But ordinary sniffing?
That’s part of being a dog.
So now, when my dog walks over and investigates my hand, I don’t look at him and think:
“Why are you doing that?”
I think:
“What did your nose just discover?”
Because while I’m looking at the world with my eyes…
My dog is experiencing a completely different version of it.
A world made partly of invisible trails, familiar scents, new smells, and tiny chemical clues that I will probably never be able to detect.
And perhaps that’s the most amazing thing about living with a dog.
Sometimes, our dogs aren’t acting strangely at all.
We’re simply seeing the world through human eyes.
One last thing…
The next time your dog stops during a walk and spends several seconds sniffing one tiny spot, try not to rush him immediately.
You may not understand what he’s investigating.
