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Wecontinuallyupdateourskillsandknowledgesothatwestaycurrentwiththebestpracticesthatcanhelpyouandyourdog.
cheerfuldogschroniclesLivingwithDogs:LetThemSniff
Issue37cheerfuldogs,happypeople
Thinkofsniffingasthecanineequivalentofamentalworkout.Wehave
ourworkandhobbies,problemsandpuzzles,andShakespeareand
physicstokeepourmindsoccupiedandsharp.Dogshaveaninfinite
Weallknowdogsrequiredailyexercisetothrive.Butintherushtoprovideour
caninecompanionswithagoodcardioworkout,wemaybeoverlookinganother
equallyimportantneed:Theneedtosniff.
Sniffingiscentraltoadog’sexperienceofhisenvironment.Considerthedaily
dogwalk.Asweputonefootinfrontoftheotheralongsideourbestfriends,our
humaneyesscanthesceneinfrontofustomakesenseofoursurroundings.But
forourdogs,it’stheirnosethatknows—anditknowsmorethanwecanbegin
toimagine.Justsniffingapatchofgrass,forinstance,canrevealdetailed
informationaboutotherdogswhohavepassedthroughthearea,includingtheir
gender,age,diet,howrecentlytheystoppedby,andmuchmore.
“Myfashionphilosophyis,ifyou’renotcoveredindoghair,yourlifeisempty.”–ElayneBoosler
Dogquotes
2
….Letthemsniff
worldofsmellstocatalogueandinterpret.Agood
dogwalkthen,isabalanceofphysicalandmental
exercise.Andthatmeanstakingtimetosmellthe
roses—oratleastallowingyourdogtodoso.Give
yourdogplentyoftimetosniffwhatinterestsher,
especiallyonshorttoiletwalkswherephysical
exerciseisn’tafocus.
Letyourdoginitiatesniffbreaksonlongerwalks,too.
Ifyouworryaboutyourdoggettingenoughphysical
activity,tryaddingsomerunningtoyourwalks,games
offetchortugduringwalks,oracaninefitnessand
conditioningprogrammeathome.Alsokeepinmind
thatmentalexercisecanbequitetaxingallonitsown
(justthinkhowtiredwehumanscanfeelafteradayof
hardthinkingwork).Sonexttimeyouputonyour
walkingshoesandreachforthelead,tryrephrasing
thatage-oldquestionto“Wannagoforasniff?”
DogIntheSpotlight:TheDachshund
AffectionatelyknownasWieneror
sausagedogs,DachshundshailfromGermany.The
namemeans‘badgerdog,’denotingthebreed’soriginal
purposeofhuntingburrow-dwellinganimals.Dachsies
areoftenplayful,clever,devotedtotreatsandtoys,and
partialtolongnapsinwarmspots.H.L.Menkencalleda
Dachshund,“Ahalf-doghighandadog-and-a-halflong.”
Notoriouslyfeisty,Dachsieseitherdon’tknowhowsmall
theyareordon’tcare.Dachsiescanbefoundonalmost
everypageofhistorybooks,thefavouriteofQueens
(Victoria)andEmperors(Wilhelm),literarygreats(E.B.
White)andpainters(AndyWarhol),andofmodernpop
culture(moviesWiener-DogandTheSecretLifeofPets).
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