[nagdu] Dog smell

[Robert Hooper]

Hello:

To elucidate briefly on a potential cause of the doggy foot smell: dogs sweat through their feet. Although you will rarely find a dog's paws soaked with their own sweat, this could explain the smell. Usually, this is a stress reaction, and not a reaction to heat. I imagine that, just as some people have night sweats, some dogs may as well. Added to this, dogs are going around barefooted most of the time. Thus, dust and other debris can get trapped between their toes and in the tuft of fur on the bottoms of their feet. So, it wouldn't hurt to wash their feet a few times a week--nothing major, just a rinsing or a wipe with a whet wipe should do nicely.
One more thing--as dogs circle a lot when they go to the bathroom, they may step in their urine while finding a position in which to poop. Although dogs have a natural aversion to their own fecal matter, this is not true of urine. So, in summary, we have sweat, urine, and general dirt accumulating on the paws. Dogs do a good job at keeping this clean, so I wouldn't get too horrified--just help them along when needed. I hope this is of some value.
Sincerely,
Robert Hooper
Hooper.90 at buckeyemail.osu.edu
The Ohio State University, Department of Psychology; Department of Neuroscience
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-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Tracy Carcione
Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 10:28 AM
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Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog smell

Sleepy dog feet!  I like that smell.  Not sure it smells like corn chips to me, though.  I only notice it when the dog wakes up, and then only sometimes.  I wonder why that is.
Tracy

----- Original Message -----
From: "Larry D. Keeler" <lkeeler at comcast.net>
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Sent: Wednesday, January 16, 2013 9:05 AM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Dog smell


> The corn chip smell comes from where it comes from in humans, there feet!! 
> Holly sometimes has that issue!
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Tracy Carcione" <carcione at access.net>
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>> It was interesting to hear Dailyah say her dog sometimes smells like corn 
>> chips.
>> Ben smells like chicken soup, with a bit of smokiness thrown in.  I can 
>> only smell him if I put my face right in his fur, unless he's wet, when 
>> he smells like, duh, a wet dog.
>> He eats Cannidae.
>> I remember quite a discussion of dog smell with some friends over a 
>> couple of beers, and the main concensus was that goldens and labs smell 
>> like chicken soup, which has been my experience.
>> Tracy
>>
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