Content
- 1. Smell
- 2. listen
- 3. Obey
- 4. Run
- 5. swim
- 6. Watch
- 7. Save
- 8. Don't worry
- 9. React instinctively
- 10. Irreducible Affection
Dogs are animals with different qualities, instincts and reactions than we humans have. We are often not conscious, but the vast majority of animals have a shorter life span than us humans.
This makes puppies, in just 3 or 4 years of life, seem more sensible and mature than us in teenagers. This is because, in a few years, dogs accumulate experiences equivalent to those that a human takes 20 or 30 years to go through.
In this article by PeritoAnimal we will show you 10 things dogs do better than you, and we will also try to explain the reasons.
1. Smell
If there is a sense in which dogs are superlatively superior to human beings, is the sense of smell.
The reason for this superiority is physiological, so much so that it affects the nose, the respiratory system, and the brain area that deals with the sense of smell.
In the human nose it is estimated that there are about 5 million olfactory cells, while in dogs the amount is between 200 and 300 million olfactory cells. In addition, the brain area intended by the dog to process the information captured by its olfactory cells is 40% larger than the human brain intended for this purpose.
All these physiological circumstances make the canine sense of smell between 10,000 and 100,000 times stronger than that of humans. Therefore, the first conclusion is that any dog has a better olfactory ability than a human.
2. listen
the sense of hearing is enough most developed among dogs than among humans. Human beings have a hearing frequency level between 20 and 20000 Hz (hertz). The canine hearing spectrum is between 20 and 65000 Hz, the most sensitive frequency being between 500 and 16000 Hz.
In their ear dogs have 17 muscles to guide them in multiple directions, while people only have 9 and the vast majority only use 1 or 2 muscles. Given their wide hearing spectrum, dogs can hear ultrasounds that we humans don't detect.
3. Obey
Trained canine obedience can be achieved through positive reinforcement, the old domination. But we don't make a point of getting into this kind of trained obedience. We think it's more interesting to talk about the innate dog obedience, which transcends and goes beyond training.
We can conclude that the instinctive obedience of dogs is based more on the sense of an innate pack among dogs than on socialization or training, although without devaluing these trainings. This is clearly reflected among dogs who are mistreated by their owners and who nevertheless remain attached to them instead of running away, as a human would do.
Hence, we can conclude that dogs obey better than humans (although it is not clear that this is an advantage for poor dogs).
4. Run
THE velocity the one that a dog can run, even if it is not trained, is superior to a human, being this trained. Of course, if you push with 4 legs and with such a low center of gravity, it's more advantageous than doing it with 2 legs and a high center of gravity.
A dog can run for 3 or 4 minutes at 40 km/h, while an average person can run at 20 km/h for approximately a similar amount of time.
Professional athletes can run 100 m at 40 km/h, while a Greyhound can run at 60 km/h. Arguably dogs run faster than people.
5. swim
swimming is a innate activity among some dogs, although there are many afraid of water. In babies, the instinct to swim lasts only a few months, being lost in most cases over time. The truth is, all puppies have an instinct to move their paws to keep themselves afloat. There are dogs whose ability to swim is amazing. The races best able to swim are:
- New land
- Golden retriever
- labrador retriever
- spanish water dog
- Portuguese water dog
- Nova Scotia Retriever
However, breeds such as Boxer, Bulldog or Pug, are not good swimmers as water enters the muzzle very easily. Stutterers and Whippets aren't very good at swimming either, as their slender legs are made for jumping and running.
All other dog breeds are better than most humans in water.
6. Watch
dogs can watch even while sleeping. For humans, this activity is much more difficult while sleeping.
Precisely their powerful sense of smell is what allows the puppies to be in constant vigilance, even when they are sleeping. Something impossible for a human. Any strange smell immediately alerts the dogs, activating all other senses immediately.
7. Save
One activity inherent to surveillance is guarding. Puppies are usually brave and immediately come to the defense of their family (their pack), their home (territory) and the little ones. Even the smallest dogs confront intruders with loud barks that alert anyone nearby.
8. Don't worry
Dogs experience some bad times, just like humans or any other living thing on the planet. But luckily for them, there are far fewer cases of depression than among humans. They know how to take care of things better than us.
The canine mind is freer than the human one, since it is not as complex or gets into as many problems as the human minds of its owners usually do. Dogs cannot think about paying house bills, investing their savings in something, or playing sport. We know they can't do it, because we humans don't let them. These brilliant ideas are reserved just for us.
Consequently, the vast majority of puppies live (and mostly sleep) with far fewer worries than any adult human.
9. React instinctively
At instinctual reactions of dogs are more fast and right in general than those who perform people in the face of an unforeseen difficulty.
This circumstance is related to the short but intense life experience of puppies. By living in a more uninhibited, free, intense, dizzying and simple way than any human being, their reactions are faster and generally more accurate than those of a human being.
An example: rarely will someone who goes with bad intentions will deceive a dog. While with falsehoods we humans are easily deceived.
10. Irreducible Affection
When dogs gain affection is for life, even if it gives you reasons to hate it. It's like they're fans of you.
It is known all over the world that the only thing that is immutable for a human being is the fact that he is a fan of a football team all his life. To puppies, we are their favorite football team, loving each other way beyond reason for their entire existence.
We humans are able to divorce ourselves from the people we love the most at some point in our lives.
