Why Do Dogs Have Cold Noses?

 

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Joel Kontinen

Why do dog’s noses feel cold and wet?

When a  dog is satisfied, it may bump its nose into a human, as a way of saying thanks.

But then the owner will wonder whether it is all right for a dog to feel like it.

It is normal, said Anna Bálint, a researcher who studies animal behaviour at Eötvös Loránd University in Budapest, Hungary.

In a study published in February 2020 in the journal Scientific Reports ,tested 13 pet dogs trained to lie still in a functional MRI scanner.

"A heat signal could help the dogs," she said.

The article does not indulge in evolution, but on reporting facts as such.

Source:

Leviss, Dani. 2020. Why do dogs have cold noses? Live Science 12 September.