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Did you know that dogs can sense odors that are at concentrations almost 100 million times lower than those humans can detect? If you had five quarts of water and one drop of blood dissolved in it, a dog's nose could detect the blood, imagine what it feels like around pet waste. It's the amazing nose of the dog. Waste management sites are commonly shown scattered with police dogs trying to pick up the scent of some unfortunate murder victim in television detective shows. That's because these canines have special powers. Ethmoidal cells are the special sniffing devices located deep in a dog's snout. One might worry that a poor dog's senses must be overloaded all the time with that kind of smell reception. Not to worry. The receptors are buried deep in the snout so that the dog must take a big sniff to utilize his physical prowess. Just with normal breathing, an onslaught of odor is not going to overwhelm your dog. Waste clean up is essential for health reasons, but your dog wouldn't suffer from odor overload if your yard were full of dog waste.
Frequency is the number of sound wave cycles per second, and the measurement of this number is called Hertz (Hz). Your pooch can hear frequencies of up to 44,000. Cats can hear up to 79,000 Hz. When you perk up your ears, since you are a human (or you wouldn't be reading this), you can hear up to 17,600 Hz. This means that your dog is a valuable first alert system for your home and property, even if the fella isn't interested so much in the guarding aspect. What does dog waste clean up have to do with sound waves? Well, this talented boy is important to you, and you want his romps through the back yard to be fun and healthy. Weekly, or at least frequent, dog waste management is the key to providing this for him, and Dr. Poolittle is your best resource here in the Twin Cities.
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