Did you ever wonder why your dog can sense that you are coming close to him without physically seeing you walking? Thanks to their 300 million olfactory receptors in their noses. Human being only have around 4 million. Just imagine how complex their sense of smell are. It’s very intricate that sometimes they are very curious about everything.
This is also the case why they love sticking their head outside the car window. It’s not just about the wind slapping to their face, but also to thousands of new smells they are sensing around them.
The food from the other car, the trees around the road, the water from last night’s rain and many other scents that are new to them. They get crazy over these. They are very eager to grasp each one of those and tries to remember the scent.
As much as how cute they seems to be just chilling and feeling the wind and riding along like a cool passenger, always be cautious with them. Their heads being out of the window, or just the window being open for them makes them vulnerable to various uncontrollable things.
A tiny rock from the ground could fly to their eyes, or a fast car can just suddenly hit them. These scenarios can definitely happen to anyone. Just be cautious as they enjoy the wind. You don’t want to deprive them from their smell exploration and at the same time you don’t want to compromise their safety.
Always be a responsible pet owner, although it breaks our heart to stop them from doing what they love. There are different ways to let them practice or enhance their sensory abilities. Bring them to the beach and let them immersed themselves to the ocean. With proper training, you can also prevent a not so safe habit like sticking their heads out.
