[Assam] Is that why?

[Chan Mahanta]

>Such behavior would not go over well in the human world,

*** I am not sure that is entirely true. If it is, where did 
brown-nosing come from :-)?








At 8:20 AM -0800 3/2/06, Dilip/Dil Deka wrote:
>Is that why?
>
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>Thursday March 2, 2006 <http://ask.yahoo.com/20060301.html>Previous | Next
>Dear Yahoo!: Why do dogs sniff each other? Tarna
>Dear Tarna: Last year, we addressed why dogs love to stick their 
>heads out <http://ask.yahoo.com/20050812.html>car windows. Now we 
>tackle another of life's great mysteries. What's up with a pup's 
>propensity to sniff the backsides of his friends? Such behavior 
>would not go over well in the human world, but in the canine 
>community, it's standard operating procedure.
>A dog's nose is its strongest weapon. In fact, it works up to a 
><http://www.seefido.com/html/dog_s_sense_of_smell_.htm>million times 
>better than a human's. A dog uses its nose not only to sniff out 
>dead birds in the backyard and burgers on the BBQ, but also to 
>better understand other dogs. According to 
><http://www.pointask.com/pointask/f_q.php3?qid=26635>Point Ask, a 
>sniff of the rear tells a dog all sorts of things, including what 
>the other dog likes to eat,! its general health, and if a female 
>pooch is pregnant.
>Dogs also use their olefactory talents to understand humans. This 
><http://www.zinkle.com/p/articles/mi_qa4128/is_200404/ai_n9390754>article 
>by Meg Moss explains that, with one whiff, "a dog can tell where you 
>have been and what you have been doing, what you have eaten, and 
>even whether you are not feeling well." Moss goes on to say that 
>when dogs sniff each other, they learn whether or not the dog is 
>safe to play with or if they should retreat. Basically, it's just a 
>way of getting to know each other. Although it's apparently an 
>effective means of introduction, we're sticking with the handshake.
>
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