be much more visual than most breeds. She will spot the neighbors a quarter-mile away and watch them for a while. Even though her nose is not as highly tuned as the scenthounds, or even many of the other breeds with stronger noses, she has a pretty amazing nose. She will catch the scent of something and make a beeline directly to it even if it's 20, 50, 100 yards off.
This one particular morning, she caught a scent. She went one direction trying to locate the origin of the scent. Nope, not there. She moved elsewhere. Still not quite right. She seemed to be having trouble locating the origin which typically she finds pretty quickly. This peaked my interest, of course. What could it be? Where could it be? She had a general area but could not seem to pinpoint the exact spot. Then she moved to the scrub oak nearby. It seemed she was narrowing in on her scent.
Then she determined it was UP. She put her front feet up on one of the trees and got her nose up as high as she could. Yes, she was getting closer, it seemed. Then I looked at the tree next to the one she was investigating. I immediately saw what she was looking for. She had not pinpointed it yet, but she was very close. There in a branch out of her reach sat the remains of a bird. Fresh remains. Some poor bird had met his demise and there were parts still sitting in this branch of the tree about six feet off the ground.
Zuzu had narrowed the location to within a couple of feet, but I was able to find the exact location visually for her. While I am not a fan of finding remains of poor animals who met an unpleasant end to life, I was happy that Zuzu and I were able to conduct a search and share an activity together.
Where will your dog's nose lead you?
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