Why Dogs Sniff Each Other's Butts

[NJmaverick]

<<<Do you ever wonder why dogs sniff each other’s butts? Whether it is a new acquaintance or old one, they meet up and immediately run to the rear. Most people believe it is their way of saying “hello.“ However, this is a myth. Dogs sniff each other’s butts for a much deeper reason - to get to know one another.

Dogs have two anal glands in their rectums, which emit a strong scent. Dogs sniff each other’s butts in order to get a whiff of it. The aroma they smell gives them detailed information about the other dog.

The aroma emitted from a dog’s butt tells other dogs vital information about him. It tells his sex, health status and temperament. Therefore, on a first meeting, two unacquainted dogs know if they want to befriend each other or not. So what does that mean to us? It means we need to trust our dog’s instincts.
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http://www.examiner.com/x-677-Dogs-Examiner~y2008m9d23-Why-Dogs-Sniff-Each-Others-Butts

[peekaloo]

1. It's not like they have pockets to carry around ID's, so okay.

[Moondog]

2. Hmmm. I've been called a son of a bitch before. I wonder if

it wasn't some sort of invitation to butt sniff that I just completely missed ....

[foxfeet]

3. Get to know me!

[flying_wahini]

4. Just don't scratch And sniff

huh ? ;)

[Captain Hilts]

5. It also tells what they've been eating. nt

[LynneSin]

6. Why do men scratch & adjust their ballsacks?

nuff said!

[PVnRT]

7. Just stirring the tanks

[LynneSin]

9. Do you see me massaging the ovaries so I can 'stir up the tanks'

I know my ovaries are there - I don't need to fondle them every 10 minutes to be reminded of them.

[PVnRT]

11. We men are very forgetful

Remember, ours can freeze and lose feeling. Massaging ensures that they receive heat. Plus, they itch.

[rcrush]

17. CAUSE ITS ITCHY AND SWEATY DOWN THERE

[Skittles]

19. lack of hygiene

[Gormy Cuss]

8. Because it's impolite to teabag a stranger?

:yoiks:

[trackfan]

10. I prefer the ancient fable, which goes something like this:

The dogs decided that they were being ill-treated by men, so they sent ambassadors to Zeus to argue their case. When the ambassadors arrived they were so awestruck by the sight of Zeus that they shit all over the floor. The gods were angry; they dismissed the dogs without a hearing.

Back on earth, the other dogs began to hear rumors of what had happened to their ambassadors, so the accredited a new set of ambassadors, this time taking a precaution, so that the same thing wouldn't happen. They stuffed the envoys' rear ends with perfume, and plenty of it, and sent them on their way.

Once again the ambassadors were admitted to the great hall of the gods. But when Zeus wielded the thunderbolt, they once again couldn't hold their bowels, and they soiled the whole hall. The gods demanded action from Zeus to punish the dogs for such behavior.

Zeus had the ambassadors thrown in prison, and decreed that, since it was obvious that dogs couldn't hold the contents of their bellies, they should henceforth always be ravenously hungry.

Meanwhile, the dogs back on earth, are still waiting for the return of their ambassadors, and for this reason, whenever they see a strange dog they sniff its butt to check for the perfume.

[unpossibles]

12. to make us jealous? nt

[KamaAina]

13. Beats the hell out of eHarmony, I guess

:eyes:

[Heidi]

14. Our cat does that to other cats. I always assumed that Ginger s just curious

about what the other cats had for breakfast.

[kimmerspixelated]

15. That's what I've always thought. A food thing.

Or maybe it's just...You are what you eat.

[kedrys]

18. At our house, that's cat traffic control

If one of the hordes wants another to move, the first one plants his/her nose in the second cat's butt. Second cat invariably moves. :rofl:

If Plato wants to know what you had for breakfast, he walks up to you and puts his nose 3 inches from your face. Then you have to very softly blow on his nose so he can perform the requisite chemical analysis. :D

[rcrush]

16. .

oops

[Generic Brad]

20. They are grossed out by bad breath

Sniffing rear allows them to be sociable but remain as far away from offensive doggie breath s possible.

I know what I speak of, for I am the DOG YELLER!