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Senses: Smell, Hearing & Sight terms
Dog senses: sniffing and scent research, what dogs see and hear, dogs detecting disease by smell, sensory studies.
Dog vision How dogs see, which is less sharp than people, with a limited range of colors, but better in low light and at spotting movement. Hearing range The span of sound pitches dogs can hear, reaching to about 45,000 Hz compared with roughly 20,000 Hz for people. Nosework A dog sport in which dogs search rooms, vehicles, outdoor areas and containers for a specific trained odor and alert their handlers. Scent work Any activity in which a dog uses its nose to find a target odor, from backyard hide-and-seek games to trained detection jobs. Sense of smell A dog's main sense, thousands of times more sensitive than ours by some estimates, with far more scent receptors and a dedicated airflow in the nose. Vomeronasal organ A small scent-sensing organ in the roof of a dog's mouth and nose that detects chemical signals such as pheromones.