Your dog is walking through a world you cannot see.
Every familiar pavement holds an invisible collection of smells. The lamppost your dog refuses to leave, the patch of grass that demands careful investigation and the apparently empty corner that suddenly becomes fascinating may all contain chemical traces that mean something to a canine nose.
But what can dogs really discover through smell? Why do they sniff, stop, mark and return to the same places? Can they recognise other animals through lingering odours? And how do rain, wind, temperature and time change what their noses encounter?
In The Walk Your Dog Actually Smells, Rowan Vale explores the remarkable science of canine olfaction and the overlooked sensory world of an ordinary dog walk. Drawing on research into scent detection, chemical communication, animal behaviour and environmental conditions, this accessible and engaging book separates established discoveries from popular misconceptions.
From urine marking and familiar scents to wildlife traces, ageing noses and the importance of allowing dogs time to explore, it reveals why an everyday walk can offer far more than exercise alone.
You may never look at the pavement in quite the same way again.
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