Lauren DeGrief

Dogs and other mammals like rats and mice are considered macroosmotic, while humans are considered microosmotic. And what that means is that the inner flow paths of our, when we sniff versus breathe, are different between those two sets of animals.

Dogs and other mammals like rats and mice are considered macroosmotic, while humans are considered microosmotic. And what that means is that the inner flow paths of our, when we sniff versus breathe, are different between those two sets of animals.

So all those little sniffs as they go in and out, they're really, really reaching. It's like having little invisible hands pulling that odor towards their nose.

So all those little sniffs as they go in and out, they're really, really reaching. It's like having little invisible hands pulling that odor towards their nose.

They can code more odorants and they can basically distinguish better between what you want them to find and the other things that are there.

They can code more odorants and they can basically distinguish better between what you want them to find and the other things that are there.

Dogs and other mammals like rats and mice are considered macroosmotic, while humans are considered microosmotic. And what that means is that the inner flow paths of our, when we sniff versus breathe, are different between those two sets of animals.

So all those little sniffs as they go in and out, they're really, really reaching. It's like having little invisible hands pulling that odor towards their nose.

They can code more odorants and they can basically distinguish better between what you want them to find and the other things that are there.