Dogs read and connect with the world through smells, far more than we humans, or even cats, do.

Jade Fountain, an animal behaviour and training consultant with Animal Behaviour Matters, and PhD candidate at the University of Adelaide, joined Jack Gembitsky today on the Thursday Daily.

She shared the findings from a recent study conducted with professional dog trainers, about the importance of scent in a dog’s life.

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Article in The Conversation: 6 ways to give your dog a richer life, from ‘sniffaris’ to sensory gardens

Research article in Applied Animal Behaviour Science: “Scent work is incorporated in almost everything I do”: Investigating dog trainers’ perceptions of scent-based activities for companion dogs