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Dogs Sticking Their Heads Out Of Car Windows (Original Post) xchrom Dec 2011 OP
There is actually a theory/reason behind this... Atman Dec 2011 #1
Most dogs do not have tiny pea brains RC Dec 2011 #3
we call it "cable tv" for our dogs nadine_mn Dec 2011 #2

Atman

(31,464 posts)
1. There is actually a theory/reason behind this...
Mon Dec 12, 2011, 01:03 PM
Dec 2011

Look at a dog's face. It's all nose. Just a big huge nose with eyes and a tiny pea brain.

A dog's nose has about a bajillion times more olfactory sensors than a human nose. That is supposedly why dogs like to stick their heads outside of car windows...it's like a nasal orgasm. They get to smell everything injected into their noses at 60mph. For a dog, it's apparently a major rush. On the downside, their eyes get fucked up by insects.

 

RC

(25,592 posts)
3. Most dogs do not have tiny pea brains
Mon Dec 12, 2011, 01:34 PM
Dec 2011

I've met a few that were very intelligent and understood quit a bit of English. And unlike most animals can count and understand when you point at something.

nadine_mn

(3,702 posts)
2. we call it "cable tv" for our dogs
Mon Dec 12, 2011, 01:28 PM
Dec 2011

we roll down the window, drive around the block and let them have cable. When we go out of down its even more exciting with newer smells.

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