Red and Rover by Brian Basset for October 20, 2018

Hopefully no more leaves will fall off the tree.

Rover doesn’t miss anything!

Dogs do have amazing hearing and sense of smell.

Wow! So what does a train running through a plate-glass window factory sound like, Rover?

WOW! That must have hurt, Rover! A little more gentle with those falling leaves. Love and Hugs for dearest Red and Rover

Before I had a fenced yard and my dog needed to go out at night, I could hear leaves coming off the tree and also the small sound it made when it hit the ground/grass or other leaves. That was over 20 years ago. Don’t have a dog anymore, so I don’t know if my hearing is still that good, but probably close.

But Rover, what does it smell like?

I can verify that! My dogs hear things from blocks away!

Hah! My cat can hear a mouse fart 3 blocks away.

Dogs can hear and recognize sounds at a distance. Sounds such as cars and voices of other animals are very specific to them. They do communicate with each other.

Our family corgi could distinguish the sound of the school bus from all the other traffic, and he would rush outside to greet us.

Some humans are more bothered by soft sounds than loud ones. Maybe some dogs, too.