UNIQUENESS OF DOG'S SENSES

Senses Of Dog.

• Sight
• Taste And Smell
• Hearing
• Touch

Sight

Dogs Don’t See Red Or Green: Their World Is Yellow, Blue, And Gray. Their Sight Isn’t As Good As Ours In Full Light, But It’s Sharper In Dim Light, Which Is Especially Useful When Hunting For Food At Dawn Or Dusk.

The Dog's Eye Has A Reflecting Layer, Called The Tapetum Lucidum, Which Intensifies Available Light, Giving The Dog An Advantage During Dusk Or Dawn, The Prime Time For Hunting. Because Dogs Have Two Eyes, They Have Binocular Vision.

Most Dogs Have A Total Visual Field Of 250 Degrees. The Degree Of Binocular Overlap Is About 75 Degrees For Long-Nosed Dogs To 85 Degrees For Short Nosed Breeds.

Taste And Smell

Dogs Have Fewer Taste Buds Than Humans. For Them, Smell Is More Important Than Taste—They Use It To Track Prey, Find Their Way, And Locate Other Creatures. A Dog’s Sense Of Smell Is Much Better Than Ours. 

Hearing

Dogs Can Move Each Ear Separately To Pick Up Signals From Several Directions. Their Hearing Abilities Are Sharp Enough To Hear Sounds From Four Times Farther Away Than Our Hearing Allows. They Can Also Hear High-Pitched Sounds That People Can’t Detect.

Touch

Like Human Babies, Puppies Love To Cuddle Up To Their Mom. They Also Play With Other Puppies To Learn How To Make Friends, And How To Fight. Whiskers (A Long Projecting Hair Or Bristle Growing From The Face Or Snout Of Many Mammals.) Help Dogs To Detect Things That They Can’t See Clearly.