Why dogs stick their heads out of car windows

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Have you ever wondered why dogs put their heads out of car windows? Watch this video and learn more about this common behaviour.

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For dogs too, getting out and about excites their wild senses. And for such intelligent animals, you can’t beat a road trip. While we are obsessed with visual landmarks, they focus only on scents. We have a measly six million smell receptors, but a dog’s nose contains 300 million.

They use it to unravel stories about the world around them. Predictably, most are about food.

Forty times more of their brain than ours is devoted to deciphering smells.

They home in on those with special significance. A single chemical aldehyde found in blood makes this one-time hunter drool.

There is a way to bring their smelly world to life. Schlieren photography visualises the air currents that carry odours and shows the remarkable workings of a dog’s nose. Dogs breathe out through the side slits in their nostrils. As the expelled air rotates, it helps draw more scent into the nose. This two-way current helps a dog gather scent almost continuously. But that’s not all.

A male can smell a female in heat at concentrations of one part in a trillion.

Licking helps capture more of her alluring scent. His tongue takes the odour to a second smell organ in the mouth, hardwired to the brain and tuned to these sexual pheromones. It’s love at first sniff.

For dogs, being a passenger rivals any wild experience, but it can be tinged with disappointment too.

The streets of Paris may be full of romantic promise, but pet dogs are seldom in control of their destiny.

Love may be in the air, but it’s so rarely fulfilled.

Why dogs stick their heads out of car windows

You are here

Why dogs stick their heads out of car windows

Have you ever wondered why dogs put their heads out of car windows? Watch this video and learn more about this common behaviour.

Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the exercises. Remember you can read the transcript at any time.

For dogs too, getting out and about excites their wild senses. And for such intelligent animals, you can’t beat a road trip. While we are obsessed with visual landmarks, they focus only on scents. We have a measly six million smell receptors, but a dog’s nose contains 300 million.

They use it to unravel stories about the world around them. Predictably, most are about food.

Forty times more of their brain than ours is devoted to deciphering smells.

They home in on those with special significance. A single chemical aldehyde found in blood makes this one-time hunter drool.

There is a way to bring their smelly world to life. Schlieren photography visualises the air currents that carry odours and shows the remarkable workings of a dog’s nose. Dogs breathe out through the side slits in their nostrils. As the expelled air rotates, it helps draw more scent into the nose. This two-way current helps a dog gather scent almost continuously. But that’s not all.

A male can smell a female in heat at concentrations of one part in a trillion.

Licking helps capture more of her alluring scent. His tongue takes the odour to a second smell organ in the mouth, hardwired to the brain and tuned to these sexual pheromones. It’s love at first sniff.

For dogs, being a passenger rivals any wild experience, but it can be tinged with disappointment too.

The streets of Paris may be full of romantic promise, but pet dogs are seldom in control of their destiny.

Love may be in the air, but it’s so rarely fulfilled.

Why dogs stick their heads out of car windows

You are here

Why dogs stick their heads out of car windows

Have you ever wondered why dogs put their heads out of car windows? Watch this video and learn more about this common behaviour.

Do the preparation task first. Then watch the video and do the exercises. Remember you can read the transcript at any time.

For dogs too, getting out and about excites their wild senses. And for such intelligent animals, you can’t beat a road trip. While we are obsessed with visual landmarks, they focus only on scents. We have a measly six million smell receptors, but a dog’s nose contains 300 million.

They use it to unravel stories about the world around them. Predictably, most are about food.

Forty times more of their brain than ours is devoted to deciphering smells.

They home in on those with special significance. A single chemical aldehyde found in blood makes this one-time hunter drool.

There is a way to bring their smelly world to life. Schlieren photography visualises the air currents that carry odours and shows the remarkable workings of a dog’s nose. Dogs breathe out through the side slits in their nostrils. As the expelled air rotates, it helps draw more scent into the nose. This two-way current helps a dog gather scent almost continuously. But that’s not all.

A male can smell a female in heat at concentrations of one part in a trillion.

Licking helps capture more of her alluring scent. His tongue takes the odour to a second smell organ in the mouth, hardwired to the brain and tuned to these sexual pheromones. It’s love at first sniff.

For dogs, being a passenger rivals any wild experience, but it can be tinged with disappointment too.

The streets of Paris may be full of romantic promise, but pet dogs are seldom in control of their destiny.

Love may be in the air, but it’s so rarely fulfilled.

This Is Why Dogs Love Sticking Their Head Out of a Car Window

( Mayukh Saha ) How many times have we seen an utterly gorgeous dog sticking his head out of a car window and enjoying the wind on his face? Countless times, I guess. Well, dogs do love to take a good whiff of the environment around them. And being in closed quarters do tend to cramp them up. Yet, the real reason why they do it is that they absolutely love engaging their scent receptors . They go in overdrive as they are passing through an absolute medley of senses. This seems quite interesting when you put it in the context that a dog has over 300 million scent receptors, while humans have just 6 million. So, let your damn dog stick his head out and sniff the world, would you? Don’t worry because they are simply sniffing food, not new owners.

by Mayukh Saha , July 7th, 2020

HUNGRY DOG IN YOUR CAR?

It has been mentioned in a few articles that the reason why dogs sniff out food is that their brains are 40 times more wired towards food. Even the slightest bit of aldehyde in their blood can make their mouth water with the delicious possibilities of food. There have been a few photographs involved in the process of making a visual out of what really happens when a dog sniffs something he thinks is food. Interestingly, the odors in the items create ripples in the air currents, which the dog is able to distinctly capture with his sharp nose.

A dog breathes through the slits in their nose, and in doing so they allow more scent to pass in. It is due to the air being rotated after it has been expelled out of the nose, which results in a two-way air current- one bringing in scents, the other dispelling the air inside. But this isn’t all the noses are capable of.

FOOD IS NOT THE ONLY REASON A DOG STICKS HIS HEAD OUT THE CAR WINDOW

A dog’s nose is also his Tinder. It can smell when a female dog is in heat and is ready to mate. The male dog not only sniffs her out but also licks his nose to get a much detailed scent. This he can then transfer onto the secondary scent receptor in his tongue. This sexual organ sends the messages to the brain, which puts it through to the sex pheromones.

Tragically, not every journey promised with sexual freedom ends up putting value on its words. Even though a dog might not want anything better than to traverse the world with his owner, taking in all the scents that the world around him has to offer, pet dogs seldom get to choose who they mate with. The tragedy is even more poignant when we think of it. Imagine two love-struck dogs (love at first sniff), smelling each other among the many busy streets of Paris, or London. But they will never be able to do more than just stick their heads out of the car window.

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Safety Tips for Dogs & Open Car Windows

Dogs and open car windows seem to go together like peanut butter and jelly. But why do dogs stick their heads out of car windows, anyway? And as much as they love doing it, should you let them? Here’s what you should know as a pet parent.

Why Do Dogs Stick Their Heads Out of Car Windows?

The Smells

The primary reason dogs love hanging out of car windows has to do with their sense of smell. Mental Floss points out that a large dog has over 225 million olfactory receptors, compared to some 5 million in the human nose. Smelling is the main way dogs are able to sense the world around them. As air rushes by while you drive down the highway, it carries and intensifies scents that tell your pooch where they are and where they’re going.

Sensory Stimulation

Dogs likely enjoy the full combination of smells, sights, sounds and feelings that they experience when they hang their heads out of car windows, says The Dodo. Just as people crave sensory stimulation, dogs get a thrill out of all of the different sensations that sticking their heads out of windows brings: The wind and sun on their fur, the sounds of air and cars whooshing by, other people and pets in their cars, there’s so much to experience!

Why Dogs and Open Car Windows Shouldn’t Mix

As much as your dog might love it, the fact is that it’s not safe to let your dog stick their head out of your car window. Pet Health Network points out the potential for serious and even fatal injury should something like a rock or insect strike your dog at high speed. If an object hits your dog’s eye, it could injure their cornea and cause permanent blindness. Foreign objects can also end up in a dog’s nose or ears, causing breathing or hearing problems. What’s more, Trips With Pets adds that your dog’s ears flapping in the wind and against their head can cause their ears to swell and, over time, could cause lasting damage.

But even if you’re just driving around the neighborhood at a low speed, it’s still not safe to let your dog hang their head out of the car window. There’s a chance they could fall or jump out. And, if your dog isn’t safely secured, they’re far more likely to get injured if you get into an accident or if you have to brake suddenly.

How to Keep Your Dog Safe While Driving

The safest way to drive with your dog is to secure them in a crate in the backseat. If this isn’t possible, buckle them into a doggy car seat or a seat belt harness made for dogs. If you drive an SUV or a minivan, use a pet barrier to keep them secured in the back. Never allow your dog to ride in the bed of a pickup truck, where they’re not contained at all.

Keeping your dog secured when you drive with them is the safest choice for everyone. They won’t run the risk of getting injured by a flying object, and they’re less likely to distract you while you’re driving. Plus, your pooch will still enjoy the ride — keeping a car window cracked will still allow plenty of smells in for them to enjoy.

Keep your pooch buckled up on car rides so that they can savor sights, smells and sounds for years to come and enjoy all the fun that awaits them.

Contributor Bio

Jean Marie Bauhaus

Jean Marie Bauhaus is a pet parent, pet blogger and novelist from Tulsa, Oklahoma, where she usually writes under the supervision of a lapful of furbabies.