A big part of understanding your dog is
understanding its senses and accepting that they are indeed different
than humans. Both humans and dogs have the same three senses: sight,
hearing and smelling, however while most humans communicate by hearing,
seeing, and then smelling, dogs primarily communicate by smelling,
seeing and lastly hearing. Dogs also have a universal sense which humans
do not have, where they can feel the energy (emotions) of the other
beings around them.
The statistics below will vary
slightly with different types of breeds, for example a sight hound may
have slightly better vision and a coonhound type of dog may have a
slightly better sense of smell than other types.
Let’s take a look at each of a dog’s senses.
