Waiting at a stoplight on Cedar Avenue in Apple Valley Sunday afternoon.
THERE’S SOMETHING ABOUT A DOG sticking its head out a vehicle window that makes me smile as in, gosh, look at that happy canine.
Still waiting…
Such behavior also exhibits a carefree spirit. I wish life for humans was as simple as the rush of wind on our faces, the freeing of worries to the wind.
The light changes and, oh, the exuberance of all that rushing air.
Why do dogs stick their heads out vehicle windows? I wanted a scientific answer, not just my poetic perspective.
Enjoying the ride…
My unscientific research (aka google the question) reveals that dogs exhibit this wind catching behavior not to observe the world around them or to cool off, but rather to take in the overload of scents rushing over them. The higher the air flow, the more they can smell. And that, apparently, makes for one happy dog.
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