In fact, it’s common for dogs to meet and smell each other’s butts when they meet. This is a special way for dogs to gather information about each other.
While,only dogs that look at each other well can they smell each other’s butts,otherwise they will fight !
Dogs are different from people. People have a common language to introduce themselves when they meet, so that people can fully understand each other.
When dogs meet, they want to know if this guy is a female or a male. “bad mood or good”,”How are you feeling?”, “How’s health?” and so on. And they can get that information by smelling the butt.
Dogs have something called anal glands near their anus that is very strong. In order to keep the anus clearn, it’s better to squeeze anal gland while bathing, long-term not cleaning anal gland will cause anal swelling.
Dogs’ vision is far less developed than their sense of smell and hearing. Dogs’ anal glands release two different types of glands that contain important chemical information.
One of the glands is the apocrine gland, which releases the dog’s natural scent. Another gland is the sebaceous gland, which keeps the dog’s skin and hair moist and dry.
The main chemical component of these glands is trimethylamine, an organic compound produced by the breakdown of plant and animal food, which smells like rotten fish and bad breath (it really stinks).
The special smell is closely related to the food they eat, their gender and their current emotional state. This information can be obtained by smelling their butts, so the first thing dogs do when they meet each other is to smell butts.
Human have their ways for communication so the dogs,understanding the dog’s habit, the behavior and characteristic will help you better raises your fur friends!
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