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The Dog’s Nose (1) by Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak Sense and Prickles Thanks to his ancestors, the wolves, the dog possesses a highly developed olfactory system. Indeed most predators find their prey by smell. They also recognize family and enemies by the track they have left, their droppings, etc., so their olfactory system […]
From: Dr. Resi Gerritsen and Ruud Haak: K9 Professional Tracking. Outdoor Temperature and Tracking. In my previous post “Physical Stresses of Tracking” I showed how the body of the dog reacts at not too difficult tracking tasks. We also know some interesting facts about outdoor temperatures that come to us via micro-meteorology. Research has given […]